MFC Piege Monogram
The source of inspiration for Piege Monogram is an ornament framed letterstyle from a vintage embroidery publication. Because of its unusual labyrinth style framework, it is aptly named “Piège”, or trap in French. Many...
font_designer: Jim Lyles
MFC Ringold Monogram
The source of inspiration for MFC Ringold Monogram is a specimen from the 1917 “Strong’s Book of Designs”. This popular lettering style has been incorporated into numerous film type foundries of the past, but...
Sacramento Pro
The Sacramento Pro family of typefaces was inspired by a monoline, semi-connected script from hand-lettering artist brochure work of the 1950’s and 1960’s. With its sophisticated upright stance, it stands on a thin line...
Prima Serif
Prima is a series of fonts designed at Bitstream by Jim Lyles (Sans and Serif) and Sue Zafarana (Sans Mono), released in 1998. The fonts have been tuned to give exceptionally good quality at...
Candy Bits
Candy Bits was originally designed at Bitstream as a custom project for a large printer manufacturer. Released in 1997, Candy Bits was designed by Jim Lyles. The typographic characters were fashioned after a well...
Prima Sans
Prima is a series of fonts designed at Bitstream by Jim Lyles (Sans and Serif) and Sue Zafarana (Sans Mono), released in 1998. The fonts have been tuned to give exceptionally good quality at...
Filmotype Reef
Filmotype Reef was among the company’s earliest original Serif styles introduced by Filmotype in the early-to-mid 1950s. This wonderful wide serif style owes its character to its calligraphic roots. Filmotype Reef was developed from...
Marcellus Pro
Our Marcellus Pro was inspired by classic Roman inscription letterforms. Clarity and beauty are embodied in the standard lowercase, while this historically influenced typeface also nods to the powerful presence of the Trajan titling...
Luckiest Guy Pro
Our Luckiest Guy Pro was inspired by hand-lettering by vintage 1950’s advertisements. The uber-bold unicase letterforms exude charm and light-heartedness, while the SmallCaps and extensive figure sets expand the range of usability and appeal…
Risque Pro
Our Risque Pro draws inspiration from the title screen of the 1962 Looney Toons cartoon, “Martian through Georgia”. Originally an all Capitals reference, Risque includes Capitals, lowercase, and SmallCaps sets as festive and irregular...