Author's note

PF Palmtree3, designed by David E. Howerton of Planck Foam Scholarly Dragon Press, is a free tropical display font built around chunky, irregular capitals and recurring palm-tree ornament. Its broad, solid shapes are cut by sharp gaps, with sketchy trunks and fronds threading through the letters. The result feels handmade and theatrical.

It is strongest on beach-party posters, tiki-bar branding, and resort merchandise, where the palms become part of the lettering rather than a separate decoration. Its comic roughness gives these projects a deliberately unruly, hand-cut edge. Album covers and adventure-game graphics offer another convincing home.

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Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Planck Foam Scholarly Dragon Press Freeware, 2001. All rights reserved.
Font family
pf_palmtree3
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PlanckFoamScholarlyDragonPressFreeware: pf_palmtree3: 2001
Full font name
pf_palmtree3
Name table version
2001; 1.0, initial release
Postscript font name
pf_palmtree3
Trademark notice
pf_palmtree3 is a trademark of the Planck Foam Scholarly Dragon Press Freeware.
Designer
David E. Howerton

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-08-19
Revision1
Glyph count67
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced