Angerpoise Lampshade Font

More info from Ray Larabie

I released this typeface on February 14, 1999. At first, I called it
“Anglepoise Lampshade,” after a song by the punk band The Soft Boys.
I didn’t realize Anglepoise was also a lamp brand. Nearly two decades
later, their trademark owner contacted me, pointing out that my font
was confusing their lampshade customers in search results. To avoid
conflict, I renamed it “Angerpoise Lampshade,” which preserved some of
the punk edge of the original name.
The design itself was a quick experiment, a modification of the
letterforms from my Hemi Head typeface. The early version was rough,
and I think that held back its popularity. I never saw it used anywhere
notable.
Stylistically, I once described it with an Art Deco hook, but in truth, I
don’t think it has any Art Deco in it. It has more in common with the
cyberpunk bitmap fonts I saw in 4K demos and late-1980s and early
1990s computer games. Looking back, I should have just called it
postmodern, since it doesn’t sit comfortably in any single category.
I released it with a free commercial-use license, and in April 2024 I
placed it into the public domain. For me, the project is less about the
design itself than the lesson it taught: be careful with font naming,
because trademark conflicts can creep up even decades later.

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Angerpoise Lampshade Font is a 80s font and was created on Apr 4, 2024. Angerpoise Lampshade Font has been downloaded 73 times, added to 3 collections, and liked 0 times.

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