FFF #7 : Discover the Legend of Vernon Adams

by Fred Showker

23rd Fonts Fest surf #7

23rd annual fonts fest You may not recognize that name, but Vernon brought a ton of fonts into the world, including the Oxygen font. He was licensed to Google. Sadly, Vernon passed away in 2016 due to a tragic scooter accident.

type, fonts, calligraphy samples

. . . and there are many, many more!
      While the connected world, through Google, will be enjoying Vernon's fonts for a long, long time his family doesn't get a solidary dime from any of his work.

type, fonts, calligraphy samples Vernon Adams fonts at fontsquirrel.com
23rd Fonts Fest Samples Oxygen at Google fonts

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Enjoy this year's festival, and don't forget to send in your favorite samples and selections of type in use, lettering, fonts, typography layouts by sending me an email!

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