Wevli

I released Wevli on August 14, 2002. It began as a redesign of an earlier free font I had called “20th Century Font,” which itself was influenced by Blue Highway and the custom Burger King typeface designed by Sterling Brands in the 1990s. “20th Century Font” was a clumsy project; it had rounded terminals and sharp corners but lacked consistency, and Monotype soon reminded me that the name overlapped with their existing “20th Century.” I used the renaming as an opportunity to overhaul the design and expand it into a full family. Wevli included different weights, widths, and italics from the outset, though those additions were not well made at the time. In the 2010s, I rebuilt much of the family to correct those early weaknesses. The name came from a spell in the Dreamcast game Skies of Arcadia.

Wevli has never been free; only the earlier “20th Century Font” was released without cost. In November 2024, I updated Wevli with technical improvements, modernizing its name tables and changing the style naming convention from width/weight to weight/width order. It has not been used in notable projects, but for me it marked a transition from awkward early experiments to more reliable, professional font families.