Typo Friday #11: Hoffee Font

My friend Doug Merritt recently created this wonderful typeface, which he calls “Hoffee,” inspired by Portland’s two favorite beverages, coffee and beer. Doug painstakingly arranged roasted coffee beans and hops leaves into letterforms and photographed the results; no Photoshoppery here! I was incredibly impressed when Doug showed me this last week and I knew I had to feature here on Typo Friday. I love the little touches like the single leaf as the dot on the i and j, and how some of the leaves still have some of the vine attached. The whole set just has such great character. Drink up and enjoy!

