Vidalia Sunshine NF
A single line of type, identified as “Ornamented No. 5” and spelling out “ROPE ONIONS”, from the 1888 MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan specimen book provided the pattern for this whimsical face. Offbeat yet elegant,...
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Twitty Bird NF
Dan X. Solo’s book of Showcard Alphabets featured the pattern for this devil-may-care face under the name “Conway”. Not too pretty, not too proud, but a whole lotta fun. Both versions of the font...
Keynote Speaker NF
This curious little gem is patterned after a typeface named “Bloomsbury”, released by P. M. Shanks & Sons, Ltd. of London in the 1920s. Its gentle curves and somewhat quirky construction combine to create...
Balder Dash NF
The distinguishing characteristics of this typeface were suggested by cover artwork for the May 1930 issue of Inland Printer: a combination of caps based on Breda Gotisch, released by H. Berthold AG in 1928,...
Anna Nicole NF
This statuesque semiscript is based on Mirabelle, an in-house design from the German foundry of Wagner & Schmidt, released in 1926. Round, firm and fully-packed, it’s sure to get attention anywhere it’s used. The...
Mighty Ditey NF
A delightfully different typeface named Aphrodite, designed by Richard Nebiolo for Photolettering in the 1970s, provided the pattern for this svelte beauty. Graceful and elegant, it’s the perfect choice for tasteful yet commanding headlines....
Jeu De Mots NF
A 1970s Photolettering catalog indentified the pattern for this typeface as “Exotique” …from France, no less. Named for a French expression meaning “pun,” this face is, indeed, witty and playful, with nary a groan...
Hob Gob NF
Although not credited, the inspiration for this typeface, originally called “Dancer”, has all the earmarks of the work of legendary lettering artist Alf Becker. Creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky, but not in the...
Emfatick NF
Here’s a fresh take on a classic, Caslon Black Swash by Ed Benguiat. Big, bold and beautiful, it’s a natural choice for distinctive and attractive headlines. Several alternate lowercase characters are included in the...
Bleecker Street NF
This late Victorian typeface flirts with Art Nouveau sensibilities, as evidenced by the graceful curves and the decorative crossmembers in several of the uppercase letters. The result is a font that combines simple, understated...