font_designer: Brian Bonislawsky

MFC Noir Monogram

MFC Noir Monogram font

The inspiration source for Noir Monogram is the “Pearl” letterset from the 1854 Becker’s Ornamental Penmanship and Draughtsman’s Letter Book by George J. Becker. The original design was a highly ornate steelplate engraving which...

Bipolar Decorative

Bipolar Decorative font

A bolder condensed version of the Bipolar family of fonts, Bipolar Decorative has a level of ornamental sophistication and balancing that is surprising for its narrow spiny appearance. It’s a neo-blackletter typeface that screams...

Bipolar Poster

Bipolar Poster font

The Bipolar Poster family of fonts adds extra weight and width to the Bipolar family to fonts. A mechanical blackletter enhancing readability while retaining ornamentation elements of the historical blackletter form.

MFC Diamant Monogram

MFC Diamant Monogram font

The inspiration source for Diamant Monogram is a stylishly formal letterset flaring out to create a diamond framework from a vintage embroidery publication. Originally intended to adorn handkerchiefs, it has so many other possibilities....

MFC Distinto Borders

MFC Distinto Borders font

The inspiration source for Distinto Borders are the Black & White and Running Borders from the 1906 Abridged Keystone Type Foundry Specimen Book. Nine Black & White Borders and Thirteen Running Borders are compiled...

MFC Tagliato Monogram

MFC Tagliato Monogram font

The inspiration source for Tagliato Monogram is a decorative letterset (capitals only) from the 1899-1900 Treatise on Embroidery, Crochet and Knitting booklet by M. Hemingway & Sons Silk Co. The letterforms mimic clipped branches,...

Bipolar

Bipolar font

The Bipolar family of fonts is a synthetic blend of digital grid and historical blackletter forms, combining readability and ornamentation into a single modern interpretation. If you feel like you recognize this font style,...

MFC Memoriam Initials

MFC Memoriam Initials font

The inspiration source for Memoriam Initials is the 1934 Book of American Types by American Type Founders. In that specimen book, they had created a sophisticated two color initial design they called “University Initials”...

MFC Morningside Monogram

MFC Morningside Monogram font

The inspiration source for Morningside Monogram is the 1934 Book of American Types by American Type Founders. One of their most popular monogram styles in that specimen book was called “Fifth Avenue Monogram Initials”,...

MFC Neuport Monogram

MFC Neuport Monogram font

The inspiration source for Neuport Monogram is the 1934 Book of American Types by American Type Founders. Found in that specimen book was a sophisticated two-color Art Deco style monogram called Newport Monograms which...