Delve Fonts

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A type foundry in SF Bay Area offering new, original fonts and creating custom typefaces on commission.

Ripe-persimmon color poster with a thin light pink border. Large light pink display type reads "Afzoon" (with Arabic/Persian script above it reading the same name) with a trademark symbol. Below, in the same bold, rounded typeface: "An extraordinary, audacious design." Smaller text below reads "Designed by Kourosh Beigpour" and "Initial Release v1.5 • August 4, 2026."
The word "DUH" in very thin teal colored letters, mis-registered but overlaying the same word, set in heavier, coral colored letters.
A pale aqua background and thin black border. Centered near the op pf the image, the name of the typeface serves as the title: “1403 VINTAGE MONO”. The main image is ASCII art resembling an old IBM-style sheet of paper with sprocket holes lining either side. Alternating horizontal bands of small dots to evoke the two-color banding of the original line-feed paper. Two lines of text appear as if printed on the paper sheet: “GREETINGS PROFESSOR FALKEN” and “SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?” These quotes reference the 1983 film WarGames and its fictional military computer. At the bottom, the typeface name is repeated upside down as a small decorative detail. The overall feeling is archival, technical, and nostalgic, evoking early mainframe computers and line printers.
A black background and thin pale aqua border. Centered near the top pf the image, the name of the typeface serves as the title: “1403 VINTAGE MONO”. The poster demonstrates how the typeface behaves at progressively smaller sizes. The word “HANDGLOVES” appears repeatedly, beginning with it as full-width and then shrinking line by line, into progressively smaller text with additional characters appearing: numerals from 0–9, followed by common punctuation marks and mathematical symbols. The increasingly dense strings of characters resemble old computer test sheets or printer calibration samples. The smallest lines are almost microscopic, showing how legible the font remains at tiny sizes. At the bottom, the typeface name is repeated upside down as a small decorative detail. The overall impression is of a vintage printer’s proof sheet.
A pale aqua poster with a thin black border. The title “1403 VINTAGE MONO” appears at the top. This page displays specialized glyphs available in the typeface via OpenType features. The page is organized into the following six sections: §1. Stylistic Alternates: six letters and signs with their alternate counterparts. §2. Alternative Fractions: composed slashed (vulgar) fractions for: 1/2, 2/3, 1/4, 2/5, 4/7, 7/8, followed by their stacked (nut) fraction counterparts. §3. Worldwide Currency Symbols: Bitcoin, Cent, Dollar, Dong, Drachma, Euro, Turkish Lira, Manat, Peso, Peseta, Rupee, Pound, Tenge, and Yen. §4. Math Symbols: A row of mathematical characters such as: Double Integral, Universal, Empty Set, Summation, There Does Not Exist, and more. §5. Arrows: A row of directional arrows pointing up, down, left, right, diagonally, and in double directions. §6. Symbols & Dingbats: A playful collection of pictographs including: A pointing hand, Pie chart, Lightning bolt, Target, play/pause symbol, Heart, Anchor, Checkbox, and more. At the bottom, the typeface name is repeated upside down as a small decorative detail.
A minimalist pale aqua poster with a large amount of empty space. Centered near the top in monospaced, capital and small cap letters, is the typeface’s name: “1403 VINTAGE MONO™” Beneath it is the subtitle: “LINE PRINTER VIBES. NO WAITING.” Farther down the page, centered text reads: “Designed by Jeff Kellem” Near the bottom appears the release information: “Expansion Update v2 • January 30, 2016” The sparse composition, generous empty space, and clean monospaced lettering give the initial image the feeling of a title page from a vintage computer manual’.
A thin, inset blue border type is set in various cap heights in the font Astra Nova, the design of which has each letter comprised of a grid-based matrix of white stars on a dark blue backgorund evoking a nostalgic, Americana aesthetic. Line 1 reads: “NO KINGS” in large blue capital letters. Below that is a decorative horizontal rule comprised of red stripes flanking a blue star. Line 2: “HANDS OFF!” also in blue. Line 3: part one of this message is set in red “UNJUST LAW MEANS WE MUST” and part two is on Line 4: “RESIST” set in blue. Beneath that is a solid red rule.
The title “ASTRA NOVA” typeset in all bold capital letters in the font Astra Nova, the design of which has each letter comprised of a grid-based matrix of white stars on a dark blue backgorund evoking a nostalgic, Americana aesthetic. The next line is the subtitle, also set in Astra Nova and in white but amaller and reads: “A classic Americana display typeface.” The last line is set in a sans serif typeface, in white and reads: “Designed by François Robert”
A 4-line type specimen on a bright yellow background with a thin inset blue border and set in the typeface Baudot, the design of which has each glyph comprised of a grid-based matrix of dots creating a digital marquee or signage vibe. Line 1 reads: "BABYLON" – The letters are large, bold, and all uppercase, in the color blue. Line 2: Vietnamese phrase "Nhiệt liệt hoan nghênh" – in all lowercase, also in blue. Line 3: "CASINO" – Same dot structure as “BABYLON” but using blue outlines and red fills. Line 4: "Weekend Matinee" – Smaller text, lighter weight. Overall, the combination of colors and dot matrices gives a festive, retro-futuristic look, reminiscent of old theater signs or arcade displays.
A set of five green street signs stacked on a single pole with a bright cyan color background. Each sign has a white border and white text set in the typeface Overpass. The street names displayed are: Rollercoaster Rd, Loadstar Ln, Warwickshire Way, Seasonal St, and Backscratch Blvd
A large blue silhouette of a skateboarder performing a trick, is overlaid on a dark background. The text is set in the typeface Cortina, arranged in stacked lines, consists of six skateboard trick names: Smith, Feeble, Nose, Salad, Suski, and Crooked. The phrase "SKATE & DESTROY" is at the bottom of the image. Cortina's futuristic, angular style with geometric cutouts and stencil-like characteristics complement the urban skateboarding theme.
A stylized typographic composition with a UI reference at the top in shades of gray and blue. The bottom section features two large overlapping capital letter "R"s in the typeface Bodoni 72. One "R" is white, and the other is a dark navy blue. The image conceptually represents the bold formatting function applied to typography, visually contrasting regular and bold weights of the same letterform.
An ornate, colorful typographic illustration resembling an illuminated drop cap in a manuscript featuring a capital letter R from the typeface Rieven Uncial.
Experimental blackletter style text set in pink on a solid black background. The text reads: "Hexcess™ My God, it's full of hexagons! Designed by Delve Withrington"
A photo of San Francisco Bay from the Bay Bridge looking North with partly cloudy skies and a rainbow over the water.