font_designer: Nick Curtis

Aunt Bertha NF

Aunt Bertha NF font

A rather comical font, based on an 1880s circus poster. The freeware (TrueType) version has a limited character set. The Pro Set (Postscript) version has a complete character set (Adobe Standard for PC; Macintosh...

Big Apple NF

Big Apple NF font

An ultrabold font, reminescent of the logotype lettering for The New Yorker magazine. The freeware (TrueType) version has a limited character set. The Pro Set (Postscript) version has a complete character set (Adobe Standard...

Blue Plate Special NF

Blue Plate Special NF font

A quirky font based on Cubist Bold, designed by John Zimmerman for Barnhard Brothers and Spindler, circa 1929. The freeware (TrueType) version has a limited character set. The Pro Set (Postscript) version has a...

Bric-a-Braque NF

Bric-a-Braque NF font

This assertively Art Deco face is based on Cubist Bold, designed by John W. Zimmerman for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler in 1929, and takes its name from one of the co-founders—with Pablo Picasso—of the...

Modern Art NF

Modern Art NF font

A font with a strong graphical appeal, based on the logotype lettering for the comic magazine of the same name, designed by Dutch illustrator Joost Swarte. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode...

Speedball No1 NF

Speedball No1 NF font

Another charming handlettered gem based on the work of lettering artist Samuel Welo, from the 1927 edition of his Studio Handbook.

Gasoline Alley NF

Gasoline Alley NF font

A casual and fun-loving font based on the work of showcard artist Albanis Ashmun Kelly, from his 1911 book “Expert Sign Painter,” and named for a long-running comic strip. Both versions of this font...

Joost A Gigolo NF

Joost A Gigolo NF font

A font with a strong graphical appeal, based on lettering designs by Dutch comic book illustrator Joost Swarte. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252 Latin and Unicode 1250 Central European character...

Lance Corporal NF

Lance Corporal NF font

This font was inspired by Arts and Crafts lettering found on the cover of the Austrian journal Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring), 1898. Primarily an uppercase-only font, there are several variants in lowercase positions. Both...

Big Tent Players NF

Big Tent Players NF font

A WPA poster announcing the latest production by—guess who?—the Big Tent Players inspired this eye-catching, if somewhat unconventional, typeface. Both versions of the font include the 1252 Latin and 1250 CE character sets (with...