Tradesman™

by Grype

Individual Styles from $16.00 USD

Complete family of 40 fonts: $200.00 USD

The Tradesman Font Family was designed by Jim Lyles, Brian J. Bonislawsky and published by Grype. Tradesman contains 40 styles and family package options.

More about this family

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Tradesman Light ▲

Tradesman Light

Tradesman Book

Tradesman Regular

Tradesman Bold

Tradesman Black

Tradesman SC Light

Tradesman SC Book

Tradesman SC Regular

Tradesman SC Bold

Tradesman SC Black

Tradesman Ex Condensed Light

Tradesman Ex Condensed Book

Tradesman Ex Condensed Regular

Tradesman Ex Condensed Bold

Tradesman Ex Condensed Black

Tradesman SC Ex Condensed Light

Tradesman SC Ex Condensed Book

Tradesman SC Ex Condensed Regular

Tradesman SC Ex Condensed Bold

Tradesman SC Ex Condensed Black

Tradesman Condensed Light

Tradesman Condensed Book

Tradesman Condensed Regular

Tradesman Condensed Bold

Tradesman Condensed Black

Tradesman SC Condensed Light

Tradesman SC Condensed Book

Tradesman SC Condensed Regular

Tradesman SC Condensed Bold

Tradesman SC Condensed Black

Tradesman Wide Light

Tradesman Wide Book

Tradesman Wide Regular

Tradesman Wide Bold

Tradesman Wide Black

Tradesman SC Wide Light

Tradesman SC Wide Book

Tradesman SC Wide Regular

Tradesman SC Wide Bold

Tradesman SC Wide Black

Tradesman Light - Glyph count:

$10.00 USD

Pack of 5 styles:

$50.00 USD

Buying Choices

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Licensing Options

MyFonts licenses are tailored for individual creatives. Not all licenses are compatible with broad usage cases or complicated creative workflows, so make sure to read the full EULA text for details. If you are licensing fonts for use at an Agency or Company, or if you have a usage requirement that isn't listed below or are unsure about the use cases shown here, contact us and we'll help you determine the best fit for your needs.

The following licenses are available for this font.

Desktop: for creating designs

This entry-level license enables personal and commercial traditional graphic designer work.

The Desktop License allows you to create, print, and share flat, non-editable designs such as:

Brand identity

Use fonts to create a strong and consistent brand identity.

Videos

Apply fonts in titles, credits, and on-screen text.

PDFs

Style reports, brochures, and digital documents.

Greeting cards

Design unique, personalized cards for any occasion.

Logos

Craft memorable, professional logo typography.

Signage (wayfinding & billboards)

Make clear, eye-catching signage for indoor or outdoor use.

Flyers

Set readable, attractive headlines and layouts.

Packaging

Enhance product packaging with stylish text.

Album covers

Print custom text designs on t-shirts, hoodies, and more.

Posters

Bold, eye-catching poster layouts.

Invitations

Create stylish, personalized invitations for events.

Social posts

Enhance graphics and captions with unique fonts.

Business cards

Craft professional, memorable business card designs.

School projects

Make projects stand out with creative text.

Wordmarks

Develop strong, recognizable brand wordmarks.

Stationery

Design elegant letterheads, envelopes, and notes.

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This license does not support:

E-books

Fonts cannot be embedded in digital books. View relevant license

Digital ads

Ads cannot use these fonts. View relevant license

Commercial print environments

Not for large-scale printing business.

Websites

Fonts cannot be hosted online. View web font license

Emails

Fonts not allowed in email templates. Learn more

Apps

Cannot embed fonts inside applications. View app license

Sharing the font

Fonts cannot be distributed to others.

Allowing others to use the font

License is for you only.

Collaboration

Fonts cannot be shared in teams. Learn more

Modifying

Fonts cannot be altered or edited.Learn more

Installation on a server

Fonts cannot be installed on a server.

