Baby Fat, designed by Milton Glaser in 1964, saw a lot of action during the psychedelic poster phase. This little dumpling is based on that workhorse, and takes its name from a phrase that...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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The specimen book Alphabete: ein Schriftatlas von A bis Z identified the pattern for this typeface as Stymie Black Flair. Although neither the designer nor the original foundry is identified, it bears a strong...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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In Issue Number 84 of Push Pin Graphic, Seymour Chwast offered up this rather odd variant of his own extrablack, superbold in-your-(type)face, Blimp. Not recommended for body copy, but makes interesting and unusual headlines....
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The Depot Trapharet 2D is based on lettering of Lviv tram stands describing the city tram routes. The font is characterized by brutal simplicity bordering with primitivity.
by · Published May 26, 2015
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The design of Patchouli Display began in 2009. My goal was to do design a display face that would be casual and soft. The family contains italics and bolds and each font is loaded...
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Gubblebum is a happy, bubbly family consisting of not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR delicious font flavors: Regular, Blocky, Black and Black ‘n Blocky. Whatever it is you’re working on, using Gubblebum...
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This engaging headline face is based on a rather pudgy typeface named “Bullion Shadow”, which was originally released somewhere on the cusp between the hippie and disco eras, and was equally at home in...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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In the days before vinyl sign lettering overran the landscape, talented neighborhood sign painters and show card writers made attractive displays for local merchants. Toucan Tango JNL is Jeff Levine’s interpretation of a sign...
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Mixed Messages JNL brings back a favorite old theme… mixing up various letters and numbers from different fonts to create a printed message that resembles a ransom note or a collage of type with...