Morris Fuller Benton started the Bodoni revival with this version for ATF in the early years of the 20th century. We consider it the first accurate revival of a historical face for general use....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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…
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 17, 2024
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Where most typefaces are designed by just one individual, quite a few people have been involved in perfecting Cheltenham over the times. In 1896, the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue created the initial design for...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
All SoftMaker webfonts come with at least 500,000 pageviews included. Morris Fuller Benton designed the serifed Clearface typeface for ATF in 1907. He liked the design so much that he also created a flare-serif...