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African Textile

African Textile™

by Scholtz Fonts
Individual Styles from $19.00 USD
African Textile Font Family was designed by Anton Scholtz and published by Scholtz Fonts. African Textile contains 1 styles.

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    About African Textile Font Family


    The African Textile font had two major influences. The pattern is derived from the bogolan cloths from Africa, originally made using a traditional dyeing technique from Mali that uses bogo or clay as prime dye material. The character shapes are largely based on the Tabwa font. The font is best used as a heading or poster font, although the boldness of the design allows it to be useful at medium sizes, as subheadings as well. It is professionally letter-spaced and kerned and contains a complete character set.

    Designers: Anton Scholtz

    Publisher: Scholtz Fonts

    Foundry: Scholtz Fonts

    Design Owner: Scholtz Fonts

    MyFonts debut: Apr 25, 2007

    African Textile™ is a trademark of Scholtz Fonts.

    About Scholtz Fonts

    Scholtz Fonts, started by Anton Scholtz in 1997, specializes in "African flavor" fonts. The foundry is based in Durban, South Africa, where the Zulu culture of the region has greatly influenced Anton's font design. In his profession as a graphic designer, he became aware of how few available fonts were suitable for African inspired design. He began to create his own fonts to enhance the work produced by his design company, and this branch of his design work h...

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