Author's note

Barque by Matthias De Vylder is a free Chinese-inspired display font with broad, dark letterforms and sharp ornamental cuts. Its flared strokes and rooflike horizontal bars give the alphabet a carved signboard quality. Narrow gaps break up the dense shapes.

Restaurant brands and specialty food packaging can use its decorative structure to suggest a stylized East Asian setting. It also suits festival posters and themed entertainment graphics, where the lettering can become part of a storefront-style identity.

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The font is free to use for personal, commercial, recreational, and fictional purposes. You may not sell or publish the font without written permission from Matthias De Vylder.

Contact Matthias De Vylder at:

http://www.matthiasdevylder.be

matthiasdevylder@gmail.com

Twitter and Instagram: @MatthiasEase

The font is free, but donations are appreciated. Donations can be sent via PayPal to:

matthiasdevylder@gmail.com

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2013 by Matthias De Vylder. All rights reserved.
Font family
BarqueRegular
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
BarqueRegular
Name table version
001.000
Postscript font name
BarqueRegular
Trademark notice
is a trademark of Matthias De Vylder.
Manufacturer name
Matthias De Vylder
Designer
Matthias De Vylder
Description
Copyright (c) 2013 by Matthias De Vylder. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-09-01
Revision1
Glyph count66
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Barque-Regular.otf
Barque-Inline.otf