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“Well done on preserving the old ways of writing—they wrote and spoke so much nicer than we do now.”
—A.K., Adelaide, S. Australia
“This is a fantastic resource and the fonts are beautiful!”
—C.B., Bethesda MD
“[American Scribe] is the 3rd font I have ordered from this foundry! Love them. Thanks for the good and authentic work!”
—V.B., BC, Canada
“[Douglass Pen is a] stupendous achievement!”
—A.B., Encino CA
“I'm a collector of 19th century antiques and photographs, and like to make labels and scrapbooks using fonts that fit the period of my items. I've even tried to learn the penmanship myself using dip pens... your fonts will make it so much easier!”
—P.M., Palatine IL
“Thanks so much for the great service and wonderful typefaces!”
—S.F., Evanston IL
“I'm always on the lookout for handwriting fonts that look more like handwriting than fonts. I've always relied on Texas Hero, Schooner Script, and Emily Austin and was very happy to see Lamar Pen and American Scribe.”
—A.L., Los Angeles CA
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It all began with a bit of hand-printing I noticed on the dinner menu at a local restaurant. I took a menu home for future reference. Several months later, some similar hand-lettering on another dinner menu caught my eye. I became a sort of connoisseur of menu lettering. After tweaking and adjusting a few of these menu-inspired (uppercase) characters, I placed them in an online Type in Progress survey. They won. So I finished the caps, drew out the lower cases from scratch, created a range of weights and oblique styles. The result: Pumpkinseed, a full-featured, eight-style casual handlettering face. The 
