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.
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.