Author's note

Helen Brown Solid, from Bradley Consulting Ltd., is a free distorted display font with a soft, rubbery rhythm. The letters mix chunky rounded strokes with odd bends and cropped curves, giving the font a playful, slightly off-kilter voice that feels handmade rather than chaotic.

It fits poster headlines, children's book covers, cafe branding, event flyers, and short packaging titles where you want a friendly quirk instead of strict geometry. As a free font, it also works well for title cards, logo sketches, and big pull quotes, because those bulbous turns and uneven joins keep even brief words feeling lively.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008 by Bradley Consulting Ltd. All rights reserved.
Font family
HelenBrownSolid
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
BradleyConsultingLtd: HelenBrownSolid: 2008
Full font name
HelenBrownSolid
Name table version
Version 1.000 2008 initial release
Postscript font name
HelenBrownSolid
Trademark notice
HelenBrownSolid is a trademark of Bradley Consulting Ltd.
Manufacturer name
Bradley Consulting Ltd
Designer
Robert Walsh
Description
Copyright (c) 2008 by Bradley Consulting Ltd. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2008-04-25
Revision1
Glyph count81
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchMonospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
HelenBrownSolid.ttf
HelenBrown.ttf