Author's note

Caffeine Blackout, designed by David Kerkhoff in 2010, is a free distorted decorative display font with dense, swollen lettering. Its rounded forms buckle and crowd together, as though printed with too much ink. Splashes, scratches, and ragged gaps break up the dark shapes and give the design a convincing handmade messiness.

It can turn a title into part of the artwork, particularly on punk posters, album covers, and streetwear graphics where rough texture carries the theme. The scattered ink marks also make sense for coffee packaging and music merchandise, linking those applications to the font's blotched, high-impact surface.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by David Kerkhoff. All rights reserved.
Font family
Caffeine Blackout
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DavidKerkhoff: Caffeine Blackout: 2010
Full font name
Caffeine Blackout
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
CaffeineBlackout
Trademark notice
Caffeine Blackout is a trademark of David Kerkhoff.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 by David Kerkhoff. All rights reserved. Font is donationware. Please read the readme file for instructions and FAQ.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-10-13
Revision1
Glyph count83
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightExtra-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced