Thingbat

Emigre · John Hersey · 1993

displaydingbat/illustration

A set of 111 hand-drawn illustrations by John Hersey, distributed across two fonts mapped to upper and lower case alphanumeric characters.

About

Released by Emigre in 1993, Thingbat packages John Hersey's eclectic illustrations as a two-font dingbat family. Characters are assigned to both upper and lower case letter keys, giving access to the full set of 111 drawings through standard keyboard input. It sits firmly within the expressive, rule-breaking spirit of Emigre's early-1990s output.

Classification

A dingbat/picture font comprising 111 hand-drawn illustrations mapped to alphanumeric characters. Classified as display due to its decorative, non-alphabetic nature.

Weights

Regular

Family

Thingbat OneThingbat Two

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