Author's note

The Troubles, by Exclamachine Type Foundry, is a free distorted display font built from blunt, inkblot-like forms that feel halfway between damaged letters and small abstract marks. The shapes repeat a nervous, drippy silhouette, with pinched points, swollen ends, and a slightly off-balance rhythm that gives the font a scraped, unsettled mood.

It makes the most sense in poster work, album art, zine covers, title cards, and short branding moments where a free font can act more like a graphic interruption than straightforward lettering. Use it for brief headlines, cryptic cover lines, or monogram-style initials when you want the letters to read as strange little emblems rather than clean text.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
!the troubles © !Exclamachine Type Foundry. 2006. All Rights Reserved
Font family
!the troubles
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
!the troubles:Version 1.00
Full font name
!the troubles
Name table version
Version 1.00 September 5, 2006, initial release
Postscript font name
!thetroubles
Trademark notice
!The Troubles® Trademark of !Exclamachine Type Foundry.
Manufacturer name
!Exclamachine Type Foundry
Designer
Choz Cunningham

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2006-08-20
Revision1
Glyph count110
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced