Dance your project down Bourbon Street with Metairie.

Get in the swing with Metairie. This high-contrast script from Jeremy Dooley sets the rhythm for your next headline or short phrase with its fresh, expressive forms. Metairie’s (sometimes exaggerated) scrawled letterforms play on the colorful world of calligraphy to bring you a fully developed personality of its own. Inspired by elixirs and pharmaceuticals of the 1800s, this design has forms that dig down deep to the soul. It brings a unique, vibrant feel for your next message. The typeface supports all major Latin languages, and the expanded OpenType capabilities let you slide elements easily and quickly into your design. Metairie also includes a number of distressed options. Improv a bit, too, with Metairie’s decorative ornaments, variations on the fleur de lis. Ornaments and tails are accessed through the glyph palette or using the Swash function. An extensive set of ligatures gives you more options for humanizing the handwriting on the page. Then take it up a notch by using

From the late nineteenth century and the golden age of American classical writing comes the design for Metairie, a high-quality script font from Jeremy Dooley. Inspired by pharmaceutical labels and elixirs of the 1800s, the typeface features expressive (sometimes exaggerated), sensuous forms--high-contrast figures with an emphasis on the bottom part of the script. While not in the traditional style of calligraphy, the typeface still much represents the elements of this colorful world. Metairie’s scrawled letterforms are ideal for headlines and short phrases, though any project can benefit from its fresh, yet vintage touch.

The font is filled with all the characters you need. Metairie supports all major Latin languages. This expanded OpenType font is a complete solution for creation. Possessing Opentype capabilities, Metairie has a fully developed personality of it own. Also included are a number of distressed options.

Included with the typeface, too, are a series of decorative ornaments, variations on the fleur de lis. Ornaments and tails are accessed through the glyph palette or using the Swash function. An extensive set of ligatures provides additional variations of letters to humanize the handwriting on the page.

Use the glyph palette to find the perfect solutions for specific projects. You have full access to this amazing capability with InDesign, Illustrator, QuarkXpress and similar software. We recommend that you explore what this font can offer by using the glyph palette. You can get an idea of ​​the strength of this font by reviewing the brochure in PDF format in the "Gallery" section.

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