Jerky Tash is supposed to look somewhat handwritten, that’s why it has got jumpy letters, different sized serifs and a loose kerning. The font is spaced to look okay when used without kerning, but...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 28, 2024
When you look at it for the first time, it seems to you that letters are inclined to the right. But it is only an illusion. Why Galleon you ask? I do not know....
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified March 5, 2025
Animated types like this one have been around for fifty or more years. They certainly add a sense of liveliness to a headline. This one trades upon the “wrong way weights” of the old...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
This was a favorite of job printers in late Victorian times. They used it on cards and stationery, as well as small handbills. It was made in a range of sizes from 10 point...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 17, 2024
In digitizing this old font, we took great liberties with the design, removing some jarring elements. The result reads much more smoothly than the original, retaining the overall character of the original. Hope you...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
George Bruce’s New York foundry had a remarkable number of decorative types, most of which were lost or destroyed when the firm was taken over by the American Type Founders Co. and closed down...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
This was originally brought out as a caps-only font, but later the foundry scrounged up a lowercase that wasn’t our idea of a very good match. So we cleaned up the caps and made...