Scriptorium Fonts was a type foundry based in Austin, Texas, founded in 1992 by game designer, editor and historian Dave Nalle. The type foundry had three other type designers, these included: Michael Scarpitti, Peter Nevins and Kevin Andrew Murphy.[1]

Scriptorium fonts
Company typeSole proprietorship
IndustryType foundry
Founded1992
Defunct2021
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States
Key people
Dave Nalle (owner)
ProductsFonts, Clip art
Number of employees
5 (2013)
Websitewww.fontcraft.com

In 2005, Scriptorium Fonts supported the fundraising efforts for Hurricane Katrina relief by selling three New Orleans-themed fonts (Guede, Ironworks and Veve) to three different Louisiana charities.[2] Recently their fonts have been prominently featured in the Spiderwick books and film.[3]

The Windlass font was used on the covers of the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan as well as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians film.[4]

The Folkard font is used for the main heading font in World of Warcraft and also in the Disney Fairies game series.[5]

The Valdemar font is featured on the covers of all of Mark Chadbourn's fantasy novel series including Age of Misrule.[6]

As of 2023, the website is no longer available.

References

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  1. ^ "Scriptorium Fonts & Art". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. ^ Samuel John Klein (2005-09-05). "Fontcraft Assists Hurricane Relief". Designorati. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. ^ "Scriptorium Fonts, Art and Design". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. ^ "Colonial Fonts : Percy Jackson : The Lightning Thief". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. ^ "The Scriptorium : Celtic Fonts and Art : Folkard". Fontcraft. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ^ "Valdemar Font in Age of Misrule". Sam Sykes. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
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