Convex / Prismatic / Beveled Fonts

I'm fairly certain that Convecta (released in 2000 when four fonts made up the entire Letterhead Fonts catalog) was the first layered convex font ever created. I'd never seen a layered font set before and wanted to make something that my fellow sign artists could cut out of vinyl to create a dimensional effect. Convex, prismatic, beveled, whatever you decide to call it, all fonts in this category are designed with a base font and an additional font or fonts containing convex (or beveled) shapes that gets placed on top to create a dimensional appearance. Coloring the top layer with a gradient color slightly darker or lighter than the color used for the base font achieves very eye-catching results quickly. These dimensional fonts are very time-consuming to create and require a great deal of skill. Here's how we do it.

Convecta by Chuck Davis
Convex, Prismatic, Beveled Font - LHF Convecta
Counselor by Chuck Davis, Patrick Kalange & John Studden
Elegant Convex, Prismatic, Beveled Font - LHF Counselor
Quadrex by Chuck Davis
Convex, Prismatic, Beveled Font - LHF Quadrex
Ransom by Denise Bayers
Convex, Prismatic, Beveled Font - LHF Ransom
Shogun by Denise Bayers
Convex, Prismatic, Beveled Font - LHF Shogun