The design, illustration, lettering and typography of. Michael doret, a custom letterer and type designer and founder of alphabet soup type founders, designed power station, dynascript and metroscript, among other typefaces. Its always a thrill to get a new font, and a major thrill to get one from michael doret. Members get access to creative products and services, exclusive training content and more. Michael dorets career works have influenced generations of designs. Michael doret grew up in brooklyn, ny near coney islandthe influence of which is permanently etched in his work. When the nba approached him in spring of 1991, hed already done some work for the league, as well as designs and design ideas for the mlb, the nfl, time magazine, the band kiss. Although the work always involved lettering, it was a very different discipline from the world of font design. Back in the 12th annual fall fonts festival we introduced you to michael doret, world renowned illustrator and graphic designer who also happened to be launching his milestone font metroscript and powerstation fonts. Behind the knicks logo with michael doret on behance. Michael doret s 8bit logo has become iconic in a very short space of time from a design perspective, disneys logos are almost as iconic as their movies. Ive worked with him many times and it is always a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Part c looks at what it means for fonts to be free, such as what font source code is. For most of his career michael doret has been well known as a letterforms artist and designer whose work has overlapped the areas of lettering, illustration and graphic design. In 2003, doret expanded his work to font design, opening alphabet soup type. Founded in 2014 and opened to the public in 2015, the san franciscobased organization holds an extensive collection of 30,000 items ranging in age over 2,000 years. He graduated from cooper union, and went on to start his own design studio in new york. Indeed, before entering the font business, michael doret was already a household name in the design world, producing iconic designs for the likes of the new york knicks.
Part of what slows me up is my dread of dealing with spacing and kerning. How new opentype software is helping typography go retro. Michael doret, letterform designer documentary short film. The legal status of typefaces and fonts is also considered. Michael doret is a master craftsman in type design. Grafika is a completely original design, done in an art deco spirit reminiscent of the 1920s and 30s. Letterform archive is a 501c3 nonprofit library, museum, and educational institution dedicated to serving existing and potential practitioners, students, and admirers of the letter arts. Michael doret is an awardwinning letterform and image designer. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Squarish sans ct medium is a complete font, with small caps supplied as. It all began in brooklyn for celebrated lettering artist michael doret a67. Michael is an eighttime winner of the new york art directors club silver award. With up to 2000 glyphs per font, and endless ways of using digital technology to emulate handlettering, his fonts are clearly the work of a seasoned scriptmeister. From ios or android, windows to web apps, the app world is brimming with ways to improve your typography skills and make working with fonts quicker and easier.
Designing really has nothing to do with software, or in the case of the. My friend stuart sandler suggested that on my next project i try iginos ikern service. He is collaborative, inventive, energetic, and passionate. Quite a while ago i showed him my sketches for the angels logo, and without hesitation he pointed at this one, and encouraged me to expand it into a font. Vintage graphic design graphic art information board vintage posters narcissist graphic art information board vintage posters narcissist. From paul rand and barbara kruger to alan fletcher and michael doret, theres plenty of inspiration in this one. Even without opentype capable software to hand, an expanded version of. Letterform archive democratizes design with its groundbreaking.
You might remember we spotlighted michael s metro script five years ago for the 12th fonts fest. Squarish sans ct medium sc is a limited small caps font, for use when your. Chuck greens curated list of typography resources by chuck green at i love type and these are some of my favorite typography related resources for. His font deliscript was chosen by the type directors club to receive the prestigious certificate of excellence in type design in the display fonts. With the opening of his digital font foundry alphabet soup he is proud to have. He was accepted into other prestigious programs, but doret choose cooper based on.
