Author's note

Opium Roadie by David Slaager is a free retro display font with an extremely tall, compressed silhouette and theatrical stroke contrast. Its broad verticals, hairline joins, rounded arches, and tightly fitted letters recall late-1960s poster typography with a slightly surreal edge.

Psychedelic music and underground club culture are its clearest references, making it apt for concert posters and record packaging. It also fits fashion editorials and boutique branding. The stretched curves can echo liquid patterns, distorted photography, or illustrated smoke, turning the lettering into part of the artwork.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright David Slaager 2011
Font family
Opium Roadie
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct Opium Roadie
Full font name
Opium Roadie Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
Opium-Roadie
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.com
Designer
David Slaager
Description
Opium Roadie was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-09-17
Revision1
Glyph count93
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthExtra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular