In the 19th century typefaces with star-like serifs developed from the medieval type styles, retaining the sharp corners and peaks of some of the blackletter types but losing the flourishes on the upper-case letters....
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Craggy has a narrow, spidery, irregular set of letters. Its creepy, Halloween spirit makes it ideal for scary stories and similar uses. The family has three base styles: condensed, regular, and bold. Each comes...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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The evocative and original Retrofit is based on typefaces of the 1940s and 50s, which extolled the virtues of American products in glossy magazines for the new suburban consumer. Oversized terminal bulbs and occasional...
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Tank has a hefty mechanical appearance with tight spacing for precise impact. This blocky, industrial typeface has little negative space, making it ideal for delivering striking color blocks or as a photo cut-out effect....
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Impersonal is a detailed replica of letters appearing in “La Plume,” a 1950s personal ads magazine. The magazine billed itself as “The correspondence medium devoted to the connoisseur of the ‘unusual’.” Impersonal is a...
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Amadeus was inspired by an alphabet reputed to be used in the Papal Chancery in the 16th century. It has highly decorated capitals and to be used at its best requires a large point...
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Prologue was designed to look like a postmodern typewriter. With plain and simple upper cases and trickier lower cases. Three weights give a good variety for all kinds of designs and seem especially well...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022