Highbeams
Taylor Penton · Taylor Penton
A jittery hand-lettered display face with regular, italic and small-caps cuts, carrying the rough energy of hand-drawn lettering.
About
Designed by Taylor Penton, Highbeams leans into the uneven quality of hand-drawn type, citing the influence of letterer Jon Contino as a loose touchstone. The family ships in two styles, Regular and Italic, both as OTF with webfont formats included, and covers extensive Western European Latin with small-caps built in. At £25 with a single-licence model covering logos, packaging and broadcast, it sits in the indie display market for branding and editorial work that wants a hand-made feel.
Classification
Described by the designer as a jittery hand-type, placing it firmly in the display category with hand-lettered characteristics rather than any formal type classification.