Compliments
Compliments was inspired by a few hand-lettered words on a 1930s brochure by Western Union entitled “The Yellow Blank is Correct for Every Social Need.” It is now available in OpenType format with contextual...
font_designer: Andrew Leman
DMV Printer
DMV Printer is a detailed replica of the type produced by the computer printer at the California Department of Motor Vehicles. It was created in order to make prop documents for movies and television...
Coldstyle
Coldstyle is inspired by Old Style 1 from the 1935 Linotype catalog. It is a text font gently aged to capture the feel of old metal type, and includes “fi” and “fl” ligatures for...
Impersonal
Impersonal is a detailed replica of letters appearing in “La Plume,” a 1950s personal ads magazine. The magazine billed itself as “The correspondence medium devoted to the connoisseur of the ‘unusual’.” Impersonal is a...
Lanier
Lanier is based on the handwriting of American poet and novelist Sidney Lanier, as seen in a letter written by him in 1875. The font features numerous special ligatures and letter combinations to better...
Hadank
Hadank is a display typeface developed from hand-lettered words in a German printer’s letterhead from the 1920s.
Exilis
Exilis is a condensed Latin face based on a 19th century sample. It was developed to typeset headlines in prop old newspaper clippings. The OSF weight has oldstyle figures and modified serifs on some...
Shipley
Shipley is based on Kennerley, which is regarded by some as Goudy’s most beautiful type, but which seems to have suffered from desuetude in recent decades. This version is based on vintage printed samples,...
Temporal
Temporal is one in a series of fonts designed for use in creating replica vintage newspapers. It is inspired by the nameplates of major metropolitan newspapers from the 1920s. Its rough character is apparent...
Blackburn
Blackburn is a distressed text font designed to capture the look of old printing at small sizes. Based on a 19th century French type specimen, it contains a complete international character set.