font_designer: Jason Castle

Goudy Lombardy

Goudy Lombardy font

Based on drawings of Medieval versals (capitals used at beginning of verses in manuscripts) by Frederic W. Goudy. Works beautifully as initials with Goudy Text Oldstyle. Uppercase only, no numerals or punctuation; several letters...

Goudy Text CT

Goudy Text CT font

This version of Goudy Text is based on drawings from which Frederic Goudy based his Goudy Text typeface. However, there is a big difference between his original drawings (in The Alphabet and Elements of...

Castle Fleurons

Castle Fleurons font

A delightful collection of classic fleurons. Useful for adding a tasteful accent to your documents or for creating borders. Left-facing fleurons are complimented by right-facing ones (and vice versa). Some fleurons have four 90-degree...

Cloister Black CT

Cloister Black CT font

A clean-cut blackface type. As with all highly ornate typefaces, this should not be used in all caps.

Copperplate Script

Copperplate Script font

One of the more elegant script fonts available, this design is based on calligraphic handwriting called “Copperplate” because of the copper plates that it was etched into for reproduction. This face is not related...

Eden CT

Eden CT font

Eden Light, originally designed by the American type designer Robert H. Middleton in 1934, was commissioned by Publish magazine for a redesign in 1990. When I found a specimen of Eden Bold a couple...

Afrika Motifs

Afrika Motifs font

A collection of over 50 border patterns based on geometric motifs from various African tribes, including the Ashanti, Bushongo, and Zulu. Use for accents on stationery, greeting cards, etc.

Agency Gothic CT

Agency Gothic CT font

Originally designed by American type designer Morris Fuller Benton in 1933, Agency Gothic is a wonderful, narrow, squarish art deco typeface. I was commissioned by Publish magazine to create digital versions of Agency Gothic...

Ampersands

Ampersands font

Each font contains 101 decorative ampersands. These fonts include ampersands from various display fonts in the CastleType Library as well as antique, ornate and calligraphic ampersands.

Carlos

Carlos font

Carlos was inspired by a Spanish typeface designed by Carlos Winkow called ‘Elektra’ (c. 1940), available elsewhere as Casablanca. Carlos is an exceptionally graceful, condensed art deco sans serif design that supports all European...