Cool Cat Jim NF
A handlettered headline in the January 1953 issue of Park East magazine by wacko album artist Jim Flora provided the inspiration for this exercise in extreme lettering. Check out the [brackets] and the bullet...
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Jimbatz NF
Frantic, man, and solid, Jackson! This crazy-quilt collection of dingbats inspired by the works of famed album-cover artist Jim Flora will add spice, zing and a certain je ne sais quoi to any project...
Paddy Wagon NF
The typeface which inspired this offering was originally called “Chaucer”, not because it is typical of lettering of Chaucer’s time (which it is not) but, more likely, because it’s pretty funny, even if the...
Groove Thang NF
An interesting, unusual and righteously funky variation on the classic “Barnum” style of lettering, this typeface was originally named “Dado”. As any woodworker knows, dado is also the name of a slot ploughed, chiseled...
Chez Nous NF
This delightful semiscript is based on an offering from a 1930s specimen book from the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, originally called, simply, “Card Italic”. Elegant without being stuffy, it is equally “at home” announcing anything...
Okey Dokey NF
The 1912 American Type Founders specimen catalog carried the pattern for this typeface, under the rather unimaginative name of “Pen Print”. Its irrepressible insouciance makes it equally suitable for downtown or down home applications....
Teeny Boppin NF
Propaganda in a poodle skirt? Another gem gleaned from Schrifti Alphabeti, a book of Cyrillic alphabets published in Kiev (now Ukraine, then USSR) in 1979. Flouncy, bouncy, perky and quirky, this typeface will add...
Scary Scrimshaw NF
Fire up the incense and break out the love beads! A 1968 poster for a Doors concert by legendary artist Gary Grimshaw provided the inspiration for this wild, far-out and funky romp through the...
Paper Caper NF
This typeface is an amalgam of two cut-paper typefaces, as presented by Margaret Shepherd in her book, Calligraphic Alphabets Made Easy. Also included are a glue bottle at the bar position, and round-edge scissors...
Deukalion NF
Lettering specimens from 1910 by an unnamed Dutch calligrapher provided the inspiration for this quirky and somewhat mischievous Art Nouveau font. Both versions of the font include the 1252 Latin and 1250 CE character...