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Another gem from the Blandford Press Pen and Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets, this in-your-face typeface features strong geometric elements, delineated in blueprint fashion. A surefire attention-getter. Both versions of the font include the…
This little charmer combines an uppercase designed by American lettering artist J. M. Bergling with a lowercase designed by English architect Roland W. Paul. The result has a wiggle in its walk and a...
The inspiration for this proto-Art Nouveau typeface showed up in the 1887 type specimen book of Farmer, Little & Co. under the name Vassar. Its bold, sinuous curves, which take unexpected turns now and...
The 1888 edtion of James Conner’s Sons United States Type Foundry specimen book listed this little gem simply as “Antique Light”. Its original, rather anemic outlines have been beefed up and its serifs have...
This lively script is based on a handlettered offering from The Hunt Brothers, which they called simply “Ornamental Italic”. Ornamental, yes, but there’s also a lot of action and attitude in this typeface. Please...
This whimsical wonder is based on the lettering of Laurence Schall, as presented in Lewis F. Day’s 1910 classic, Alphabets Old and New. The typeface radiates a charm reminiscent of the works of many...
This rough-and-ready display face is based on El Greco Antique, released by the Fundición Richard Gans of Madrid in the 1930s. Distressed but not distressing, rough yet charming, ragged around the edges but curiously...
A 1920 Dutch poster for Public Placement Services by Johan Dijsktra provided the inspiration for this crisp geometric typeface. Instead of the normal underscore (_), this font features a set of parallel lines flush...
Walter Foster art books strike again, this time with a bouncy script based on the work of Al Mack, from his Lettering: Brush & Pen in the Single Stroke. Light and lively, this typeface...
This upscale offering, with its understated elegance, is based on a release from the 1912 American Type Founders specimen catalog named, quite simply, “Freehand”. Use it for any occasion which otherwise might require the...