Terazza Tiling
Terazza Tiling was brought to mind by old-fashioned tiled fireplace surrounds. It’s a system of geometric tiles intended for constructing page borders and rules. Their geometric nature makes them adaptable for any sort of...
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Coronard
Coronard is another of Greater Albion’s explorations of ‘Evolutionary’ type. In this case we imagine a transition from Blackletter to Roman forms. Coronard shows that posited transition in all its simple calligraphic splendor, providing...
Easter Fleurons
These Fleurons are a bit of Easter fun, with humorous cartoon rabbits, little chicks, and lots of lovely chocolate eggs! Just the thing for that Easter card or party invitation.
Sabinard
Sabinard offers a distinctive form of ‘Swash’ lettering. It is excellent for poster work, or for headings and titles. Its distinguishing feature is the combination of long ascenders and descenders with a small cap...
Daub
Daub captures the look of old-style graffiti—it’s graffiti from the days when vandals used a brush and a pot of white paint. Not an airbrush or aerosol in sight. Use Daub to give headings...
Absinette
Absinette takes us straight back to 19th century France. Its a decorative family of Roman faces in three widths as well as a more elaborate inline style, ideal for posters with an Edwardian or...
Chapter Initials
Chapter Initials provide a true demonstration of how elegant simplicity can be modern yet retain traditional character without the blandness which seems so common these days. It’s ideal for exactly what the name implies,...
Svengali Roman
Svengali Roman is loosely inspired by a scrap of 1920s newspaper posted in the Typophile font identification forum. The consensus view there favored the view that the specimen showed hand-drawn lettering. As that lettering...
Mellin
Mellin takes us to the simple designs of the Streamline era. It is based on heavy vertical strokes with a slight taper. Mellin is offered in a solid form as well as an open...
Bonning
Bonning is a Roman face full of the spirit of the 1920s. It was inspired by a (real)estate agent’s For Sale board seen in an old sepia photograph from that era and combines visual...