36 Days of Fonts: Day 06
Marquee
Having worked at a sign company for a number of years, I'm quite familiar with the letters used on theatre marquee signs. They're typically made from clear plastic, and they often have nubs on the bottom to reduce friction and help them slide along the tracks on the sign. The plastic panels come in a few set widths, so I did the same, setting up three panel widths. The two classic marquee lettering styles are a square industrial-looking sans-serif and a more curved humanist sans. I went with the latter, and only made small optical corrections, which brings out the signpainter style that marquee letters are known for.
See you tomorrow!
Follow the 36 Days of Fonts project for a new font every day! Post your feedback on Instagram or send me an email justin@justinpenner.ca. If you use this font, show me your work or tag it #36fontsinuse, and if you want to see it expanded to a full character set, let me know!
This project runs from December 1, 2020 to January 6, 2021, and the fonts will be available for a limited time after.
License
This free font is licensed for personal and commercial use. For full details, read the Free Font License Agreement.
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