Storefront is what the prolific and talented American sign painters of the 1920s and 1930s would have created if they had access to the advanced lettering and type technologies we have today. Rooted in...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
One design sparks another. As Alejandro Paul experimented with the strokes and curves of the monoline script Business Penmanship, he discovered interesting new forms and shapes that didn’t fit the Spencerian theme of that...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Aranjuez is the latest Koziupa and Paul adventure. This time, they max out on calligraphic art deco, then add a healthy dose of the thick-and-thin mantra that’s been so trendy for quite a few...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Business Penmanship is an ode to the business handwriting from the era penmanship was a highly-valued part of business education and practice. In the early 1800s, Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-1864) created what would become...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Filmotype Zephyr combines the elegant script capital forms with a classic condensed italic to create a smart and stylish typeface. Originally released in the early 1950s, Filmotype Zephyr has been meticulously redrawn from the...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Filmotype Yukon is inspired by the classic Palmer style of penmanship made popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally released in the late 1950s, Filmotype Yukon has been meticulously redrawn from...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Machete is the hulky, overfed distant cousin of Bayoneta. Enthusiastically in your face and full of humour, Machete is exactly the kind of big alphabet that takes a skinny actress camping at the top...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Bayoneta is not your usual handcut alphabet, though it can seem so. It can also seem like carefully constructed lettering inspired by Polynesian cultures. By bridging that gap between knife-wielding kitsch and studied display...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Hipster Script is another of my habitual attempts at trying to reduce the divide between manual and digital. In this case, I try to articulate brush lettering, try to get the computer to emulate...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
A friend of mine says that sports are the ultimate popular drug. One of his favorite things to say is, “The sun’s always shining on a game somewhere.” It’s hard to argue with that....