Tribbon ‘Layered’ Font – Exclusive Free Download
By Graham Smith
In another free font exclusive on Noupe, we present Tribbon, a tasty layered 'ribbon' style font created by Dominic Le-Hair. It has taken a few weeks of communications with Dominic to finally arrive with a interesting concept in font design. Tribbon is a working 'ribbon' style font, that consists of several layers and is available as a free download below. Tribbon is available in both TTF and OTF font formats.
Dominic also designed the popular 'Clipper' font.
Dominic has also kindly created a brief video on how to best use the Tribbon font. 'How to use the Tribbon Font'

Tribbon Layer 1

Tribbon Layer 2

Tribbon Layer 3

Tribbon Layer 4 - Complete

Designer's Profile
Dominic Le-Hair
I am a 32 year old Graphic Designer living and working in Peterborough, UK. I left Teesside University in 2001 with a BA Honours in Graphic Design. I like to work on personal projects in my spare time as there are less restrictions than with most of the client briefs in my job. I try to be as original as possible with my work and like to occasionally combine hands-on media with digital techniques. I am inspired by designers who experiment with type, such as Craig Ward, Autobahn and Handmade Font.How To Use The Font
The Tribbon font started as an experiment in Illustrator working with a simple custom brush I created. I used Myriad Pro Black as a loose basis for each character. The shadows were then added using a gradient overlay. I was contacted by Graham who asked if I would be interested in creating a working font from my original work called Ribbon Alphabet on my Behance portfolio. I knew it would be a challenge to simplify it without losing too much detail. My solution was to break it up into three separate fonts (Tribbon A, Tribbon B and Tribbon C). These can be layered on top of one another to maintain the depth of the original. The fonts can be used this way in Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and QuarkXPress. Tribbon B can also be used on it’s own for a more simplified, 2D version of the original. I named the font Tribbon as there are three fonts that resemble ribbons when combined (Tri + Ribbon).
Dominic Le-Hair did a wonderful job. I like his multi-layered font. I think it’s brilliant the way you build it up like a sandwich, choosing colors and filters. It’s also great fun to experiment with multiple layers amnd transparencies. i wish other fonts would be designed this way, giving people room for new experiments.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful type.
Carlo
I am interested in possibly using this font for an advertising campaign at an ad firm I intern at, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Please let me know as soon as possible about rights and prices, etc, if applicable.
must be nice to be GAP’s “Be Bright” font selection! Love your font!
Hello, I downloaded the font but it prompts me that there’s a password. May I know what the password is?