Here’s a revised and updated version of one of my oldies, based on the typeface Chic, designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The addition of small caps, improved kerning, and an expanded character set make...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This face is a bit of a time traveler. It combines the lowercase from a font called simply Square Gothic from the 1888 James Conner’s Sons specimen book with the uppercase of Morris Fuller...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 17, 2024
Designed by Morris Fuller Benton 1913-15, this Oldstyle family was digitized by Jim Rimmer in the early 2000’s. It is a roman face closely styled to that of Nicholas Jensen’s with a companion italic...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified February 27, 2020
Recovery brings history to bear when the blackest type is called for. Charles Coiner’s identity for the depression-era National Recovery Administration included an alphabet of heavy art deco forms distilled with a chemistry set...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 4, 2015