font_designer: Gert Wiescher

Copperplate Modern

Copperplate Modern font

Copperplate Modern is my personal version of Copperplate with lowercase letters that contrast the standard rounded capitals. For good measure I designed a glitzy “Chrome” version for each weight. Yours very glitzy Gert Wiescher

Bodoni Classic Deco Two

Bodoni Classic Deco Two font

Bodoni Classic Deco Two, like the original Bodoni Classic Deco, breaks all rules. Giambattista Bodoni himself would probably hate me for doing it; he was a real purist. The whole idea of the Bodoni...

Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet

Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet font

Some time ago I bought my smallest book ever: Kate Greenaway’s Alphabet* 57 x 72 mm. I thought it was the sweetest little book I had ever seen. Not knowing about the fame of...

Copperplate Deco

Copperplate Deco font

Copperplate Deco is my sparingly decorated version of my Copperplate fonts. They can be used as standalone fonts. Yours once more very glitzy Gert Wiescher

Fleurie

Fleurie font

Fleurie is a small town in France on the high banks of the Beaujolais area where they make excellent, fruity wine. Fleurie means flowery and that is what that village and this font is...

Bodoni Classic Stencil

Bodoni Classic Stencil font

Bodoni Classic Stencil is another of my personal additions to the Bodoni Classic Family that Giambattista would have never made. In his days people had enough skill and the neccessary time to put beautiful...

Eleganza

Eleganza font

Eleganza is my most elegant typeface. At least that is what I think! I use it for business cards and everything that has to be elegant with that extra touch. The font comes in...

Modernista

Modernista font

Art Nouveau happened over Europe under different names. They called it “Jugenstil” in Germany, “Le style moderne” in France, “Sezessionsstil” in Austria and Eastern Europe, “Stile Liberty” in Italy and “Modernista” in Spain. Jugendstil...

Ayres Royal

Ayres Royal font

I designed Ayres Royal to honour London’s famous calligrapher John Ayres (about 1700). He designed calligraphy examples called The Accomplished Clerk, that were meant to be for the office clerk. I doubt if there...

Fanny

Fanny font

Fanny is written with a broad felt tip marker, scanned and finished by hand on screen, taking care to emphasize the typical “felttip-marker” feeling.