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DearJoe 7

DearJoe 7

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DearJoe 7 Font Family was designed by Jeroen “Joebob” van der Ham and published by JOEBOB graphics. DearJoe 7 contains 1 styles.

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About DearJoe 7 Font Family


The dearJoe series of fonts came to life around the year 1999, when I created dearJoe 1, which was a first (and half-assed) attempt to convert my own handwriting into a working font. Being able to type in my own hand had always been a childhood fantasy, and even though I only partly understood the software, a working font was generated and I decided to put it on the internet for people to use in their own personal projects. Which they did: at this moment the dearJoe 1 font has been downloaded millions of times and can be found on Vietnamese riksjas, Tasmanian gyms and chocolate stores on 5th Avenue for instance. The font is not something I am particularly proud of, but it started me of in building what's now the JOEBOB graphics foundry. Inbetween creating other fonts, the dearJoe series has become a theme I revisit every once in a while, trying to create an update on how my handwriting has evolved, along with my abilities in creating fonts that mimic actual handwriting. In the last decade or so I started implementing ligatures and alternate characters, which helped a lot in coming to a result that can almost pass for actual handwriting. The 2019 dearJoe 7 font is the latest addition to this font family. All characters were scanned from handwritten notes, cherrypicking the characters and letter-combinations I liked best. They were written with a Lamy M66 B pen and only minor adjustments were made to the original scans, leaving most little flaws and rough edges as they were for a convincing ball-point on paper result. The font comes with over 150 ligatures, making sure the font has a variated and credible overall look and feel.

Designers: Jeroen “Joebob” van der Ham

Publisher: JOEBOB graphics

Foundry: JOEBOB graphics

Design Owner: JOEBOB graphics

MyFonts debut: Mar 15, 2019

DearJoe 7

About JOEBOB graphics

At JOEBOB graphics we like to write. And we like to keep it real.We create our handwritten fonts in such a way that they end up looking like handwriting, not like polished scripts. We do so because we think it’s a good idea to establish a natural feel to our fonts and aim for character and intention over perfection. Little flaws we make while writing are welcomed and left in on purpose because we think it contributes to the idea of being human in an increasingly digital world.Foundry of Jeroen “Joebob” van der Ham.

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