Font Fetish: Millesime

New type that looks old -- even onscreen.
Written by Terri Stone on March 24, 2008
Categories: Fonts, Type Design

Gregory W. Jacobson of Dead Image Design created Millesime, a French word that, according to the Interwebs, means "vintage year" when it's a noun and "vintage" when it's an adjective. Either way, the name fits.

"I draw heavily from vintage design while incorporating contemporary elements," Jacobson says." The idea is to create and conceptualize something unique yet timeless while avoiding your typically sterile computer generated artwork. I believe the human element has disappeared from most modern design, and I aim to rectify that with my own work. Also, I sincerely hope that the aforementioned statement doesn't make me sound like a pretentious twit."

Here are close-ups of a few of my favorite glyphs:

Now, are you ready for the best news? This font is only $3.99 from Chank Diesel's Web site. Yet another reason to love the guy.

Do you suffer from font fixations? There are sympathetic ears in the Fonts and Typesetting Forum.

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Great Font

I have to agree that the human touch is lacking in so much that we do. With schools focusing more on digital solutions we are loosing our touch with the other mediums - sad.

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