Gnarly Dude NF
Ross F. George, master of the Speedball pen, called this rather rugged typeface “Personality Script”, which might be a suitable name if you had the personality of a porcupine. It does grab your attention,...
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Edda Morgana NF
In the 1921 work Letters and Lettering by Frank Chouteau Brown, these letterforms were offered as examples of typical medieval English fare. The font is all caps, but there are variant letterforms in all...
Sulphur Springs NF
In his compilation of stencil alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this one simply “Concave Stencil”. Excellent for marking cases of whiskey or gunpowder, or for setting strikingly up-to-date headlines. Both versions of this font...
Shishka Bob NF
Here’s another offering based on the calligraphic capers of Paul Carlyle and Gus Oring, originally presented as a representation of The Exotic. It’s a lot of fun, too. Both versions of this font contain...
Our Pal Hal NF
Of the many lettering gurus who published chapbooks on handlettering during its heyday, one of the most prolific was H. C. Martin. This quirky poster face was offered in one of his many Idea...
Funky Chunk NF
Lettering whiz Carl Holmes called this creation “Pelt Emphasis Script”, and its funky, chunky charm will indeed lend emphasis to any headline it graces. The Postscript and Truetype versions contain a complete Latin language...
Cool Cat Jim NF
A handlettered headline in the January 1953 issue of Park East magazine by wacko album artist Jim Flora provided the inspiration for this exercise in extreme lettering. Check out the [brackets] and the bullet...
La Coupole NF
Lettering on a 1927 menu by prominent poster artist Razzia provided the inspiration for this decidely Deco typeface. The restaurant itself was the setting for one of Georges Simenon’s many Inspector Maigret novels. Both...
Hasta La Pasta NF
This loopy offering is patterned after a typeface from the 1888 specimen book from the Central Type Foundry of St. Louis, called simply “Spiral”. The ragged contours on the original face have been smoothed...
Grand Rapids NF
This disarming beauty is based on a typeface named “Archer” from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. The original was a rather light face; this beefed-up version highlights the face’s charming...