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i like good books, good dogs, and good type.
find my fonts at prologuetype.co.
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Posthumous is out now! A variable blackletter script with gloopy round corners and lots of OpenType features, this type family has been such a labor of love. I'm so excited to share it with you all!
Learn more about it, download a PDF specimen, or purchase a license → prologuetype.co/posthumous.
The word “Posthumous,” written in the typeface Posthumous, appears six times. Each word is in a different weight of the font, going from Regular at the top down to Black at the bottom. The text is in a cream color on a dark gray background, and at the bottom is a small teal-colored leafy flourish. The full alphabet is written out in Posthumous—capital A, lowercase a, space, capital B, lowercase b, and so on. After the alphabet are the numbers 0-9 and a few symbols: an ampersand, at symbol, pound sign, exclamation mark, and question mark. The background is teal and the text is white. At the bottom is a small leafy flourish in a dark gray color. Light gray text demonstrating what Posthumous looks like without a certain OpenType feature immediately precedes cream text demonstrating the font with that OpenType feature. The elements included are Trailing Caps, where capitals are replaced with their non-swash variant in all-caps contexts; Auto Arrows, where a hyphen and greater than (or less than) symbol are replaced with a unicode arrow glyph; Stylistic Set 01, which removes all swashes; and Stylistic Set 02, which removes the connections between letters to form a disconnected, more traditional blackletter style. The background is a dark gray color, and at the bottom is a small leafy flourish in a teal color.
February 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
elliscarsonjones.bsky.social
My type foundry, Prologue Type, officially launches tomorrow! My first typeface, Posthumous, is a variable blackletter script. I could not be more excited to share it with you! Stay tuned... 👀👀

#typedesign #fonts
The logo for Prologue Type. The text is set in Cosmodoxia (a forthcoming release from Prologue Type) in a cream color on a muted teal background. Underneath the word Prologue and to the left of the word Type is a leafy flourish in a dark gray color.
February 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
elliscarsonjones.bsky.social
Posthumous update 2/5:
I'm making the PDF specimen, which means we're very close to release—and the launch of my type foundry, Prologue Type! Coming later this week. Or maybe next week.

#typedesign #typefoundry
A screenshot of part of an InDesign document in progress. Across the top is the Prologue Type logo, and the word "Text." Further down is a label reading "12pt Semibold" next to a long paragraph. The paragraph is an excerpt from Dracula, set in Posthumous—a forthcoming font from Prologue Type. The labels and supplementary text are set in Cosmodoxia, an unreleased font from Prologue Type.
February 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
elliscarsonjones.bsky.social
i’m a nonbinary book cover designer! i’ve worked with self published authors, small university presses, and major traditional publishing houses. i specialize in custom typography and am currently taking freelance book design work! especially for queer stories 🏳️‍🌈 DM me here if you’re interested :)
January 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
elliscarsonjones.bsky.social
Posthumous update 1/20/25:
✅ All letters (incl. language support) have been drawn!

Still to do:
[] Kerning for .isol forms
[] Draw some more symbols (mostly currency symbols left)
[] Double check that my OpenType features actually work
[] Double check variable axis for issues

#typedesign #wip
January 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
elliscarsonjones.bsky.social
hi! i'm ellis (they/them).

i design books and fonts, and sometimes i do hand lettering!

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🖋️ #PortfolioDay
A mockup of a redesigned cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. In grainy shades of orange, cream, and black, the cover depicts a skull with a sword running vertically behind (through?) it. White text on a black background that reads "Posthumous: a variable, semiconnected blackletter script." The typeface is a soft blackletter, with letters that join and flow into one another. The word "Posthumous" is in a bold weight, while the rest is in a lighter weight. The lyrics "The ones who tell the lies are the solemnest to swear/And the ones who load the dice always say the toss is fair" are hand-lettered in the silhouette of an organic shape. Visible in the spaces of the letters is a photo of Captain Flint from Black Sails. Two books standing side by side. On the left, a copy of Little Women by L.M. Alcott. The cover is red with white print, and includes an engraving-style illustration of two hands, holding one another. On the right is a copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The cover is blue with white print, and includes an engraving-style illustration of a portrait of a young man in an ornate frame.
January 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM