Author's note

Popcorn by Billy Argel is a free retro decorative display font with broad, roughly cut letterforms. Its uneven edges and abrupt interior gaps resemble shapes sliced from paper or painted through improvised stencils. Alternating narrow and wide forms create a lively, poster-like cadence.

It is convincing on music posters, festival graphics, and record packaging, where the silhouettes support a handmade vintage look. For apparel and food branding, the cut-paper quality can become part of the collage or label artwork.

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Commercial licenses are available. Contact:

billyargel@gmail.com

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2011 by Billy Argel. All rights reserved.
Font family
POPCORN
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
BillyArgel: POPCORN: 2011
Full font name
POPCORN
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
POPCORN
Trademark notice
POPCORN is a trademark of Billy Argel.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2011 by Billy Argel. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-02-07
Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightUltra-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold