What it does
CJ Type publishes families including Dunbar, Louvette, Pennypacker and Velzyland. Its site also presents Lab projects and type rooted in Hawaiian place and language.
Velzyland makes the experimental side of CJ Type particularly clear. This wavy unicase design has alternate letter shapes and a variable color version. On its specimen page, choose a palette such as Sunset or Midnight, then adjust Extrusion Depth and Edge Highlight to compare the dimensional effect. The family includes regular and COLRv1 color fonts; using the color version depends on application support for that format.
The main catalog also includes Dunbar and Pennypacker, while the Lab presents projects such as Louvette Pixel. These sections distinguish broader retail families from more specialized display experiments.
Licences combine desktop workstations, monthly unique web visitors, ebooks and mobile apps in size tiers. Mini, for example, covers three workstations, 15,000 monthly unique visitors and one ebook, with no app allowance. The detailed agreement counts web visitors across licensed domains and requires an upgrade after three consecutive months above the allowance. Hosted Canva use has additional conditions, so that workflow should be checked separately from ordinary desktop installation.
Strengths
- Velzyland has controls for color palettes and dimensional effects.
- The site distinguishes retail families from Lab experiments.
- Licence tiers show workstation, traffic, ebook and app allowances together.
Watch out for
- The color font requires compatible COLRv1 rendering.
- The smallest licence tier excludes mobile apps.
- Canva use has additional licence conditions.
Best for
- Display projects seeking experimental typography
- Designers comparing retail families with Lab releases
Sources
- CJ Type (Oct 27, 2026)
- Velzyland: CJ Type (Oct 27, 2026)
- CJ Type Licensing (Oct 27, 2026)
- CJ Type End User Licence Agreement (Oct 27, 2026)