By George Titling NF
By the time that the 13th edition of the Speedball Text Book appeared in 1938, silent movies were a thing of the past; nonetheless, intrepid author Ross F. George included this typeface, originally intended...
font_designer: Ross George
Hacky Sack NF
Ross George in his numerous Speedball chapbooks called the pattern for this typeface Stunt Roman. A studious observer may discern that many of the wackier letterforms were tamed to produce the popular font University...
Nellie Kay NF
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing, and it’s easy to get into the swing of things with this bouncy little number, based on another offering by the irrepressible Ross...
Blue Jay Way NF
“Modern Caps”—and lowercase, too—was how Ross George described the pattern for this typeface in his Speedball Text Book. Not surprisingly, the design was used on the Beatles’ original Magical Mystery Tour album, which suggested...
Big George NF
Here’s another gem by Ross F. George from the Speedball Text Book. It was originally entitled simply Bold Display (Modern Alphabets on Parade) and had a graduated spatter pattern. This version omits the pattern,...
Spread Out NF
Here’s another gem from perennial Speedball penmaster Ross F. George, originally called Split Caps. George’s original design has been enhanced with the addition of lowercase characters, borrowed from another of his alphabets, and adapted...
Big D NF
Another Speedball pen alphabet from master draftsman Ross George, this face is bold and lively. Both versions of this font support the Latin 1252, Central European 1250, Turkish 1254 and Baltic 1257 codepages.
Twinkletoes NF
The Speedball Handbook strikes again, with this charming and playful offering from the pen of Ross George. Use it whenever you’re tempted to use Comic Sans. Both versions of this font support the Latin...