font_designer: Nick Curtis

Picture Postcard NF

Picture Postcard NF font

Lettering artist Alf Becker suggested that this typeface was suitable for postcard work, and we agree (although it’s suitable for a great many other uses, as well). It packs a lot of information in...

Matthews Modern Stencil NF

Matthews Modern Stencil NF font

Bold geometric shapes, softened with graceful finishes, characterize this jazz-age offering first proposed by lettering artist Eric Matthews. Best used as upper- and lowercase. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252 Latin...

Mexia NF

Mexia NF font

Another addition to the Whiz Bang Woodtype series, this typeface is a double-wide, extrabold version of the so-called Tuscan style of lettering, popular at the end of the nineteenth century. Named after a small...

Chalk And Cheese NF

Chalk And Cheese NF font

The name comes from a British expression about two things that couldn’t be more different, and it suits this offering to a tee. The uppercase of this typeface is based on 1930s lettering by...

Whoa Nelly NF

Whoa Nelly NF font

In his book of Showcard Alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this one Funhouse, and we couldn’t agree more. Wild, wacky and slightly tacky, but suitable for the whole family. The Opentype version of this...

Hardy Har Har NF

Hardy Har Har NF font

In their circa 1900 specimen catalog, Barnhard Brothers and Spindler called this typeface “Samoa”, suggesting exotic locales. On the other hand, it also suggests some serious fun, and is named in honor of British...

Pearson Stencil NF

Pearson Stencil NF font

This decidedly Deco offering is based on a rather unconventional stencil lettering treatment offered by F. A. Pearson in his 1923 tome, Ticket and Showcard Designing. Strong and stylish, the design has aged remarkably...

Curly Shuffle NF

Curly Shuffle NF font

A collision between fine, fat caps developed by legendary letterer Alf Becker, and a squirrely, curly, uncredited lowercase uncovered by artist Leslie Cabarga produced this merry romp through the alphabet. The Postscript and Truetype...

Bushwhacked NF

Bushwhacked NF font

Central Type Foundry of St. Louis issued this quirky little gem under the name of Quaint Roman around the turn of the twentieth century. This version is a little less gnarly than the original,...

Cressida NF

Cressida NF font

Here’s a flashback to the sixties, which originally went by the rather unimaginative name of Triline. It’s available in two versions: regular and swash caps. In the swash version, the uppercase Q is a...