| Ciseaux Matisse was inspired by the exhibition Drawing With Scissors, which I visited at the Kunsthalle Schirn in my hometown of Frankfurt am Main in 2003 and the book Jazz published in 1947 by Henri Matisse. Admittedly, before that time I wasn’t a fan of Matisse’s work, neither his late nor the early work. That definitely changed after the exhibition. While his motifs have been overused on postcards and mouspads, in front of the originals you forget those tiny pictures. Some of the works were massive—larger than 24ft. By cutting directly into the color Matisse created shapes with strong dynamics. Years later, in 2007, I used that inspiration to cut an exclusive font for a newspaper that I designed at that time (see Ciseaux Matisse in use pictures). Later I developed that font into the four styles featured here. The cut-out style is a paper cutout; boxed is the paper background. Both linear and boxed linear have no curved outlines, so they are more aggressive. As drawing with scissors implies, all characters are cut by hand. With only uppercase letters, this font is designed for editorial use: headlines, slogans in ads, or musical usage in posters and flyers that need the little touch of the jazz scissors. In special cases the lowercase letters contain alternate shapes to the uppercase forms. The font-family comes with four styles: cut out, cut out linear, boxed and boxed linear.  All Ciseaux Matisse styles in use (click to enlarge) |
Benefits:  Unique hand cut letters for a unique look Family with four styles Comes in OpenType (Postscript) Works on all Mac OS Versions Works on all Windows Versions True Type works on iOS 4.0.2 Ornaments Free updatesAll future updates, like extension of the character set, kerning etc. are free. You will be notified via email if an update is available. Updates are also announced in the monthly newsletter. Immediate download Pay online quickly and securely through PayPal
By purchasing this font you agree to Harald Geisler's End User License Agreement (EULA), which can be viewed here. |
More about Ciseaux Matisse:
How to use Ciseaux Matisse on your blog or website (i.e. headlines)
Ciseaux Matisse in Typodarium 2011
Ciseaux Matisse is featured in Typodarium 2011:
Ciseaux Matisse in use
How to purchase and download a font
It is very simple to purchase and download a font.
First Step.
Select a product license that fits your needs. I.e. you like to install and use the font on two computers select "two users" and press the "Add to cart." button. Check the order displayed in your shopping cart. Proceed with the process by pressing the "Checkout" button. Follow the instructions from PayPal to process the payment.
Second Step.
After PayPal has processed your payment - which should be done within seconds - a printable receipt along with a unique download link will be presented to you. By pressing that link the font file will be downloaded immediately to your computer and ready to use.
Third Step.
The unique download link to the font file along with a copy of the receipt will be emailed to you automatically.
Please make sure to keep that copy along with a copy of the file at a safe place.
If you encounter problems with processing the payment or downloading, please don't hesitate to contact me directly via telephone +49 69 41077834 or use this contact form here
Payments and security
It is possible to pick up and purchase the item directly at my studio in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Therefore please contact me here
In most cases the item (physical (i.e. a print) or digital (i.e. a font file) will be purchased through PayPal. PayPal is a service provider for financial transactions. Depending on your country PayPal will offer a variety of payment options like withdrawal from your bank account or credit card. You don't need to sign up for an account at PayPal to use the service.
Security:
PayPal processes your financal Information directly and transfers the payment to my account. PayPal does not share your financial information with me.
Payments made through PayPal include a purchase protection. PayPal supervises and insures the delivery of tangible goods and that the item arrives as described and undamaged.
Please visit the PayPal.com website to find out in detail about their services.
Alternative payment options:
If you wish to use an alternative payment option please contact me here
or call (+49 69 41077834) to discuss payment options.
Returns
Returning tangible goods:
Returns of tangible goods (i.e. prints or plates) must be claimed within 10 days after delivery through email, phone or fax.
Tangible goods must be send back immediately after claiming the return within the original packaging.
Shipping costs will not be refunded. The buyer ships the item at own risk and cost. A refund will be made after the returned item arrives undamaged.
A restocking fee of 25% of the total purchase price applies to returns of all tangible goods.
A reduced restocking fee of 10% of the total purchase price applies to returned offset prints.
Returning intangible goods:
Intangible goods (i.e. font licenses) are not returnable or refundable, for obvious reasons. If your purchase is proven defective and you notify me within 5 days of your purchase, I will either provide a replacement/update to that item or refund your money.
Sales Tax
All prices are shown without sales tax.
Items are sold from Germany. Sales tax is not applied for international sales.
Only to purchases made within Germany an additional sales tax of 7% is applied.
You have a question that is not answered above?
How to use Ciseaux Matisse on your blog or website (i.e. headlines)
Ciseaux Matisse is availble as a Webfont through MyFonts – http://bit.ly/ciseaux.
Ciseaux Matisse in Typodarium 2011
Ciseaux Matisse is featured in Typodarium 2011:
Ciseaux Matisse in use
How to purchase and download a font
It is very simple to purchase and download a font.
First Step.
Select a product license that fits your needs. I.e. you like to install and use the font on two computers select "two users" and press the "Add to cart." button. Check the order displayed in your shopping cart. Proceed with the process by pressing the "Checkout" button. Follow the instructions from PayPal to process the payment.
Second Step.
After PayPal has processed your payment - which should be done within seconds - a printable receipt along with a unique download link will be presented to you. By pressing that link the font file will be downloaded immediately to your computer and ready to use.
Third Step.
The unique download link to the font file along with a copy of the receipt will be emailed to you automatically.
Please make sure to keep that copy along with a copy of the file at a safe place.
If you encounter problems with processing the payment or downloading, please don't hesitate to contact me directly via telephone +49 69 41077834 or use this contact form here
.
Payments and security
It is possible to pick up and purchase the item directly at my studio in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Therefore please contact me here
, or call ahead (+49 69 41077834) to make an appointment.
In most cases the item (physical (i.e. a print) or digital (i.e. a font file) will be purchased through PayPal. PayPal is a service provider for financial transactions. Depending on your country PayPal will offer a variety of payment options like withdrawal from your bank account or credit card. You don't need to sign up for an account at PayPal to use the service.
Security:
PayPal processes your financal Information directly and transfers the payment to my account. PayPal does not share your financial information with me.
 |
Payments made through PayPal include a purchase protection. PayPal supervises and insures the delivery of tangible goods and that the item arrives as described and undamaged.
Please visit the PayPal.com website to find out in detail about their services.
Alternative payment options:
If you wish to use an alternative payment option please contact me here
or call (+49 69 41077834) to discuss payment options.
Returns
Returning tangible goods:
Returns of tangible goods (i.e. prints or plates) must be claimed within 10 days after delivery through email, phone or fax.
Tangible goods must be send back immediately after claiming the return within the original packaging.
Shipping costs will not be refunded. The buyer ships the item at own risk and cost. A refund will be made after the returned item arrives undamaged.
A restocking fee of 25% of the total purchase price applies to returns of all tangible goods.
A reduced restocking fee of 10% of the total purchase price applies to returned offset prints.
Returning intangible goods:
Intangible goods (i.e. font licenses) are not returnable or refundable, for obvious reasons. If your purchase is proven defective and you notify me within 5 days of your purchase, I will either provide a replacement/update to that item or refund your money.
Sales Tax
All prices are shown without sales tax.
Items are sold from Germany. Sales tax is not applied for international sales.
Only to purchases made within Germany an additional sales tax of 7% is applied.
You have a question that is not answered above?
