San Marcos NF
In his book Victorian Display Alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this specimen “Marquette”. This unicase version features a complete character set, and is named after a favorite watering hole in Texas on the Guadeloupe...
font_designer: Nick Curtis
Shady Lady NF
The 1907 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type specimen catalog called this unique typeface simply “Umbra”. Since that name is already taken, it now has another. Due to the highly ornate nature of this face,...
Tara Bulbous NF
This new and improved version of this chunky classic by Paul Carlyle and Gus Oring includes the lowercase letters not found in earlier versions. Use it to add a little—or a lot of—panoramic panache...
Bad Dookie NF
The inspiration for this typeface was found tucked away in what is arguably the worst book of advertising clip art ever published (cleverly entitled The Advertising Cartoon Clip Art Book from 1971). It’s so...
Maple Leaf Rag NF
The book Modern Alphabets, published in 1930, called this diamond in the rough from Continental Typefounders Nova Bold. Well, it’s neither new nor modern anymore, but it’s a warm, friendly face that’s sure to...
Cissarz Latein NF
This classically elegant typeface is based on a 1912 design by Johann Vincenz Cissarz for the Ludwig & Mayer Foundry. To add a little more visual interest, alternate letterforms can be found in various...
Groove Thang NF
An interesting, unusual and righteously funky variation on the classic “Barnum” style of lettering, this typeface was originally named “Dado”. As any woodworker knows, dado is also the name of a slot ploughed, chiseled...
Paddy Wagon NF
The typeface which inspired this offering was originally called “Chaucer”, not because it is typical of lettering of Chaucer’s time (which it is not) but, more likely, because it’s pretty funny, even if the...
Terlingua NF
Xylotype guru Rob Roy Kelly identified this specimen from his personal collection as “Phanitalian”. This addition to the Whiz-Bang Woodtype series takes its name from a small Texas town in the middle of nowhere...
Durham Abbey NF
This graceful charmer is based on a Victorian-era typeface called “Romanesque”. It takes its name from a cathedral in England considered by many to be the finest example of Romanesque architecture in the British...