font_designer: Charles Gibbons

Filmotype Adonis

Filmotype Adonis font

Filmotype Adonis is one of the earliest casual handwritten scripts introduced by Filmotype in the early 1950s. It perfectly captures the mid-century playfulness of hand lettering while providing comfortable readability. Filmotype Adonis was…

Filmotype Royal

Filmotype Royal font

Originally released in the early-mid 1960s, Filmotype developed and released Royal as one of its earliest Transitional Serif typefaces inspired by lettering used on steam-era passenger train coaches. Inspired by Royal’s aesthetic, type designer…

Filmotype Zeal

Filmotype Zeal font

Filmotype Zeal was originally released in the late 1950s, expanding Filmotype’s Formal Script category. Each letterform is elegant in its shape and the details of its execution while retaining a durability not found in...

Filmotype Orlando

Filmotype Orlando font

Originally released in 1955, Filmotype Orlando was one of Filmotype’s most successful Free Style typefaces based on its loose casual showcard lettering style which peaked in popularity during the mid-1950s. Remastered and expanded with...

Filmotype Parade

Filmotype Parade font

Introduced by Filmotype in 1955, Filmotype Parade was released to complement its slimmer cousin Orlando and afford Filmotype’s customers the ability to set the same playful casual look in an extra-wide setting. This Free...

Filmotype Western

Filmotype Western font

Inspired by French Antique reverse-stress types of the 1880s, Filmotype Western was released in 1955 to expand its Flat Serif category. Popular in broadsides, circus posters, and advertisements at the turn of the 19th...

Filmotype Wand

Filmotype Wand font

Filmotype Wand was introduced in 1955 as part of the Flat Serif category. Inspired by smart slab serifs including Hellenic Wide —popular in American television westerns and in heavy use in corporate letterhead and...

Filmotype Maxwell

Filmotype Maxwell font

It’s Filmotype Maxwell! a bouncy interlocking serif originally released as a Free Style typeface by Filmotype in the early 1960s that captures the essence of the mod design movement. This amazing font has over...

Bradley

Bradley font

Oddsorts is delighted to present Bradley Wayside and Bradley Chicopee as its début offerings. Begun in 2000 as a wedding gift for the designer’s wife and used privately for years, they’re finally available to...

Aphasia BT

Aphasia BT font

A meeting of Byzantine and Art Deco forms, Aphasia began as a series of handwritten captions to accompany drawings in the early 1990s. The drawings were abandoned to allow the lettering to become the...