COWABUNGA is a hand-drawn bold display font inspired by the carefree spirit of 1970s surf culture, well-loved merchandise, and the chunky hand lettering found throughout posters and analogue print.
For years, this lettering style has become something of a Madeline O'Donoghue classic, appearing across many of my own artworks, apparel graphics, and prints. Most recognisably, it's the lettering style behind designs such as Teach Peace, evolving over years of drawing by hand into a bold, playful typeface full of warmth and personality.
Every character has been intentionally left slightly imperfect, capturing the feel of brush-painted signs, vintage surf shop graphics, and hand-pulled screen prints. With rounded forms, chunky curves and an easygoing analogue feel, COWABUNGA is designed to bring instant personality to logos, merchandise and branding.
Whether you're creating a surf brand, apparel collection, café identity, poster, packaging or vintage-inspired logo, COWABUNGA delivers a relaxed, nostalgic feel with the confidence of handmade lettering.
Features:
A–Z Uppercase only
Numbers 0–9
Very Basic punctuation only
.otf font file only
surf brands
apparel
cafés
logos
posters
packaging
merchandise
album artwork
stickers
and any project looking for a chunky hand-drawn display font with an effortless 70s coastal spirit
Your purchase includes a Standard Desktop Font License for one user (one seat). This covers use in print (posters, packaging, branding), digital graphics (web, social media, apps), logos, and both personal and client projects.
If more than one person will be using the font, or if it needs to be installed on multiple devices, please add the Extended / Multi-User License to your order ($50 USD add-on).
This add-on includes the same usage rights, simply scaled for team use.
If you’re unsure which license you need, feel free to reach out — I’m always happy to help.
COWABUNGA is a hand-drawn bold display font inspired by the carefree spirit of 1970s surf culture, well-loved merchandise, and the chunky hand lettering found throughout posters and analogue print.
For years, this lettering style has become something of a Madeline O'Donoghue classic, appearing across many of my own artworks, apparel graphics, and prints. Most recognisably, it's the lettering style behind designs such as Teach Peace, evolving over years of drawing by hand into a bold, playful typeface full of warmth and personality.
Every character has been intentionally left slightly imperfect, capturing the feel of brush-painted signs, vintage surf shop graphics, and hand-pulled screen prints. With rounded forms, chunky curves and an easygoing analogue feel, COWABUNGA is designed to bring instant personality to logos, merchandise and branding.
Whether you're creating a surf brand, apparel collection, café identity, poster, packaging or vintage-inspired logo, COWABUNGA delivers a relaxed, nostalgic feel with the confidence of handmade lettering.
Features:
A–Z Uppercase only
Numbers 0–9
Very Basic punctuation only
.otf font file only
surf brands
apparel
cafés
logos
posters
packaging
merchandise
album artwork
stickers
and any project looking for a chunky hand-drawn display font with an effortless 70s coastal spirit
Your purchase includes a Standard Desktop Font License for one user (one seat). This covers use in print (posters, packaging, branding), digital graphics (web, social media, apps), logos, and both personal and client projects.
If more than one person will be using the font, or if it needs to be installed on multiple devices, please add the Extended / Multi-User License to your order ($50 USD add-on).
This add-on includes the same usage rights, simply scaled for team use.
If you’re unsure which license you need, feel free to reach out — I’m always happy to help.
