font_designer: Patrick Griffin

Filmotype York

Filmotype York font

Offered by Filmotype in the late 1950s to establish its Formal Script category with this copperplate script, Filmotype York is perfect for formal wedding invitations and formal or elegant occasions while retaining a balanced...

Filmotype Leader

Filmotype Leader font

Introduced by Filmotype in the early 1950s, Filmotype Leader was inspired by speedy sho-card bold lettering styles prominently featured in automotive advertising and editorial designs of the late 1940s and early 1950s to express...

Filmotype Hudson

Filmotype Hudson font

Released by Filmotype in 1955, Filmotype Hudson was among Filmotype’s most popular upright informal style brush scripts inspired by sign painter classic brush script styles popular in the 1950s in periodical advertisements for automotive…

Filmotype Athens

Filmotype Athens font

Introduced by Filmotype in 1955, Filmotype Athens was among Filmotype’s first condensed handlettered sho-card brush script faces for narrow applications where economy and style were paramount to the design while retaining legibility and easy…

Filmotype Hickory

Filmotype Hickory font

Introduced by Filmotype in 1955, Filmotype Hickory was created in response to customer demand for a bolder weight of its popular Filmotype Honey typeface. This bold upright hand-lettered pen script is perfect for smaller...

Filmotype Jupiter

Filmotype Jupiter font

Filmotype Jupiter is among the most expressive bold upright scripts in the Filmotype library with a smooth flowing handwritten style and charming personality, it was originally released by Filmotype in the late 1950s to...

Filmotype Liberty

Filmotype Liberty font

Filmotype Liberty was released by Filmotype in 1955 in response to its customers requests for an italic version of its popular Filmotype Honey typeface to expand its handlettered pen script styles. This stylish italic...

Filmotype Arthur

Filmotype Arthur font

Likely inspired by the wildly popular Dom Casual typeface by Peter Dombrezian in 1951, Filmotype Arthur was introduced in the early 1950s as a condensed upright sho-card brush script for narrow applications where economy...

Filmotype Andrew

Filmotype Andrew font

At it’s customers request, Filmotype developed custom font weights and widths of its library throughout its history. Fimotype Andrew honors that same tradition as it was derived from Filmotype Athens, a condensed upright lightweight...

Filmotype Ace

Filmotype Ace font

At it’s customers request, Filmotype developed a narrower version of its Filmotype Arthur font in the early 1950s as an extra-condensed upright bold sho-card brush script for very narrow setting applications where economy and...