Shady Lady NF
The 1907 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type specimen catalog called this unique typeface simply “Umbra”. Since that name is already taken, it now has another. Due to the highly ornate nature of this face,...
font_designer: Nick Curtis
Maple Leaf Rag NF
The book Modern Alphabets, published in 1930, called this diamond in the rough from Continental Typefounders Nova Bold. Well, it’s neither new nor modern anymore, but it’s a warm, friendly face that’s sure to...
Bad Dookie NF
The inspiration for this typeface was found tucked away in what is arguably the worst book of advertising clip art ever published (cleverly entitled The Advertising Cartoon Clip Art Book from 1971). It’s so...
Terlingua NF
Xylotype guru Rob Roy Kelly identified this specimen from his personal collection as “Phanitalian”. This addition to the Whiz-Bang Woodtype series takes its name from a small Texas town in the middle of nowhere...
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...
Durham Abbey NF
This graceful charmer is based on a Victorian-era typeface called “Romanesque”. It takes its name from a cathedral in England considered by many to be the finest example of Romanesque architecture in the British...
Funky Tut NF
Two handlettered typefaces from J. M. Bergling’s 1914 classic, Art Alphabets and Lettering collided to produce this lively and unusual combination. The caps were originally called “Morocco”, and the lowercase are taken from his...
Snooty Fox NF
This casually elegant typeface is based on an unnamed offering from Pen & Brush Lettering and Practical Alphabets, published by Blandford Press, Ltd., London, in 1929. Good taste dictates that, because of the ornate...
Smackeroo NF
The model for this monocase typeface was issued in the early 1900s by Barnhart Brothers & Spindler with the rather prosaic name of Steelplate. A hundred years later, it still retains its currency (ouch!),...