SF Groove Machine Bold by ShyFoundry is a free groovy display font with the thick, rubbery swagger of 1970s record sleeves and custom van lettering. The caps lean on heavy vertical mass, rounded corners, and tight inner cuts, giving the alphabet a squashed, rolling rhythm that feels more funky than futuristic.
It fits music posters, retro branding, club flyers, album packaging, and title cards where a short line needs a big, chunky silhouette. As a free font, it also makes sense for logos, cover lines, and monogram-like initials, because the letters lock together into bold shapes instead of reading as neutral display type.
SF Groove Machine Bold font presentation and specimen
Glyphs in the SF Groove Machine Bold font — Basic Latin, page 1
Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008 by ShyFoundry. All rights reserved. Freeware for personal use only. To purchase a commercial license, please visit our site at http://www.shyfoundry.com.
Font family
SF Groove Machine
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
ShyFoundry: SF Groove Machine Bold: 2008
Full font name
SF Groove Machine Bold
Name table version
Version 1.1
Postscript font name
SFGrooveMachine-Bold
Trademark notice
SF Groove Machine Bold is a trademark of ShyFoundry.
Manufacturer name
ShyFoundry
Designer
Derek Vogelpohl
Description
For additional information about the usage of this font, please read the included ShyFoundry Freeware EULA or visit our site at http://www.shyfoundry.com/licensing.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.