Fonts in Use Archives – Wingsart Studio | Cinematic Fonts by Christopher King

Videotapes From Hell

My original design for the font Zombie Punks was heavily inspired by the video rental store era of the 1980s, particularly the horror genre, with films like The Thing, Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Return of the Living Dead at the top of my list. Channelling these films’ irreverent energy resulted in a pretty…

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Corridor Crew

The Corridor Crew YouTube channel has long been a favourite of mine, serving up a weekly dose of visual effects analysis, peppered with stunt work, science, and welcome takedowns of deep fakes, AI scams, and UFO videos. Best known for their VFX Artists React to Bad and Great CGI series, their prolific output is always…

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Cat On The Road To Findout by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

In an unexpected use of my font, Zombie Punks, the upcoming memoir of the renowned singer/songwriter, Cat Stevens, uses it extensively across the book title and subheadings. For a font designed with retro horror in mind, and subsequently used across horror novels and even Marvel movies, it's a pleasant surprise to see it used against…

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Phantom City Creative: Return of the Living Dead

The Toronto based independent design studio Phantom City Creative found the perfect match for their movie poster art in the hand-drawn lettering of Street Punks. A suitably distressed font that compliments the illustrated poster design. Phantom City Creative is the award winning duo of Justin Erickson and Page Reynolds; renowned for their beautifully illustrated poster…

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Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Paramount Pictures upcoming cinema release Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves uses my hand-drawn brush font Zombie Punks in its movie trailer, adding contrast to the blocky lead text. Originally conceived as a grungy horror font inspired by 80s movie posters and VHS covers, this trailer uses it to great effect against the metallic, glistening…