The charm of wood type — especially in reproductions from worn specimens — is the combination of hand-crafted letters and numbers and a connection with the past.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Skitch from Yellow Design Studio is a funky hand drawn serif with regular, solid, and fill options. It’s loaded with features including double-letter ligatures, discretionary ligatures and stylistic alternates, and is accompanied by an...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified April 8, 2020
The original Orpheus design by Walter Tiemann (1926-1928, Klingspor) was certainly a masterpiece. Unfortunately, like so many typefaces of that between-wars era, it got overlooked when type technology changed over to film, and once...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Stencil Monograms JNL combines elements from vintage paper and brass stencils to create this attractive set of monogram initials for print, stencil making and other creative applications.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
John Seddon (1644-1700), was a famous English writing master, the leading calligrapher of his time, and master of Sir John Johnson’s Free Writing School in Priest’s Court, Foster Lane. His portrait was drawn by...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Emporia JNL is a wonderfully decorative and vintage wood type named for a city in Kansas, and modeled from just a dozen images of individual type blocks spotted for auction online. The release of...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 17, 2015
Article to appear on the font family page: Jirue is a playful, serif, display-typeface. It was made to function at high point sizes and to be used in headlines.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Veritas is a serif text family. It is a narrow-width typeface, with a taller x-height than Times Roman for added legibility, but maintains a similar character count in text. It is typeface designed for...