What is the Koomerang™ font?
I arrived this concept as a means to fulfil a need for a simple yet radical semi-sans with rounded terminals. My concept called for a modular approach so a single weight font family resulted, the monoline stroke weights being one-eighth of the cap height and the x-height five-eights, the descent two units. Within these constraints I found it was simple to devise an alphabet which met my need for quirkiness whilst retaining its legibility. As for the outline, shadow and contour variants – well they just seem to work. More…
If you are wondering – and you don’t hail from the “Land Downunder” – Canberra is our nation’s capital; Bondi – “water breaking over rocks” a beautiful beach in Sydney; Uluru is the name given to the world’s largest pebble, (formerly known as Ayers Rock); Kakadu is a national park in the “Top End” and Koomerang means “hill of clouds” – all place names in their respective Australian indigenous languages.
Come on down – the natives are friendly.
Koomerang™ Font families
The Koomerang™ includes the following font families:
- Koomerang
- Koomerang Canberra
- Koomerang Kakadu
- Koomerang Bondi
- Koomerang Uluru
Koomerang™ Preview
Here is a preview of how Koomerang™ will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
