Red Fred Bodoni is curious and courageous as well as the founding member of The Jolly Troop. When he isn't yodeling in the high mountains, he is having adventures across the world with his best mate, Black Jack.
Pause & Rejoice / Totem: Exclamation mark / Mantra: Be strong, live happie, and love. - John Milton / Hatch Day: 13 September / Type Designer/Foundry: International Typeface Corporation
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Black Jack Brush is Red Fred's best mate. Flying is his thing. Really fast. Girls annoy him (it's a phase). He's happiest when he's thinking of new flight patterns through forests, skyscrapers, or legs.
Pause & Dare / Totem: Lightning bolt / Mantra: If you don't make wind, you break it. / Hatch Day: 10 August / Type Designer/Foundry: Monotype Typography Ltd
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Yvette Garamouche loves Paris, croissants, the Louvre, pigeons, and thinking of her Montmartre balcony. She coos over anything romantic and thinks her life is the ultimate love saga of the century.
Pause & Love / Totem: Heart / Mantra: Anything from Shakespeare's Juliet / Hatch Day: 30 January / Type Designer/Foundry: Michael Want/P22 / Purchase the font
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Green food is Algernon Anagram's favorite thing to eat. Sometimes he even eats non-edible things like green socks and green pencils. The Jolly Troop enjoys his company camping because they use him as a giant pillow, which keeps him warm all night.
Pause & Listen / Totem: Music note / Mantra: I listen to the wind of my soul. - Cat Stevens / Hatch Day: 7 June / Type Designer/Foundry: Nick Curtis/Nick's Fonts / Purchase the font
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Stilts Gotham (Stilts is just his nickname) is the tallest member of The Jolly Troop as well as the most far-seeing. He can see so far he sees the future! Since this takes concentration and awareness, you can almost always find him in yoga in pigeon pose with his eyes closed.
Pause & Relax / Totem: Closed eye / Mantra / Hatch Day: 18 November / Type Designer/Foundry: The Hoefler Type Foundry, Inc. / Purchase the font
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Magnus Prestige would rather be deciphering a forgotten language or delivering a lecture than taking time to bird-bathe. While history remains his favorite subject, he is trying NOT to appear so cute – it takes away from his credibility.
Pause & Remember / Totem: Looped ribbon / Mantra / Hatch Day / Type Designer/Foundry: Adobe Systems Inc
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Penny Cochin runs everywhere. Once she gets her eyes set on something, she doesn't stop. She wants to be the world's fastest running bird. Currently, she is working on dodging raindrops and making curry from scratch.
Pause & Plan / Totem: Thought bubble / Mantra / Hatch Day: 6 November / Type Designer/Foundry: Linotype AG
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These two see both sides of everything. And even though they are as different as fire and water, they always stick together. And a hint: stay on their good side, otherwise they create double trouble.
Pause & Question / Totem: Question mark / Mantra / Hatch Day: 13 March / Type Designer/Foundry: Jonathan Hoefler/Hoefler & Frere-Jones / Purchase the font