AI training

Fonts not permitted for AI models. AI ethics statement

DAMs

Fonts cannot be hosted on DAMs as downloadable assets.

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Desktop licenses are based on the number of users of the fonts; in other words, the number of computers in which the font will be installed. You can change the number of users by clicking the quantity dropdown option on Buying Choices or Cart pages.

Please be sure to review the listing foundry's Desktop license agreement as some restrictions may apply—such as use in logos/trademarks, geographic restrictions (number of locations), and products that will be sold.

Adding users later:

Desktop licenses are cumulative. If you require a Desktop license that covers additional users, simply place a new order for the same Desktop package, for the number of additional users.

Tradesman Desktop EULA

Webfonts: for your website

Webfonts allow you to embed the font into a webpage using the @font-face rule, so paragraphs and headings of text can be styled as the webfont. You will be serving the webfont kit for your own site and linking it in the CSS.

Webfonts can be used on a single domain. Agencies responsible for multiple websites, for example web design agencies or hosting providers, may not share a single webfont license across multiple websites.

If the font file itself won't be embedded in the website (for example, when the font is used in a static graphic image such as a logo) you should purchase a Desktop license instead.

Most foundries on MyFonts offer their webfonts with the Annual license model. Click here to Learn more.

Tradesman WebFont EULA

Digital Ad/Email: for use in HTML5 ads

You can use this type of license to embed fonts into digital ads, such as ads built using HTML5.

We'll supply a kit containing webfonts that can be used within digital ads, such as banner ads. This kit may be shared with third parties who are working on your behalf to produce the ad creatives, however you are wholly responsible for it.

HTML5 ads use webfonts, so why purchase a Digital Ads license rather than a Webfont license?

There are a few reasons, such as the Digital Ads EULA having terms that enable usage in digital ads and on advertising networks.

Digital advertisements also have different usage patterns compared to websites. Most websites generally have consistent pageviews month-to-month whereas advertising impressions can vary wildly month-to-month. Prices reflect this, making it much less expensive to use a Digital Ad license.

If you know the number of impressions the campaign requires, that amount can be ordered before the campaign begins. For campaigns where number impressions is unknown until the end of the campaign, you can true up at the end of each calendar month.

Tradesman Digital Ad/Email EULA

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About the family

Tradesman is a rugged industrial sans serif built from the bold geometric language of classic tool branding and machine-era lettering. Inspired by the visual strength of traditional industrial marks, the family expands that spirit into a large typographic system designed for powerful branding and heavy-duty design work. The letterforms draw from the octagonal geometry found in early industrial signage and mechanical engraving. This gives Tradesman a strong mechanical personality while maintaining clean structure and modern usability across a wide range of design environments. The family grows far beyond its logotype origins into a full megafamily including lowercase, small caps styles, and an extensive range of widths and weights. From narrow condensed styles to wide industrial headlines, the system allows designers to build cohesive typographic hierarchies while maintaining a consistent industrial tone. Tradesman contains a comprehensive multilingual character set supporting Latin-based languages along with numerals, punctuation. The strong geometry and disciplined construction make it a dependable typographic workhorse for demanding design applications. Whether used for industrial branding, construction companies, workwear packaging, mechanical products, sports graphics, or editorial headlines, Tradesman delivers bold clarity with unmistakable industrial authority.

Designers: Jim Lyles, Brian J. Bonislawsky

Publisher: Grype

Foundry: Grype

Original Foundry: Grype

Design Owner: Grype

MyFonts debut: Jun 14, 2016

Tradesman™ is a trademark of Grype Type.

About Grype

Grype began as a grunge type outfit for a short-lived time under the independent designer Charles Leroux. It was acquired by Astigmatic (AOETI) in 2016 and has since transitioned under the team of Brian J. Bonislawsky and Jim Lyles into a type foundry that produces font families inspired by corporate, band, and other logotypes and branding. And we still have retained some of the early pepperings of grunge typography from the library to boot.Grype expands on branding logotypes and makes them into full fledged type identity kits.

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