font_designer: Jim Lyles

MFC Klaver Monogram

MFC Klaver Monogram font

The source of inspiration for Klaver Monogram is a delightfully elegant initial letterset adorned with clover tipped flourishes from a vintage embroidery publication. Originally intended to adorn handkerchiefs and other linens, this digital revival…

MFC Medieval Monogram

MFC Medieval Monogram font

The source of inspiration for MFC Medieval Monogram is the 1934 “Book of American Types” by American Type Founders. Found in that specimen book was a set of Lombardic initials known as “Missal Initials”...

MFC Chaplet Monogram

MFC Chaplet Monogram font

The inspiration source for MFC Chaplet Monogram is a beautiful letterset from the “Dessins de Broderies – Album No. 486” by Sajou from the late 1800’s. This family includes four fonts, the original MFC...

MFC Capulet Monogram

MFC Capulet Monogram font

The source of inspiration for MFC Capulet Monogram is an alphabet set from the book, “Monograms and Alphabets for Combination” by Dollfus Mieg & Cie, first published in the 1890’s. MFC Capulet Monogram utilizes...

Purple Purse Pro

Purple Purse Pro font

Our Purple Purse Pro draws its inspiration from a vintage Ivory Soap ad from the 1950’s. Somewhat of a cross between Bodoni and Pixie, this font finds that it never truly takes itself seriously....

MFC Gilchrist Monogram

MFC Gilchrist Monogram font

The inspiration source for MFC Gilchrist Monogram is an extremely ornamented letterset from a vintage embroidery publication from the early 1900’s. We’ve digitally recreated the ornamental glyphs from the original design, and created a...

MFC Gilchrist Initials

MFC Gilchrist Initials font

Our MFC Gilchrist Monogram served as the springboard for these highly ornamented initial fonts in MFC Gilchrist Initials. Taking the already detailed letterforms within our monogram version, these initials have been cameo-boxed in and...

MFC Brass Rules Grand

MFC Brass Rules Grand font

The inspiration source for Brass Rules Grand is a collection of the brass rules from the 1889 “Convenient Book of Specimens” from Franklin Type Foundry in Cincinnati. This is a collection of basic utilitarian...

MFC Arteaga Borders Three

MFC Arteaga Borders Three font

The inspiration source for Arteaga Borders Three is a collection of the embroidery and beading patterns from a vintage embroidery patterns catalog dating back to 1865. The original collection of patterned sides has been...

MFC Arteaga Borders Two

MFC Arteaga Borders Two font

The inspiration source for Arteaga Borders Two is a collection of the embroidery and beading patterns from a vintage embroidery patterns catalog dating back to 1865. The original collection of patterned sides has been...