font_category: decorative

Adam Gorry

Adam Gorry font

Many variations of these two decorative display type styles have existed for over a century. Most are either similar to the Adam Gorry duo but plainer, or of the retro variety (1940’s – 1950’s...

Rhodaelian

Rhodaelian font

A plush, hard-hitting display type with genuine depth of design, Rhodaelian combines maximum persuasive force with stunning visual presence and more than a hint of magnetism. Rhodaelian resonates with industrial design of the early...

Modern Art NF

Modern Art NF font

A font with a strong graphical appeal, based on the logotype lettering for the comic magazine of the same name, designed by Dutch illustrator Joost Swarte. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode...

Gasoline Alley NF

Gasoline Alley NF font

A casual and fun-loving font based on the work of showcard artist Albanis Ashmun Kelly, from his 1911 book “Expert Sign Painter,” and named for a long-running comic strip. Both versions of this font...

Joost A Gigolo NF

Joost A Gigolo NF font

A font with a strong graphical appeal, based on lettering designs by Dutch comic book illustrator Joost Swarte. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252 Latin and Unicode 1250 Central European character...

Lance Corporal NF

Lance Corporal NF font

This font was inspired by Arts and Crafts lettering found on the cover of the Austrian journal Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring), 1898. Primarily an uppercase-only font, there are several variants in lowercase positions. Both...

Tribunus SG

Tribunus SG font

Warren Chappell was the original designer of this handsome pen-formed roman typeface introduced by the Stempel Foundry in 1939. It was cast in Germany as Trajanus and named after the Roman emperor whose accomplishments...

Ultramodern Classic SG

Ultramodern Classic SG font

If you’re getting tired of using Broadway, here’s an exciting alternative in regular and bold weights. Douglas C. McMurtrie, Aaron Borad, and Leslie Sprunger began designing this high-contrast novelty face for the Ludlow Foundry...

Big Tent Players NF

Big Tent Players NF font

A WPA poster announcing the latest production by—guess who?—the Big Tent Players inspired this eye-catching, if somewhat unconventional, typeface. Both versions of the font include the 1252 Latin and 1250 CE character sets (with...

Five And Dime NF

Five And Dime NF font

A font with a strong architectural feel, inspired by those great commercial emporiums of a bygone era. To cap the crossbars, use [brackets] to enclose uppercase letters, {braces} to enclose lowercase letters, and the...