Designers Note
BitterBrush is a bold, hand-drawn font that captures the raw energy of graffiti and street art. With its uneven strokes, textured lines, and expressive character shapes, it brings a gritty, urban feel to any design project. The font’s irregularity mimics the natural flow of brushwork, making it ideal for posters, album covers, logos, and branding that demand attention and personality. BitterBrush works especially well in creative campaigns where authenticity and edge are key—think music festivals, skate culture, or indie fashion. Its mix of legibility and artistic flair allows it to stand out without sacrificing clarity. Whether used at large sizes for impact or subtly integrated into layouts, BitterBrush adds an authentic, handmade charm that digital fonts often lack. It's perfect for designers looking to inject raw emotion and visual storytelling into their work.
I needed a name with ‘brush’ in it and most have already been taken, so I did a little digging and found out that Purshia tridentata, a flowering plant native to the mountainous areas of western North America is called bitterbrush. It is also known as antelope brush, quinine brush and buckbrush - but I settled on Bitterbrush.
There’s nothing bitter about Bitterbrush. It is actually a very sweet hand brushed font. It comes with ligatures for double letter combinations and a truck load of diacritics. And (something I am very proud of): it supports the Vietnamese language!
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