Lava de Vie outline handwritten font
About
Lava de Vie is a wavy outline handwritten font with liquid, lava-lamp letterforms, ink that pools at the edges of every stroke, and an alternate for every uppercase letter. Playful, strange and unmistakably hand-made, it is a display font for designers who want their typography to have a pulse.
The name is a nod to eau de vie, the "water of life": a molten, wobbly alphabet that looks poured rather than drawn. Somewhere between groovy 70s psychedelia and modern indie branding, Lava de Vie brings warmth, humor and a little beautiful mess to every word. Uppercase letters are inflated and irregular, some hollow, some partly filled, with ink gathering at the bottom like liquid in glass. The lowercase is a slanted, looping handwriting with a thin outline. Every contour is wavy and imperfect, with a slightly rough, printed edge.
Because every uppercase letter comes with an alternate, and several lowercase letters do too, repeated letters never have to look the same. Mix them freely and create typography that is unapologetically yours.
What's included:
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OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2 font formats for desktop, print and web projects.
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Full set of uppercase and lowercase letters, with an alternate for every uppercase letter and selected lowercase alternates.
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Numerals, punctuation, quotation marks, currency signs and common symbols.
Multilingual support:
Lava de Vie includes full accent and diacritic support for 15 languages:
* English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Romansh, Turkish, Polish, Czech.
Perfect for:
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Artisan product packaging, soap, candle, cosmetics & food labels
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Branding, logotypes & identities for indie, creative and lifestyle brands
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Posters, event invitations & party graphics with a messy, joyful mood
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T-shirt prints, apparel & merch with a groovy retro attitude
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Halloween, spooky season & autumn harvest designs
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Travel, wellness & off-grid retreat posters
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Editorial headlines, quote art, album covers & social media graphics
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Stickers, greeting cards, stationery & Canva templates
Font features:
* Wavy, liquid outline letterforms with ink pooling at the bottom of the strokes
* Mix of hollow and partly filled uppercase letters for a lively, uneven rhythm
* Alternate for every uppercase letter plus selected lowercase alternates
* Slanted, looping lowercase handwriting with a thin outline
* Slightly rough, print-like edge with a hand-made, imperfect feel
* Best at display sizes, where the outlines and ink details can be seen
* Full multilingual support for 15 languages with complete accent marks
* Compatible with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Canva, Procreate, and more
The aesthetic: Lava de Vie feels like a lava lamp glowing on a late-night shelf, a soap wrapper stamped by a slightly tipsy printer, or a 70s record sleeve redrawn in wet ink. Nothing here is straight, nothing is polished to clinical digital perfection, and that is exactly the point. Warm, weird and beautifully alive.
Please note that text and mockups are not included.
Ideal for designers, creators and brands looking for: quirky font for posters, hand-drawn outline font for packaging, playful display font for logos and branding, messy handwritten font for social media, wavy liquid font for t-shirts and merch, groovy 70s font for album covers, halloween font for spooky posters, font with alternates for unique typography, Quirky Font, Outline Font, Handwritten Font, Hand-drawn Font, Display Font, Playful Font, Messy Font, Wavy Font, Liquid Font, Groovy Font, Poster Font, Font For Posters, Logo Font, Fun Font, Cool Font, Trendy Font, Creative Font, Handwriting, Retro Font, 70s Font, Halloween Font, Packaging Font, Content Creator Font, Ugly Font
Please note that text and mockups are not included.
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