Favorite Fonts

 It's hard to really settle on a favorite font, but if I had to choose it would probably be Bleeding Cowboys. This font was created on June 28th, 2007, by Guillaume Seguin of the company Segments Design/Last Soundtrack. It's described as a "tattoo font" because it was originally created as a font reference for tattoo inspiration. The reason I like this font is because of its western-style design, as well as its incorporation of distressed and damaged look which makes it look old and more intense. Additionally, there are extra details, like smears on some letters and some capital letters having swooping details, the former of which adds to the aging effect and the latter of which makes it look fancier. I'm not sure exactly what implications the font has had for writers and writing, but I do know that, thanks to its western styling and distressed effect, this font looks good for use by Americana (country/folk/bluegrass/Indigenous music plus fusion genres) musicians, western media (such as movies, shows, books, posters, etc.), alcohol brands (particularly whisky brands), and, due to its arguably darker look, Americana/metal fusion musicians, though I can't recall having seen this font used commercially as of yet despite it being 17 years old. There are many similar fonts that have existed for longer (as far back as the 19th century), but the distressed aged look combined with the swooping details simultaneously give it a vintage look and a sleek, relatively modern look that I love. I've attached an image of the font to this post to showcase its detail. One particular place I feel could perfectly utilize this font is on tour and show posters for the western black metal band Wayfarer, who write music using the American Frontier as lyrical inspiration and country music aspects in the sound of their songs. I feel the Bleeding Cowboys font could perfectly capture the essence of their music with its sleek but arguably dark appearance.