Cristoforo: Victorian Cthulhu fonts revived (again)
A project in Portland, OR by Thomas Phinney000days
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Help me save these forgotten fonts from the dustbin of history! These classic Victorian fonts need a proper digital revival.
Backers: 235
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46
Funded: $10,785 of $6,400
Dates: May 25th -> Jun 18th (24 days)
Project By: Thomas Phinney
Backers: 235
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46
Funded: $10,785 of $6,400
Dates: May 25th -> Jun 18th (24 days)
Project By: Thomas Phinney
$10,785
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 18 @ 03:01 -0400 GMT
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of goal
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Latest News
Cristoforo Regular is now kerned 
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The next updated version of Cristoforo Regular (v162), which should go out within the next 24 hours, features the addition of major kerning. If you are a backer at $24+ and do not receive the email with the attached font file, please contact me!... (Read More)
Ornaments done
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I can't swear I won't add something, or fix some bug, but as far as I am concerned right now, the Cristoforo Ornaments character set is complete, and there are no known bugs. Woo-hoo! Cristoforo Ornaments character set Backers at $24 or higher will... (Read More)
Font & Shirt news
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
So, progress has been slow of late, but I am ready to do a new fonts drop within the next few days! Here is what has happened: Cristoforo SymbolsI added two different “star” versions of the Elder Sign (already had the "tree" version), with two... (Read More)
The Kitchen Sink
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This is probably the longest update I have done. Some of it is partly tangential to Cristoforo, but it especially timely for one reason or another. Other Projects & SpeakingI am leading with this stuff, not because it is more important, but... (Read More)
Cristoforo fonts update (bug fix and warning!)
January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Cristoforo Italic and Symbols fonts progress
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
As Andrea thought about T-shirt and poster designs, she came back to me with a request for a swash element that she could use above or below text. I had planned to make some stand-alone swashes for the Symbols font, and this drove me to start work on... (Read More)
Merry Christoforo-mas! Italic build available
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Holiday greetings to my loyal cultists and true believers! The holiday season has been a great opportunity to both spend more time with my family, and get some serious work done on Cristoforo. I have really been cranking on the italic for the past... (Read More)
Choose a Cristoforo font asterisk for Sandy relief
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hurricane Sandy relief via font? Yes, really. Vote on which asterisk I submit to Font Aid VI. http://blog.extensis.com/?p=9257 These are all intended to be potentially compatible with Cristoforo, and I like them all better than the asterisk currently... (Read More)
Cristoforo fonts: Greek, italic, and slogging
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I am just back from three weeks on the road. First, I talked about crowdsourced funding for fonts (including my Cristoforo experience) at the ATypI international typography conference, in Hong Kong this year. Then home in Portland for 12 hours (!)... (Read More)
Character set complete for Cristoforo Regular
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
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