Odyssey, designed by Gary David Bouton, is a free modern display font built from smooth, sweeping strokes. Its lettering shifts between broad circular forms and slim upright curves, with pronounced changes in stroke width. Long tapered ends and pointed joins give the design a fluid, futuristic look that feels drawn by hand.
Album artwork is its clearest setting, especially for electronic or experimental music, where the silhouettes can become part of the cover image. The flowing construction also suits fashion branding and science-fiction posters, turning a name or title into an emblem rather than neutral text. It is most convincing in designs that treat lettering as the central image.
Copyright (c) Gary David Bouton, 2008. Charityware: if you like and use this font, send a few bucks to a worthwhile charity. Odyssey was created using the tutorial in "CorelDRAW X4: The Official Guide". Want to find out how to build a typeface? The answer is obvious! :)
Font family
Odyssey
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.300;BOUT;Odyssey
Full font name
Odyssey
Name table version
OTF 1.300;PS 001.003;Core 1.0.29
Postscript font name
Odyssey
Trademark notice
Odyssey is a trademark of Gary David Bouton.
Designer
Gary David Bouton
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2008-07-31
Revision1
Glyph count71
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightLight
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals