Author's note

TABU by Billy Argel is a free eroded display font with broad, heavy lettering and a hard-worn print texture. Its dense shapes are chipped by scattered flecks, rough edges, and larger abrasions that vary naturally from letter to letter across the face.

The distressed industrial character suits grunge music posters and album packaging, where the uneven ink effect can echo photocopied artwork, stamped labels, or weathered surfaces and give those pieces a blunt handmade impact. It also fits skate merchandise and streetwear branding, as the damaged face can become part of the printed texture rather than appearing like clean type placed over it.

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For available numbers, contact:

billyargel@gmail.com

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
TABU billy argel fonts
Font family
TABU
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Fontographer 4.7 TABU
Full font name
TABU
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
TABU-TRIALBOLD
Trademark notice
TABU is a trademark of Billy Argel.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 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

Created2010-05-04
Revision1
Glyph count75
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular