font_foundry: Red Rooster Collection
Designed by Les Usherwood. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman.
Based on Nacional by Carlos Winkow from the Spanish foundry, Nacional, circa 1941.
In 1992, Red Rooster Typefounders created Block Gothic Extra Condensed based on the TP Collection Block Gothic. In 1994, the company created and produced Block Gothic Condensed loosely based on the Extra Condensed; the...
An original design based on Progreso from the Gans foundry circa 1923.
Designed by Les Usherwood. Digitally engineered by Paul Hickson. Another typeface from Les Usherwood that was released after his 1983 death.
Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. The x-heights are radically different; the x-height on the light version is small, and gets larger as the weights progress.
Basuto is a sans serif typeface that is characterized by its unusual shapes in the counters. It was originally created in 1927 by Stephenson Blake. After International TypeFounders, Inc. acquired exclusive rights to the...
Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Originally in five weights, Steve produced three additional weights.
Leighton is a four-weight serif font family that was created in 1993 by Paul Hickson (P&P Hickson) and Steve Jackaman (ITF) exclusively for ITF’s Red Rooster Collection. Its designs are loosely based on the...
Designed by Les Usherwood. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Unofficially named ‘No Frills’ in the early stages of development, his widow Elsie decided that it would be called Kingsrow.