Author's note

Bitchen by Thomas Canale is a free distorted display font with tall, elastic letterforms and abrupt changes in width. Broad curves squeeze into narrow joins, giving the alphabet a stretched, almost cut-paper silhouette that shifts sharply from one character to the next. The uneven proportions and eccentric contours make each letter feel deliberately unstable and theatrical.

Experimental music and nightlife are its clearest territory, especially on posters and event graphics where the warped shapes echo collage and surreal photography. Fashion editorials and arts packaging offer two more convincing settings.

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Please contact the author for commercial use.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
©THOMAS CANALE 2013
Font family
Bitchen
Font subfamily
Bitchen Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;pyrs;BitchenRegular
Full font name
Bitchen Regular
Postscript font name
BitchenRegular
Manufacturer name
©THOMAS CANALE 2013
Designer
©THOMAS CANALE 2013

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2013-07-30
Revision1
Glyph count130
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
Bitchen Regular.ttf
Bitchen Nord.ttf
Bitchen Bold.ttf