I Contributed to an Awesome Collaborative Typeface

The Font Aid VI: Aster Affects typeface was created to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy relief.
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck portions of the Caribbean, and the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States with a vengeance.

Sandy was the largest Atlantic superstorm on record and is currently ranked as the second costliest Atlantic hurricane, surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Designers from all around the globe contributed glyphs in the form of asterisks and other star-inspired symbols. Over 250 designers from 41 countries contributed glyphs to the project.

Behind the scenes, volunteers Neil Summerour, Delve Withrington, and Grant Hutchinson compiled, assembled, and tested what would become the final typeface.

More info here at the Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA)

All funds raised will be donated directly to the Red Cross

The typeface is available now for $20US through the SOTA Store.  Tell your friends. This is a very cool thing you can do for Hurricane Sandy relief. This is my asterick

The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type, its history and development, its use in the world of print and digital imagery, its designers, and its admirers.


Font Aid is a charitable endeavor. We wish to ensure that we provide the maximum support possible to the people and organization that need it. 

Any work submitted to a Font Aid project will be deemed a charitable gift and a work made for hire. Whenever possible, we are happy to credit the creativity of the participating designers.