font_foundry: Nick's Fonts

Bala Cynwyd NF

Bala Cynwyd NF font

This distinctive poster face is based on the work of Dard Hunter, one of the pioneers of typographic design within the Arts & Crafts movement. Use it to create distinctive headlines, or to add...

Odalisque NF

Odalisque NF font

Here’s a revised and updated version of one of my oldies, based on the typeface Chic, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The addition of small caps, improved kerning, and an expanded character set make...

Neubank NF

Neubank NF font

The Neubank family builds on the firm foundation of Bank Gothic, a twentieth-century classic designed by Morris Fuller Benton for ATF, and adds a fluid, dynamic lowercase that makes it right at home in...

Chromium Yellow NF

Chromium Yellow NF font

The Chromium Yellow family is based, very loosely, on Electro-type Serif, designed by John Wu of Hong Kong’s Archetype foundry. The rather quirky serifs have been removed and a few odd letter treatment have...

Warp Three NF

Warp Three NF font

This face is a bit of a time traveler. It combines the lowercase from a font called simply Square Gothic from the 1888 James Conner’s Sons specimen book with the uppercase of Morris Fuller...

Jungle Fever Shaded NF

Jungle Fever Shaded NF font

Here’s a different take on my face Jungle Fever, patterned after Neuland Black, originally designed by Rudolph Koch for Gebr. Klingspor in 1923. A “sunrise” shading pattern has been employed to add visual impact...

Hess Gothic Round NF

Hess Gothic Round NF font

The family tree of this friendly face runs deep. Its primary inspiration is Twentieth Century, designed by Saul Hess as a monoline version of Paul Renner’s Futura. The design was reinterpreted by Herb Lubalin...

Velveteen Round NF

Velveteen Round NF font

This fresh face takes a number of design cues from Tomás Vellvé Mengual’s eponymous design for Barcelona’s Neufville Type Foundry in 1971. This version softens many of the lines of the original, and warms...

Steno Stout NF

Steno Stout NF font

This yeomanlike typeface features the letterforms of the venerable Underwood Victoria typewriter on steroids. The original monospacing has been generally preserved, but the letters have been carefully kerned to add to the visual impact....

Turista Flaca NF

Turista Flaca NF font

This Art Deco-inspired face is based on the Baltimore Type Foundry’s Tourist Extra Condensed. Graceful and elegant, this typeface’s compact design also packs a lot of information into very little space. This font contains...