FHA Modernized Ideal Classic
Frank H. Atkinson’s book Atkinson Sign Painting was published in 1909. For decades, this book served as the manual for sign painters – a handbook for hand lettering. Atkinson’s book described techniques, layouts and...
font_foundry: Fontry West
JLS Smiles
“Have a nice day!” I can remember that motto and the smiley face from childhood. It was a friendly, optimistic little image that became an icon. These days it has been updated and is...
FHA Sign DeVinne
Around the end of the 19th century, the print typeface De Vinne was released and became popular. But, this is not that story…. Once, long ago, there were no large format digital printers or...
JLS Main Square Frames
In a small house, in a Mid-Western town, a single light trickled over the hardwood floors. A figure hunched over the light almost asleep. A poor designer of glyphs and symbols was working into...
FHA Tuscan Roman
The first Tuscan lettering was penned in the mid-fourth century by the calligrapher Furius Dionysius Filocalus. The style was still in common usage as calligraphy when Vincent Figgins designed the first Antique Tuscan for...
FTY Overkill Condensed
For logos, signs, posters, headlines, titles and display type of all kinds, when bold, black or heavy are not enough – OVERKILL™! A condensed type collection, Machined™, Hammered™ or Ironclad™ pacify all resistance. The...