Andrew Graham

Melys

A horizontal contrast typeface with bags of personality

About this typeface

Melys is my first attempt at creating an italic, a serif, and a horizontal contrast typeface. And, even at this early stage, I absolutely love it.

Even though it’s weird and wonderful, it takes a lot of its cues from traditional italics. So while it’s packed with personality, it remains familiar and elegant - like a readable text face from a parallel universe.

Powerful

Intelligible

Have a nice day

The name?

Like me, Melys is Welsh! Melys means ‘sweet’.

For an English speaker, the rough equivalent pronunciation would be MEL-iss, with the emphasis on the first syllable.

Where can I get this?

It’s not available yet! As you can see, we’re at a very early stage. The lowercase is drawn, and we have the first cut of an uppercase. And that's it.

I’d love to get this in the hands of designers as soon as possible, so I’m beginning to think about how to make that happen. However, if you feel this could work for your branding projects, or if you're a font foundry and like what you see then let's talk! Email: hello at andrewgraham dot dev.

Test drive Melys

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Taskmaster is a British comedy panel game show created by comedian Alex Horne. It is presented by Greg Davies, as the Taskmaster, and Horne, as the Taskmaster’s assistant. In each series of the programme, a group of five celebrities (mainly comedians) attempt to complete a series of challenges, referred to as “tasks”. The Taskmaster then reviews the contestants’ attempts and awards points based on performance, interpretation or other arbitrary, comedic factors. A winner is determined in each episode and for the series overall. The concept for the programme was first created by Horne for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010; he later secured a deal with Dave to adapt it for television with the first episode premiering in 2015. After the ninth series in 2019, the programme was acquired by Channel 4. The programme has completed 20 series, as well as five Champion of Champions specials and seven New Year Treat specials as of January 2026, and is set to continue for at least one more series in 2026.

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