Handsome, adventurous, legible and elegant, this script has the feel of practical handwriting from past centuries. Aquiline is based on a cursive italic style influenced by the 16th century European writing masters. The Aquiline...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The inspiration source for Moissanite Monogram is the 1934 Book of American Types by American Type Founders. Found in that specimen book, in a section titled “Diamond Combination Monograms”, this popular diamond pattern of...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The inspiration source for Monarchy Initials is the 1934 Book of American Types by American Type Founders. In that specimen book, they had created a sophisticated two color initial design they called “Stationers Initials”...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The inspiration for this font made its first appearance in the 1897 American Type Founders specimen book, under the name “Lithotint”. As the name suggests, the original was tinted gray (diagonal lines formed the...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Avast, me hearties! Here be a serious pirate font, based loosely on several of Victor Hammer’s uncial typefaces, designed between 1925 and 1953, and liberally weathered and corroded for that authentic barnacle-encrusted look. The...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A random scan from a late nineteenth-century German type specimen book, encountered on the internet, provided the pattern for this surprisingly contemporary face. Although all of the characters are parallel to the baseline, the...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
While Bellas Artes, Koziupa and Paul’s “other” look at intertwined classicism in calligraphy, can be compared to the repeated patterns of standardized dance steps, Tanguera is more like dancers engaged in a free form...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Nagomi is a brush display typeface with a Japanese aesthetic. It offers a sense of tranquility and serenity. Most Latin-based European writing systems are supported, including the following languages. Afaan Oromo, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Valor is a display face inspired by uncial forms seen through a modern roman lens. The result is a type with strong contrast between thick and thin strokes and a highly geometrical construction that...