Kidprint Alternatives

Andy was designed by Steve Matteson for Monotype. Andy is a casual typeface family with a controlled spontaneity that still offers legibility needed for long documents. The Andy font family has become a popular choice for those seeking handwriting fonts.

FF Soupbone was initially designed on a Mac Classic, using a mouse to draw each letterform in the original (regular) weight. Slowly. Although it was designed to look like handwriting done with a marker, its tools of production include only the computer. The bold and extra bold weights, as well as most of the dingbats were drawn with a Wacom tablet. The whole process took about three years,... Read More

ITC Kristen is the work of American designer George Ryan. He describes it as "not your average text or display font." The inspiration for the design came from the handwritten menu at a neighborhood restaurant. With time, the forms moved away from the originals and towards something more like a child's scrawl. The result is singularly unique. ITC Kristen remains legible without losing any charm.

Providence was first drawn in 1987 to set lines in a comic book series – FF Providence Sans for the dialog, and its serif companion for... Read More

Alphabet soup is common across the Western world, but the specific letterforms often vary from country to country. The German artist Alexander C. Totter made a careful study of the available letter styles, comparing form, color, taste, etc. with scientific precision. FF FontSoup Catalan – a Catalonian version – was digitized by Typerware back in 1993, likely becoming the first printable pasta.... Read More

3 robbers is not a typeface family, only a collective name for three typefaces with the looks of handtexted characters: Kasper, Jesper and Jonatan. There are some common traits between them, but they are three individuals. As the three "terrible" robbers in the Swedish writer Lennart Hellsing's Kamomillastad - the ones who borrowed their names to the typefaces - are three individuals. They... Read More

FF Rattlescript is a script-style font family with a handwritten look available in a wide range of weights and styles. The typeface’s open and friendly appearance recommends it to use in an informal context where other handwritten faces may appear too structured or too illegible. Rattlescript is, for this style of typeface, remarkably legible and can be used equally well as a display face or as... Read More

Inspired by the Grotesk faces of the 1920s, most directly by Jakob Erbar’s namesake design, FF Instanter was designed to be a dynamic sans. In spite of its carefree liveliness and clear ties to handwriting, FF Instanter is extremely legible, even at very small point sizes. Its 1920s origins show through most noticeably in its capital letters (A, C, N). The family has a distinct and lively... Read More

Tekton font is based on the hand lettering of West Coast architect Frank Ching, who wrote out the text for his books. It is an Adobe Originals typeface designed by David Siegel in 1989. Tekton is ideal for architectural drawing/design software, to match the feel of the type with the designer´s plans, or to give the page an architectural or informal handwritten flavor. Tekton multiple master,... Read More

ITC Out of the Fridge is the work of German designer Jochen Schuss. Its forms look as though they were scratched on rough paper with a pen. ITC Out of the Fridge is, in the designer's own words, "fresh and cool", and works well where something modern yet "proper" is desired.

Index was designed by Christophe Badani with the character of a school book typeface. The goal was to create a sans serif font which gave an impression of both movement and harmony and the soft, round forms of this font has an almost ornamental feel. The influence of American advertisement and poster typefaces of the turn of the 20th century is clear to see. Index can be used as headline or... Read More

When ITC Officina was first released in 1990, as a paired family of serif and sans serif faces in two weights with italics, it was... Read More

Hans-Jürgen Ellenberger designed Escript as a handwriting typeface with fresh, lively forms. Each letter has a slightly different character, yet all fit well together and this lack of concrete rules gives the font a spontaneous feel. Escript is well suited to headlines, smaller texts, and initials when combined with constructed typefaces.

One Stroke Script is the work of British designer Paul Clarke, a highly legible, casual typeface that looks as though it were drawn with a brush. Upper- and lowercase letters should be spaced closely together for the best effect. One Stroke Script is good for a variety of applications: anywhere a cheerful, spontaneous look is desired.