Shàngó
Shàngó, inspired by the initials from Professor F.H. Ernst Schneidler’s classic design released in 1936 as Schneidler-Mediaeval mit Initialen, is an elegant design that looks best when used at large sizes, as the original...
font_foundry: CastleType
Tambor
Over the years I have bought many books and music CDs in persuit of my passion for African and Latin (and especially Afro-Latin) cultures. I’ve noticed that a great number of these books and...
Goudy Trajan Pro
Goudy Trajan Pro is based on the drawings by F.W. Goudy of his rendition of the capital letters inscribed on the Trajan column in Rome, rather than on his subsequent metal type, Trajan (Title),...
Metropolis CT
Metropolis Bold was commissioned by Publish magazine for their 1990 redesign. Although other digital versions exist, I think this was the first one and is characterized by extremely pointy serifs. It is well to...
Plantain
Plantain was commissioned by Smarter Image for their catalog design of several years ago. Very bold and tightly spaced; ideal for large headlines and ad work. This font also contains the Federal Express logo,...
Maximillian CT
Another one of those faces that caught my eye in one of my art deco type books, and I wanted it. After I finished the face, I noticed that there is a more clean-cut...
Handsome
A collection of over 30 antique style hands; the typeface includes the hands facing both right and left.
Jensen Arabique
This elegant typeface was suggested to me by type critic Daniel Will-Harris. Jensen Arabique is based on a set of capital letters drawn by Gustav Jensen that included the word “ARABIQUE” at the top...
Koloss CT
A well-designed bold art deco font. Very chunky. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals and punctuation. CastleType additions to the Koloss family include Koloss Bold Condensed and Koloss Bold Wave. The latter was used beautifully in the...
Laureat
Based on hand-drawn letters from a Russian poster. The Cyrillic version is still in development. Uppercase only, but each letter has four different sizes for creating very interesting typography.