Typeface · Script & handwriting
Ugly Gerry
Ugly Gerry is a font that uses the shapes of United States congressional districts for each of its characters, created in 2019 as a protest against gerrymandering.
About Ugly Gerry
Ugly Gerry is a font that uses the shapes of United States congressional districts for each of its characters, created in 2019 as a protest against gerrymandering. It was designed by Ben Doessel and James Lee of the Leo Burnett Agency in a project for RepresentUs.
From the Wikipedia article “Ugly Gerry”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Ugly Gerry in a book
Script faces belong on covers, titles and short accents. Avoid them for body text and never set them in all caps.
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Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q85847878 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).