font_designer: Morris Benton

Clearface Gothic

Clearface Gothic font

Clearface Gothic was designed by Morris Fuller Benton for American Typefounders. The design was released between 1907 and 1910 for text and display use. Since then, many variations have been released. An interesting typeface,...

Century Old Style

Century Old Style font

The Century Old Style font family was modeled on Century Expanded which had been cut in 1900. Similar weights and proportions were maintained but the letter shapes were made more elegant by the introduction...

Bulmer

Bulmer font

DeLuxe Gothic

DeLuxe Gothic font

Bank Gothic being a longtime font favorite of his, Michael Doret was always disappointed that Morris Fuller Benton’s classic didn’t contain any lowercase characters. So he set out to remedy that by designing his...

Odalisque Stencil NF

Odalisque Stencil NF font

Here’s a stencil version of another Nick’s Fonts typeface based on Chic, a Morris Fuller Benton creation for American Type Founders from the 1920s. Stylish and sophisticated as always, and now with an arts-and-crafts...

Highpoint Gothic NF

Highpoint Gothic NF font

Morris Fuller Benton’s 1935 offering from ATF, entitled Raleigh Gothic Condensed, inspired this ultracompact masterpiece. Benton’s alternate characters are included in several lowercase positions, to add a little Art Deco sparkle to this versatile…

Uncle Sam Slim NF

Uncle Sam Slim NF font

Based on Morris Fuller Benton’s 1905 oeuvre American Extra Condensed, this titling face packs a lot of information into very little horizontal space. Its champfered corners give the font an industrial feel which remains...

Franklin Gothic Pro

Franklin Gothic Pro font

The original Franklin Gothic was designed in 1903 by Morris Fuller Benton. Franklin Gothic is named after Benjamin Franklin, America’s greatest printer. Our Franklin Gothic Black Condensed is unique because it is designed to...

Telenovela NF

Telenovela NF font

Here’s a retooling of the Art Deco classic Novel Gothic, designed by Morris Fuller Benton and Charles H. Becker for American Type Founders in 1929. We’ve added a little sparkle to this classic with...

Kenotaph NF

Kenotaph NF font

This willowy wonder is based on Morris Fuller Benton’s Stymie Obelisk, one in a series of typefaces he designed for American Type Founders in the 1930s. An obvious choice when real estate is at...