Font - Hitchcut
: Stratford opted for a "back-to-basics" approach, drawing the letterforms directly into a font-creation app rather than starting with digital sketches. Key Technical Features
The font is designed to evoke a "childlike, playful" feel through intentional simplicity and crudeness. Hitchcut Font
: It utilizes straight lines almost exclusively, mimicking the appearance of letters hand-cut with scissors from paper. : Stratford opted for a "back-to-basics" approach, drawing
is a display font created by designer Simon Stratford as a typographic homage to the collaborative work of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and graphic designer Saul Bass. Specifically inspired by the iconic movie poster for the 1958 film Vertigo , the font's name is a portmanteau of "Hitchcock" and "cut-out". Core Design Philosophy Hitchcut Font