engraved maori inspired font in wooden surface saying 'ngā mihi'
A Māori inspired font, featuring the full set of white lowercase letters on black background with punctuation marks
A Māori inspired font, featuring a closeup of the letters in black on white to show the strong figure-ground relationship between the shapes
A Māori inspired font, featuring the full Māori alphabet in lowercase letters on black background, including macrons
Maori lowercase font for 'toi kiri' indigenous arts festival, red and white logo on black and white image of ta moko artist
'Ngā Mihi' Māori-Inspired Lowercase Font

Maimoa Creative

'Ngā Mihi' Māori-Inspired Lowercase Font

$25.00

‘Ngā Mihi’ is a lowercase typeface inspired by common Māori motifs appearing in traditional art and designs, in particular the art of whakairo (carving). A strong figure-ground relationship between the individual letterforms creates a bold, intriguing, and culturally stylistic font that will bring a unique flavour to your project*.

Designed by Aroha Tamihana, as part of a student project in 2011 that sparked her passion for typography.

This typeface is best showcased as a display font, and is perfect for applications across cultural, design, fashion, art, and branding projects.

Enjoy using one of the few Māori inspired typefaces available to the public.

*When using this font to promote or represent Māori culture and language, please ensure your project adheres to tikanga Māori and respects its traditions to avoid tokenistic portrayals.

Features

  • 26 letters (English alphabet)
  • Macrons (for Māori text)
  • Selection of nine punctuation marks
  • Please note: lowercase letters ONLY
  • TrueType (.ttf) format

Terms

Authorised Use
The desktop licence is suitable for personal and commercial use.

Installation
The font may be installed and used on up to ten (10) computing devices. Contact us to purchase an upgrade if you require more.

Desktop Font Licence Agreement

Please read the full details of the Desktop Font Licence Agreement before purchasing this font.

Example font usage image by Toi Kiri: Indigenous Arts Festival

NZD postage is $7.00+ NZD nationwide (extra for rural), using tracked courier. P.O. Box addresses are not accepted. 

AUS postage starts at $15.00 NZD+

All parcels are sent requiring a signature upon delivery. You can, however, change the delivery to non-signature at your own risk. To do so, please follow the tracking link in your dispatch confirmation email to change your delivery preferences.

We aim to dispatch all orders within 2 working days (excluding custom prints). Once dispatched, please allow 1-3 (NZ) or 4-14 (AUS) working days for your purchase to arrive. 

Note: Digital Downloads DO NOT REQUIRE SHIPPING as they are instant downloads.

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