Author's note

Taxonomic by Perry Mason is a free cartoon animal dingbat font built from lively black-and-white line drawings. Its creatures have rounded outlines, exaggerated faces, and a loose hand-inked finish. Several figures mix recognizable animal traits with comic human gestures.

Children's audiences are the clearest match, especially for activity sheets and classroom materials that use pictures as part of the message. The same humorous menagerie can shape party invitations and game graphics, where the recurring animal motifs function as illustrated icons rather than ordinary lettering.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Perry Mason Newcastle Aust, 2003. All rights reserved.
Font family
Taxonomic
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PerryMasonNewcastleAust: Taxonomic: 2003
Full font name
Taxonomic
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2003; initial release
Postscript font name
Taxonomic
Trademark notice
Taxonomic is a trademark of Perry Mason Newcastle Aust.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2003-02-05
Revision1
Glyph count228
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureOutlined
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.0 ANSI