Author's note

DBE-Vega by Dave Panfili is a free brush display font with broad, uneven strokes and a sharply irregular silhouette that seems drawn in quick, decisive gestures. Its letters shift between swollen curves, pinched joins, open gaps, and sudden blade-like points, with little interest in typographic regularity. The changing stroke widths keep it lively and unruly.

It could give indie music posters and experimental fashion branding the same raw, cut-paper force, despite the different audiences and settings. Album covers, event graphics, and offbeat merchandise are equally plausible uses, since the exaggerated shapes can become part of a handmade or surreal graphic concept.

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Copyright notice
DBE-Vega font. ©2009 Dave Panfili. All Rights Reserved. http://www.db-elements.com dave@db-elements.com Free for personal use only. This font cannot be re-distributed as part of any other package(s) or be re-distributed on any other website without the express written consent of Dave Panfili (dave@db-elements.com). $5 licensing fee for commercial use is available. Please email dave@db-elements.com for more information.
Font family
DBE-Vega
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DavePanfili: DBE-Arcturus: 2009
Full font name
DBE-Vega
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
DBE-Vega
Manufacturer name
Dave Panfili
Designer
Dave Panfili
Description
DBE-Vega font. ©2009 Dave Panfili. All Rights Reserved. http://www.db-elements.com dave@db-elements.com Free for personal use only. This font cannot be re-distributed as part of any other package(s) or be re-distributed on any other website without the express written consent of Dave Panfili (dave@db-elements.com). $5 licensing fee for commercial use is available. Please email dave@db-elements.com for more information.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-12-27
Revision1
Glyph count97
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced