Nov Schmoz Kapop NF
The logotype lettering of a 1927 issue of Motion Picture magazine provided the inspiration for this playful romp through the alphabet. Named after an expression of the same time whose origin and meaning are...
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Hot LBaltimore NF
Patterned after cheap neon signage, this face has class, all of it low. Uppercase only, the lowercase positions are filled with an assortment of cheesy neon graphics, intended to be used at twice the...
My Dear Watson NF
This simple, charming script is based on the handlettering of Carl Holmes, from Walter T. Foster art book entitled ABC of Lettering. Elementary! Both versions of this font include the complete Latin 1252 and...
Refugio NF
This family is based on an offering in Barnhart Brothers & Spindler’s Type Specimen Catalog No. 9, issued around 1910, originally named “Grant”. It makes a handsome addition to the Whiz-Bang Woodtype series, and...
Ponte Vecchio NF
An elegant typeface from the turn of the last century named “Venezia”, issued by Karl Brendler and Son of Vienna, provided the inspiration for this little gem, with hints of the exotic. Both versions...
De Rigueur NF
Alf Becker called this offering “Rounded Modern Bold.” The geometric forms, strong contrasts and unexpected turns of this serious Art Deco typeface command attention. Both versions of the font include the 1252 Latin and...
Bayern Handschrift NF
A hundred-year-old offering from Bauer & Company, named simply “Manuscript,” provided the inspiration for this elegant script face. The name translates as Bavaria Handwriting.
Zuider Zee NF
Handlettering discovered on a 1937 brochure for the Dutch Mails Shipping Company provided guidance in developing this rather unusual but commanding typeface, marked by strong geometric shapes and a very large x-height.
Moonshine Script NF
This casually elegant script, similar to the logotype lettering found on Mason jars (hence the name), is patterned after an offering from the 1930s chapbook 60 Alphabets by The Hunt Brothers. The Opentype version...
West Coast Antics NF
This roly-poly romp through the alphabets is based on a showing from Carl Holmes’ 1950s book, ABC of Lettering, published by art-for-the-masses magnate Walter T. Foster. Named as an apt companion to my East...