Union Telegraph NF
Discovered in The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing was this quaint charmer, called simply “Italic Roundhand”. The manual touts this face as plain, practical and rapid; it’s lovely, luscious and nostalgic, as well.
font_category: decorative
Ka Boink
A loose fun design; great for childrens’ books and happy ads.
Red Hot Mama NF
The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing, published in numerous editions since 1895, featured many elegant and elaborate script typefaces. However, it seems that, from time to time, calligraphers just want to have fun,...
H-AND-S
A common creation: (to pass from one hand to the other): For the first time, various hand-signs from diverse sources are unified into one single visual style. This compendium is the result of 15...
Faerie Queen NF
Based on a typeface named “Titania” from a 1930s specimen book from the Fundición Richard Gans in Madrid, this exquisite design will add a touch of elegance and nostalgic charm to any project it...
Jumbo Mumbo NF
This rather quirky typeface is based on a design by Collette and Dufour, originally called “Independant”, for the Maison Plantin foundry of Belgium. Ultramodern (by 1930s standards, at least) and ultrabold, it takes up...
Satampra
Satampra evokes the spirit of Arabic calligraphy with a hint of something strange and magical. It is an unusual calligraphic font based on an obscure hand lettered style with unique overlapping character strokes. It...
Sylphide
Sylphide is based on poster lettering from France in the 1890s. It has a very authentic Art Nouveau look with some unusual features, including the decorative-initial style capital letters and the cut-out look of...
Vaquero
Vaquero is a Wild West style font. It is characteristic of a lot of western era signage, with super-narrow characters and unusual decorative spurs and serifs. There are some similarities in Vaquero to some...