font_designer: Nick Curtis

Jobber Wacky NF

Jobber Wacky NF font

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),...

Arbuckle Remix NF

Arbuckle Remix NF font

This cuddly face is based very loosely on Dave Farey’s Beesknees. This version is a little more regimented but no less fun, and is notable for the addition of a lower case, not found...

Mikey Likes It Corpulent NF

Mikey Likes It Corpulent NF font

Fat and sassy, this ultrabold brush font is based on the works of lettering legend Mike Stevens as seen in his book, Mastering Layout. A natural choice for can’t-miss headlines, this typeface also works...

Yo Quiero Taquitos NF

Yo Quiero Taquitos NF font

The basic letterforms of this typeface were found in a lettering book, RotaluciĆ³n Decorativa, published in Barcelona in the 1940s. Add a lowercase and a few flourishes suggested by a hand-painted sign seen at...

Morning Glory NF

Morning Glory NF font

This quaint little charmer was found under the same name in the 1893 Cleveland Type Foundry specimen book. Slightly quirky and naively elegant, it’s the perfect choice for everything from invitations to headlines. It...

Great Lakes Shadow NF

Great Lakes Shadow NF font

Handlettering on a 1930s travel poster for the Canadian Pacific Railway provided the pattern for this distinctive Deco typeface. A strong dropshadow treatment has been added so you can create can’t-miss headlines easily. Both...

Luben Tunen NF

Luben Tunen NF font

The letterforms for this unique face were found on a luggage tag designed by the Richter Studio of Milan in the 1930s; the treatment was suggested by a recent Dutch ad for the opening...

Radio Days NF

Radio Days NF font

This Deco delight is based on logotype lettering for Crosley Radios from the 1930s. By aLtErNaTiNg upper and lowercase letters (brackets and braces, too), you can maintain the flow of the lightning bolts through...

Lyric Stencil NF

Lyric Stencil NF font

This elegant stencil face is based on an alphabet found in one of the innumerable Dover Books volumes edited by Dan X. Solo. Intended for headline use, it can also be employed effectively for...

Joufflou NF

Joufflou NF font

REALLY fat faces seem to be popular these days, so here’s my take on one. The strokes have been expanded to the brink of illegibility, but the letters remain distinguishable, especially in context. Also...