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A little type foundry with a growing stable of display and text faces full of flavor.

08/08/2026

This is Manning Moderne, a cursive Inspired by hand-painted advertising type from the Streamline Moderne period that bridged Art Déco and Mid-Century Modern. It's full of features, like easier-to-read caps and a full set of small caps for when you need something a little more legible, plus alternates and terminal forms without linkages!

As beautiful, smart, and fun as its namesake, Manning Moderne is a lovely addition to your retro (or contemporary!) font stable!

And, as always, she’s made with care and love in The Ampersand Forest.

Pick it up now at https://www.myfonts.com/collections/manning-moderne-font-the-ampersand-forest

DC Scarpelli
Peter Budinger

07/21/2026

Meet Venera, a strong, distinctive sans serif type system with a solid voice. Inspired by the great midcentury grotesque typeface families, as well as the great midcentury obsession (the space race), Venera is beautiful and formidable at the same time, like the goddess she’s named for.

And, as always, she’s made with care and love in The Ampersand Forest.

Make Venera part of your world at https://www.myfonts.com/collections/venera-font-the-ampersand-forest

DC Scarpelli
Peter Budinger

03/06/2026

For many many years, Berne Nadall's Caslon Antique has been the staple typeface for all things meant to look like old metal type of the sort used from the 16th through the 19th centuries (think Les Misérables). Malvolio Antique adds features that make it easier to achieve that look, and much more realistically. Its automatic contextual alternates switch between three complete character sets so that repeated characters have different weathering, selling that they came from different pieces of metal type.

Additionally, it has historical forms (initial and medial long s and its ligatures) and contextual alternates (u for v). Malvolio Antique Italic has a full set of Swash capitals. Both are adapted directly from the body type in Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio.

Available at myfonts.com/collections/malvolio-antique-font-the-ampersand-forest

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11/27/2025

Ampersand Forest Abecedarium, installment 3!

All AF fonts are 25% off until the end of 2025! Link in bio!

11/25/2025

Ampersand Forest Abecedarium, installment 2!

All AF fonts are 25% off until the end of 2025! Link in bio!

11/20/2025

With the world in its current state and all of us working like mad just to stay afloat, it’s easy to forget the joy. The fun.

So here’s the first installment of a little abecedarium of Ampersand Forest type. I’ve always derived huge joy from these books (think Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies!).

(And I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that all Ampersand Forest type is on sale at MyFonts until the end of the year! Check ‘em all out!)

11/18/2025

25% off All fonts until the end of ‘25! That’s some yummy type at a yummy price!
Visit and pick some up today!

10/28/2025

Meet Saint Giles, the newest release from The Ampersand Forest!

Inspired by lapidary (carved) letterforms from the Chapel of the Thistle in Edinburgh's Saint Giles Cathedral, these fonts are a relaxed, Humanist alternative to more aggressive carved letterforms.

Check out Saint Giles at MyFonts and all Monotype outlets!

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Monotype
https://www.myfonts.com/collections/saint-giles-font-the-ampersand-forest?queryId=b373d874649ccd1bd44fe21283e54b4d&eventName=Product%20Clicked&index=universal_search_data&objectIDs=MTA0OTQyNl80NjQ4NDNfMTc1NDMxNDgzMw&positions=1&inline=true&userquery=saint%20gi

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