Sabrina Zaftig NF
This charming, disarming, roly-poly typeface is based on handlettering discovered on a Sabena Airlines travel brochure of the 1930s. Include it in your next project, and a good time will be had by all....
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Laguna Madre NF
Another addition to the Whiz-Bang Wood Type series is this ultra-condensed font, well suited for very large headlines. Named for the body of water which separates Padre Island from the mainland of Texas. Both...
Day Tripper NF
An undeniably Art Deco font with some unexpected twists and turns, this typeface is based on a design originally called “Dignity Roman”, a product of the fevered imagination of the rather unconventional 30s lettering...
Ziggy Stardust NF
Sheet music from the 1921 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies provided the blueprint for this sparkly, sprightly font. Upper and lowercase characters are identical, with the exception of the letter s, which offers a...
Toonerville NF
The original sheet music for Ted (Is Everybody Happy?) Lewis’ signature tune, When My Baby Smiles at Me, inspired this whimsical wonder. The sheet music was discovered in the Library of Congress American Memory...
Quadrivium NF
A classic typeface with timeless appeal, based on the venerable Weiss Initials II, designed by Eric Rudolf Weiss for Bauersche Gießerei in 1931. Essentially a monocase font, this version also includes variants located at...
Partager Caps NF
This typeface takes its inspiration from Will Bradley’s Ultra Modern Initials, released by American Type Founders in 1934. Unlike the caps-only original version, both versions of this font contain complete Unicode 1252 (Latin) and...
Mesa Verde NF
A travel poster from the 1940s for Mexican tourism provided the inspiration for this voluptuous font with a strong architectural feel. A few unexpected idiosynracies in the letterforms add to its charm. Both versions...
Bundle Of Joy NF
This in-yer-face kinda face is based on a broad brush font from “The New ABC of Showcard & Ticketwriting” by C. Milne, published in Australia in the late 1930s. Brought to my attention by...
Bergling Fantasia NF
This quirky little gem was patterned after single-stroke handlettering originally crafted by John M. Bergling, whose peregrinations through pulchritudinous penmanship also provided the inspiration for Erehwon Roman NF. Both versions of this font…