Big_Fat_Ugly_Cow.ttf
BigFatUglyCow Font
Author's note
BigFatUglyCow by Steffen Ludvigsen is a free geometric display font built from exceptionally heavy, tightly fitted, nearly monolithic letterforms. The caps look almost carved from solid blocks.
Contemporary art and underground music are natural subjects for its blunt forms, whose stark geometry recalls cut-paper lettering enlarged to poster scale and screen-printed graphics. It can give gig posters and album packaging the look of custom-built lettering, and fashion merchandise gains the same immediate, hard-edged graphic impact. The recurring wedges and cropped openings also suit editorial covers, where letters can merge with angular photography or abstract shapes rather than function as neutral text.
Contemporary art and underground music are natural subjects for its blunt forms, whose stark geometry recalls cut-paper lettering enlarged to poster scale and screen-printed graphics. It can give gig posters and album packaging the look of custom-built lettering, and fashion merchandise gains the same immediate, hard-edged graphic impact. The recurring wedges and cropped openings also suit editorial covers, where letters can merge with angular photography or abstract shapes rather than function as neutral text.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008 by Steffen Ludvigsen. All rights reserved.
Font family
Big Fat Ugly Cow
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FONTLAB:OTFEXPORT
Full font name
BigFatUglyCow
Name table version
1.000
Postscript font name
BigFatUglyCow
Trademark notice
Big Fat Ugly Cow is a trademark of Steffen Ludvigsen.
Manufacturer name
Steffen Ludvigsen
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by Steffen Ludvigsen. All rights reserved.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2008-08-14
Revision1
Glyph count111
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightUltra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
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