Beantown Bounce NF
This quirky charmer is based on a typeface originally called Century, which appeared in the Boston Type Foundry’s 1898 specimen book. This version includes many of the ornaments and accents included with the original...
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Babes In Toyland NF
Handlettering on a piece of sheet music from 1903 was the inspiration for this little whimsical wonder. The font features a very sinuous S and teddy-bear bookends in the {brace} positions. This font contains...
Yum Yum NF
The Cleveland Type Foundry strikes again, with this delightful little number from their 1893 specimen book, originally named “Mikado”. This version takes its name from one of the characters in the Gilbert and Sullivan...
Shangri La NF
An unusual handlettered alphabet from the 1922 chapbook Modern Show Card Writing, by Joseph Bertram Jowitt, provided the pattern for this whimsical face. Its letterforms, as well as its name, conjure up visions of...
Jobber Wacky NF
This bouncy little number is based on handlettering often found on greeting cards in the 1950s and 1960s, and often the work of Alan Denney. Wild and wacky (and maybe a little bit tacky),...
Yo Quiero Taquitos NF
The basic letterforms of this typeface were found in a lettering book, Rotalución Decorativa, published in Barcelona in the 1940s. Add a lowercase and a few flourishes suggested by a hand-painted sign seen at...
Eclectic Crumpany NF
No mystery here: this monocase neon face is based on the old logotype lettering for The Electric Company TV show. This version adds a little jolt with happy outlet characters in the dagger and...
Junebug Stomp NF
A circa-1925 poster for the chanteuse Arlette Montal, signed simply “Bouchard,” provided the inspiration for this roly-poly romp through the alphabet. It takes its name from a popular East Texas summertime porch dance…or not....
Owah Tagu Siam NF
Not your garden-variety utility typeface but, if you need a faux Thai font, this is the one for you. The upper and lowercase positions feature variant letterforms, so you can mix and match to...
Odalisque NF
Here’s a revised and updated version of one of my oldies, based on the typeface Chic, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The addition of small caps, improved kerning, and an expanded character set make...