MyFonts does it with character(s)
January 20, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Back in July, MyFonts printed a bunch of t-shirts with the intention of handing them out to attendees of TypeCon in Buffalo, New York. Each shirt features a large glyph and the name of the font family it comes from, as well as a small print of the new MyFonts logo on the sleeve. 12 designs were printed, each on different colors of American Apparel t-shirts. 
These are the glyphs we featured:
- 4 from Bell Centennial Bold Listing
- M from Bistro Script
- R from Brothers Bold Alternates
- Ampersand (&) from Adobe Caslon Italic
- B from Fakir Display Black
- Z from Farnham Display Italic Swash
- O from Futura Light
- T from Leitura Display Swashes
- a from Maple Bold
- g from Minuscule 2
- W from Treasury Flourish
- E from P22 Zaner Super Pro
Originally we had hatched a grand scheme to play some form of human Scrabble, using groups of conference attendees in our new shirts as letter tiles (imagine type nerds lined up, spelling out different words with their t-shirts)… the photo ops would have been priceless! Unfortunately, there were some shipping complications, and the boxes of shirts didn’t arrive at the conference hotel until the morning after the conference had ended. Now we have about 250 shirts, in sizes from S through XXL, sitting in boxes at the main MyFonts office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, looking for backs to clothe.
Reader Comments (105)
Hhhmmm, its a thought though-could printed to order t-shirts with a glyph of the orderee's choice (fro a font of their choice) be a profitable sideline for MyFonts and its foundries?
I'll take one! These are great!
so what did you do with them? are you selling them?
I want the "W" one! Can I buy one???
Let me know when I can buy one, I want the Amp
Definitely love that "o" one. Gimme!!! I'll pay for it :)
I'd love a 4, W or O. How can I make this happen?
I want one! Please let me know how I can purchase one.
yes, any left? they're all great, but the ampersand and the Z make me particularly fonthappy.
Oh man these are hot. Do you still have some available? I'd be down to purchase one or two!
How can I get one? How much?
let me know how i can get the O/futura light or the &/adobe calson--PLEASE!
These are great. I want the pink-E, the purple W, and the Amp- Brown in a guy's
XL.
You can sell all of these quickly.
C'mon.
Pretty please...
Dang, just saw these on Laughing Squid today; any left? I love the W!
I'll take an & in XL if you have it!
Yes!! they are beautiful! (*Did i miss a response saying how to get one??) I would totally pay for one too.. particularly a "4" an "&" or an "O" .. but might settle for any depending on the price :).
Alyssa
You should just sell these… I'd pick up one or two.
If you end up selling these, I'd buy any of them (especially the "&") in a small or medium.
I would buy these.
I would love an "M". How can I get my hands on one of these?
ampersand looks great!
I'd love to have the O! Are they for sale?
These are great! I'm loving the Adobe Caslon (&) and the Futura (O) shirts the most, but they all have "character" and I would be proud to bear one on my back.
No Brush Script? Where's the Comic Sans? Or Papyrus?
:)
j/k
These are awesome.
If you still got a black Futura size L laying around...
These are really fabulous! Details on purchasing, please!
I love the Adobe Caslon Italic one! Are these available at all because now I just feel like I'm being teased.
these are all beautiful, please tell us they are for sale!
yeah! we could all use an info if they can be bought... the Caslon Pro one is just my shizz!
I'd take Treasury Flourish.. and Maple Bold in a heartbeat. Sell em.
those are awesome! i'll take a XXL in anything, preferably black.
Love the Ampersand. Where can I buy it?
I'd love the brown ampersand shirt in a small!!! I'm in cambridge...so no delivery needed :) Maybe ill pay you guys a visit!
Id like to buy a vowel.. could I have an 'E' ?
It's quite evident that these would sell out pretty quickly. Where/how can I get one?
I want them all! Will you have them at TypeCon Rhythm - ATL this summer? Please Please.
Just saw this via http://www.ilovetypography.com. These are very cool! Are these available for sale or anything? Contact me and I'll tell you which one I want. ;-)
Just saw this from ilovetypography as well... How can I get my hands on a medium ampersand? Or any others, for that matter, they're gorgeous!
Love the Futura "O"... is it possible to purchase one of those in medium or large??
"W" Men's Medium. Please & Thank You!
Count me in! (or is that letter me in?) I'll take a T, an ampersand, and an E, please.... let me know when/where I can snag one! (pretty please?)
Hello,
A size L of the Bistro Script would make my day... :)
I want that "a"!! Where do I go? Who do I pay? Bring it to me!!
It seems as though my choice would be obvious, but that Futura O has trumped my namesake.
sign me up for an 'O'. You guys should definitely sell these on an ongoing basis.
it's pretty evident that you guys NEED to sell these. do tell us when you set this up!
me too! I know a few design professors who ought to wear their letters proudly.
AI love these! Let me know if and how I can get one! And if you do a second set, I'd love to see many more. A whole set of ampersands. a's or e's from various fonts. Wildest punctuation. Endless possibilities.
I'm loving the Futura and Adobe Caslon shirt. How can I get my hands on these?
pretty awesome as well as great, these shirts!
of course, my favourite is "the r"; but "&", "e" and "g" are wonderfull as well.