Cree by Peter Hyde of Maskwachees Cultural College is a free Canadian Aboriginal syllabics font with a spare monoline construction. Its broad curves, upright hooks, and sharply folded angles create a striking alternation between rounded and geometric forms, with generous open areas giving the symbols a light, contemporary appearance.
It can turn a cultural poster into a clear typographic emblem. The same distinctive shapes suit educational publishing, museum graphics, and community event materials, where the syllabic forms can connect text with relevant visual themes and become a central part of an organization's identity.
Generated by Fontographer 3.5. Created by Peter Hyde at Maskwachees Cultural College, HOBBEMA, ALBERTA (403) 585-3925 Modified February 14, 1996 - S. E. Miller
Font family
Cree
Font subfamily
Normal
Unique subfamily identification
Alts:CreeNormal
Full font name
CreeNormal
Name table version
1.0 Tue Jun 15 14:29:55 1993
Postscript font name
CreeNormal
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Revision1
Glyph count87
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightLight
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals