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FHA Broken Gothic

FHA Broken Gothic font

More than a century ago, Frank H. Atkinson presented this hand lettered style as Broken Poster. It was one of a hundred styles he demonstrated in his manual on sign painting. Even before his...

FHA Condensed French

FHA Condensed French font

FHA Condensed French One could speculate that FHA Condensed French probably started life as wood type for displays, headlines and posters. The exaggerated sharp serifs and condensed forms were not uncommon for that period....

FHA Sign DeVinne

FHA Sign DeVinne font

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

JLS Main Square Frames font

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

FHA Tuscan Roman font

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

FTY Overkill Condensed font

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...