font_designer: Nick Curtis

Outer Loop NF

Outer Loop NF font

Here’s the follow-up to my Route 66 series, patterned after the typeface used on signage on the U.S. interstate highway system for fifty years. The numbers and uppercase letters are true to the original,...

His Nibs NF

His Nibs NF font

This swoopy, loopy script was inspired by an “American roundhand” presented by John M. Bergling in his Art Alphabets and Lettering, first published in 1914. Bergling’s unique talent crafted uppercase letters which manage, at...

Tutti Paffuti NF

Tutti Paffuti NF font

The specimen book Alphabete: ein Schriftatlas von A bis Z identified the pattern for this typeface as Stymie Black Flair. Although neither the designer nor the original foundry is identified, it bears a strong...

Bully Pulpit NF

Bully Pulpit NF font

This engaging headline face is based on a rather pudgy typeface named “Bullion Shadow”, which was originally released somewhere on the cusp between the hippie and disco eras, and was equally at home in...

Skittles N Beer NF

Skittles N Beer NF font

Handlettering on a 1929 brochure for the P&O British-India Steamship Line inspired this tiddly typeface. Art Deco sensibilities combine with a playful attitude to yield a delightful and amusing headline font. The PC PostScript,...

Glissando NF

Glissando NF font

A whimsical semi-script typeface named Belcanto, designed by Edwin Sisty for Photolettering in the 1970s, provided the pattern for this typeface. Elegant and engaging, this face is sure to put a smile on yours....

Tasneem NF

Tasneem NF font

The pattern for this elegant, if slightly quirky, Art Deco typeface was drawn by Gustav Jensen for the 1931 classic, American Alphabets. Perfect for suggesting the exotic, the font also includes several graphic elements...

Holofernes NF

Holofernes NF font

The raw emotional energy of German Expressionism is evident in this font, based on Judith Type, designed by C. H. Kleukens in 1923. This version takes its name from the Biblical character who lost...

Edgewise NF

Edgewise NF font

Considerable heft and clean lines—with a few whimsical grace notes—characterize this font, based on a typeface originally named “Ryter Night”. Powerful yet playful, this gentle giant is the perfect choice for engaging headlines. Both...

Drury Lane NF

Drury Lane NF font

Blackfriars, a Victorian-era release from the Stephenson Blake Type Foundry, provided the basis for this rough-hewn gem. Slightly clumsy yet eager to please, this typeface adds a cheerful warmth to any project it graces....