http://mvbfonts.dreamhosters.com/ en jocelyn@zephyr-webdesign.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-01T21:51:17+00:00 http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/new_from_mvb_fonts_mvb_mascot http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/new_from_mvb_fonts_mvb_mascot#When:21:51:17Z {summary} From the dugout to the desktop: this jaunty varsity script evokes the spirit of sports and simpler times. Drawing inspiration from a vintage iron-on alphabet, Mark van Bronkhorst has fashioned a casual but well-mannered script with support for all Latin-based languages. Requisite underline swooshes included.  Click here to see more. 2012-02-01T21:51:17+00:00 http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/new_from_sweet_sweet_square http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/new_from_sweet_sweet_square#When:17:50:32Z {summary} Sweet Square is the latest addition to MVB’s Sweet® collection of typefaces inspired by engraved lettering styles from the first half of the twentieth century. The engraver’s square gothic has been one of the more widely used stationer’s lettering styles since about 1900, made popular long ago by bankers and others seeking a serious, established feel to their stationery. From antique engraver’s “masterplates,” Mark van Bronkhorst has produced a family of 54 OpenType fonts in nine weights.

A PDF specimen showing the fonts and features can be downloaded here. 2011-05-18T17:50:32+00:00 http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/verdigris_pro_released http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/verdigris_pro_released#When:16:41:17Z {summary} Since its original release in 2003 in Type 1 format, MVB Verdigris has become recognized as a workhorse text face, particularly well-suited to books. Four months ago, we quietly released MVB Verdigris® Pro Text on our site. We didn’t draw much attention to this, as a PDF specimen was in the works (necessary to communicate the features offered by the new OpenType Pro fonts), and we were distracted by the completion and release of Sweet Sans. At last Mark van Bronkhorst’s Verdigris has been expanded to provide the typographic functionality needed by serious typographers using today’s applications. Check out the PDF specimen and fonts here. 2011-03-16T16:41:17+00:00 http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/sweet_sans_releases http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/sweet_sans_releases#When:18:47:35Z {summary} Some time ago it came to our attention that there was room for broader interpretations of traditional stationer’s (engraver’s) lettering styles, particularly the basic engraver’s sans serif.  This caused Mark van Bronkhorst to do a little research with the hope of finding “masterplates,” or lettering patterns, once the standard technology engravers used to transfer lettering styles via pantograph device to printing plates or dies. He first contacted the engraving shops he had worked with in past, that is, those that had not gone out of business. The engraving trade has dwindled drastically in the past 20 years and, as many longstanding closed their doors, masterplates were scrapped. Most engraving shops today use digital fonts and a photographic process to make plates, the older, tactile method of tracing from masterplates long abandoned in favor of expediency. This puts many familiar lettering styles—those not yet interpreted as metal or digital type—on the endangered list. After some digging, a hoard of vintage masterplates was located, and Van Bronkhorst got to work producing digital fonts based on their pleasingly familiar letterforms; this marked the beginning of MVB’s Sweet® collection, fonts based on stationer’s lettering styles from the first half of the twentieth century. Van Bronkhorst designed Sweet Sans in tandem with other Sweet typefaces (such as Sweet Gothic and Sweet Upright Script); now with the release of Sweet Sans, what was a handful of fonts is now the start of a true collection, one that promises to grow. Sweet Sans offers the cap-to-small-cap combination of this lettering style made popular by stationers, and adds the lowercase style (that has long existed in lighter weights on masterplates), as well as true italics of everything. Both Pro and Standard character sets are available in nine weights from Hairline to Heavy. A PDF Specimen showing the fonts and features can be downloaded here. 2011-02-25T18:47:35+00:00 http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/a_new_site http://www.mvbfonts.com/site/a_new_site#When:05:47:38Z {summary} Eight years ago when we launched MVBfonts.com, our offerings were less extensive and our releases less frequent than they are today. When in recent years we began focusing on developing families, such as MVB Solano Gothic, the old site quickly became an obstacle: adding large type families was ridiculously complicated. A new site that managed content—including automation of type specimen images—had become a necessity. So today we launch the new MVBfonts.com, and with it release MVB Embarcadero, our new sans family. Those who opt-in to our new email list (see homepage) will receive a download link for a free copy of MVB Embarcadero Pro Bold when our first emailing goes out mid-September. 2010-08-26T05:47:38+00:00