Examples of fonts in use tagged with film trailers mighty peking man 1977 trailer, rolling thunder pictures 1999 1999. Michael doret owner alphabet soup type founders linkedin. Youre probably familiar with michael doret s work without even knowing it. Creative characters interview with michael doret, january. New gothic typeface by michael doret print magazine. Youre probably familiar with michael dorets work without even knowing it. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Michael doret computers are not an aid to the design process. The inspiration for his work has come from such diverse sources as matchbook covers, theater marquees, enamel signs, early and mid20th. The design, illustration, lettering and typography of daniel pelavin the design, illustration, lettering and typography of daniel pelavin.
It then discusses the relation of typefaces to font software, the different forms of digital type, and how font software connects to stallmans theory. We are thrilled again this year with michael s steinweiss script and its been voted the official. Recently he expanded the scope of his work to include font design with the advent in 2006 of alphabet soup, his digital type foundry. I designed grafika many years ago to be typeset for title cards, and both opening and end credits for the. Michael doret logo vintage graphic design, vintage. Disciple is an electronic music label that has been around since 20. He has designed a number of beautiful fonts with up to 2000 glyphs per font, and. The old disciple recodings logo has a condensed sansserif font similar to bebas neue with a signature s. Another collective branding can sell success or be the death of a business. Letterform artist michael doret designed the arcadestyled title treatment which helped to fuel the success of the movie.
In the 70s his work revitalised the art of handlettering by expanding it into the areas of illustration and graphic design. After graduating from the cooper union he went on to start his own design studio in new york. This decorative typeface has got too much popularity. The fact that this font got done at all is completely due to stuart sandlers persistence. They started out releasing music in collaboration with a more established label, monstercat, before going on to become independent. He is a graduate of the cooper union in new york city, founder of alphabet soup type founders, and an amazing master letterer. Michael doret michael doret, alphabet soup type founders. Graphic designer michael doret has worked on many a motion picture and here, we take a trip behindthescenes to gauge his process for creating his recent wreckit ralph logo. Metroscript font family free download all your fonts. Michael doret is the primary designer of this font family. He has created logos, album covers, magazine covers, and art for various brands in media, advertising, and sports, including wreckit ralph, the new york knicks, mlb, time, playboy, wired, tv guide, kiss, capitol records, columbia records, walt disney imagineering, and universal studios. Tag your projects with tools used to surface the tools you are proficient in. You might be familiar with his design works if you have seen his logo for the ny knicks or one of his many time covers or the album cover design for kiss band and the squirrel nut zippers. A documentary short film on michael doret, the man behind such iconic new york knicks logo, kiss rock and roll over album design, wreck it ralph, and many more.
Overview michael doret had been doing lettering in styles similar to metroscript in his design work for many years, but with the advent of opentype technology he realized that he could actually put together a script font that would finally do justice to this style, and be almost indistinguishable from handlettering there was no one single inspiration for metroscript. Michael doret illustrators central illustration agency. Michael doret s career works have influenced generations of designs. Stories, thoughts, and our perspectives on typography and visual communication.
While a number of talented graphic designers have dabbled in type design, creating very charming and playful fonts. This series of design interviews is not limited to graphic and website designers, but rather creative designers, in many shapes and forms. Finally, here is a book that proves that it isnt, it isnt at all. Steven heller is the cochair of the sva mfa design designer as entrepreneur program, and writes frequently for eye and design observer. Browse our library of over 5,000 oneofakind typefaces to find the perfect font youve been looking for. If you arent initially familiar with michael doret, let me fill you in. Metroscript font is a clean script font family with very legible text forms and numbers. Im fairly new to the font world, only having five designs under my belt. Michael doret illustration central illustration agency. Michael doret was always very aware of the fact that morris fuller bentons classic bank gothic, a longtime favorite of his, didnt contain any lowercase characters. Indeed, before entering the font business, michael doret was already a household. So typographers, this ones for you our pick of some of the best free typography apps that can make your font oriented life a little easier and in some cases a lot more fun. If youve seen his logo for the ny knicks or one of his many time covers then youre familiar with the power and dynamism he has brought to the art of handlettering for many years.