Tin Doghouse Font

Tin Doghouse family consisting of 2 fonts
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Author's note

Tin Doghouse by Starving-4 Entertainment, is a free sans serif from 2001 with a blunt, no-nonsense presence. The letters feel heavy and straightforward, built from broad strokes, square edges, and roomy curves that give the font a plainspoken, almost utilitarian rhythm.

That makes it a natural fit for poster headlines, zine covers, indie music graphics, skate or streetwear branding, and title cards where you want something direct rather than refined. As a free font, it also works well for short web banners or punchy packaging callouts, because the sturdy shapes keep the tone casual, bold, and slightly rough-edged.

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BasicSans serif

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Tin Doghouse © Starving-4 Entertainment. 2001. All Rights Reserved
Font family
Tin Doghouse
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Starving-4 Entertainment: Tin Doghouse Regular: 2001
Full font name
Tin Doghouse
Name table version
Version 1.1, September 2001
Postscript font name
TinDoghouse
Trademark notice
Tin Doghouse is a registered trademark of Starving-4 Entertainment.
Manufacturer name
Objets Dart
Designer
Darren Rigby
Description
Inspired by the game "The Hounds of Tindalos" by Michael Selinker, in which the scoring of a word you play is based on the shapes of the letters in the word.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-08-04
Revision1
Glyph count245
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
TinDog.ttf
TinDogIt.ttf
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