Author's note

After Disaster by The Fontry is a free condensed display font with a stark, industrial build. Tall letters press upward in uneven proportions, combining hard corners with blunt curves. The cutout-like forms feel tense and improvised.

That damaged-sign quality suits disaster-film posters and survival-game graphics, yet the narrow silhouette also fits aggressive music merchandise and event branding. It reads like salvaged lettering. For entertainment or apparel brands, the irregular construction can become a product mark rather than neutral type.

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After Disaster is based on gothic styles used by comic book letterers in the 1960s and 1970s. This style dates back to the 1930s. The lowercase characters were inspired by a vintage sign from a sign magazine of that era. The Earth A.D. Family, a complete family of typefaces based on After Disaster, is available commercially.
After Disaster — Font presentation

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008 by The Fontry. All rights reserved.
Font family
After Disaster
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
After Disaster
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
AfterDisaster
Trademark notice
After Disaster is a trademark of The Fontry.
Manufacturer name
The Fontry
Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by The Fontry. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-02-08
Revision1
Glyph count224
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced