Steadfast and no-nonsense, Heron is always ready to go to work. It began with a Joe Heroun commission for Men’s Health inspired by industrial, machine-made letters. Unlike other type with mechanical influences, Heron is...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The 1900 specimen book of the Leipzig foundry Schelter & Giesecke featured this curious hybrid of blackletter and Art Nouveau, under the name Petrarka. Its narrow footprint and large x-height make it an ideal...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 6, 2015
Knud V. Engelhardt (1882–1931) was an architect, printer and designer from the country of our laid back neighbors, Denmark. Knud’s characteristic letter forms have already made a strong impression on some modern typefaces. Most...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Graphic designers know well that the art of composing titles correctly is not easy, especially when it comes to publications needing both flexibility and graphic coherence when dealing with dense amounts of information. Tablet...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
A pen stroke Roman with a medium thick to thin contrast and slightly flared stroke endings. Capital was designed for all media and works best at 30 point and above. Capital requires subjective display...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Make way for Filmotype Power, a wide bouncy sans serif originally released by Filmotype in 1955 and captures the essence of mid-century casual playfulness. Filmotype Power was developed from the original font filmstrips and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Filmotype Major is one of the hallmarks of the Free Style faces of the Filmotype Library. This bouncy sans serif was originally introduced in the early 1950s and captures the essence of mid-century casual...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024
Sys is a condensed font designed to work well at small sizes (i.e. phone books, maps, or the like) but it has enough personality to be used at big sizes, too. The TrueType version,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
This font is shaped to exhibit a very compact and characterized design, clearly distinguishable from the mainstream condensed sans-serif fonts. That is why Caliente has a conspicuous modulation and a medium-to-high contrast. Both features...