This is the online home of Ben Jones, Type Designer and Font Engineer. If you would like to get in contact with me, just send an email to . I am also on twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Glyphs Scripts
I have a collection of Glyphs scripts, freely available on Github.
Font Engineering Services
I offer font engineering services of all types, including:
- Routine productisation for your fonts, including technical quality checks for the outlines and various other parameters, font naming with style linking, vertical metrics consistency, font validation, etc.
- Opentype layout coding, from the mundane to the complex, such as for Arabic, Devanagari, or Gujarati.
- Font problem solving (e.g. Font menu sorting, OS discrepancies, MS Office issues).
- Custom scripts for Glyphs app or other general Python programming.
History of the graphical design of matchboxes
As part of my Typography and Graphic Communication degree course I was required to write a 20,000 word dissertation. The subject I chose to write about was the history and evolution of the matchbox cover/label from its beginnings in 1827 to the present day. This is now available for download in PDF format for strictly personal, non-commercial purposes from here (about 1.5Mb)
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Amrys
17 Styles — Released 24 January 2019
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Clarence
2 Styles — Released 14 February 2008
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Eksja
8 Styles — Released 30 October 2009
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Joanna Nova
18 Styles — Released 04 November 2015
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Lightbox 21
18 Styles — Released 06 February 2021
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Nosta
8 Styles — Released 05 July 2006
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Greenwood
1 Style — Released 01 March 2006
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Stobart
1 Style — Released 13 December 2006
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Bitty
2 Styles — Released 01 December 2005
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Buxus
4 Styles — Released 04 January 2005
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Gilibert
1 Style — Released 27 July 2005
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ModernModern
2 Styles — Released 12 October 2004
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Pasquinade
2 Styles — Released 24 May 2005
