font_designer: Nick Curtis

McKellar Borussian NF

McKellar Borussian NF font

This unusual Gothic face was found in the 1882 McKellar, Smiths and Jordan specimen book under the name Borussian, a then-current variant of “Prussian”. This version is true to the original, so please note:...

Melvin Eustace NF

Melvin Eustace NF font

Here’s a simple, classic hand-lettered gem, based on an old photoface named Adonis. Suitable for headline or text use, it’s a refreshing and lively alternate to Comic Sans. All versions of this font include...

Oh You Klid NF

Oh You Klid NF font

This “Anglican” style typeface is based on an 1880s release from St. Louis’ Central Type Foundry originally named Euclid. It’s amazingly versatile, easily at home in both formal and fun settings. All versions of...

Argentina NF

Argentina NF font

This elegant titling face is based on an American Type Founders release from the 1920s named Sterling. Hairline serifs and graceful curves give this typeface a certain grace and charm that will brighten up...

Hamburger Heaven NF Pro

Hamburger Heaven NF Pro font

A stylish retro script where I have completely redone the spacing to make the text look more even. All of the diacritics have been redone, too – and the character set expanded in our...

Graphic Stylin NF

Graphic Stylin NF font

The letterforms are based on Inserat Cursive, a bold script popular in the late nineteenth century; the treatment was suggested by cover artwork for Graphic Styles from Victorian to Post-Modern, written by Stephen Heller...

Rough Cut NF

Rough Cut NF font

An old Art Nouveau typeface named “Daphne” provided the inspiration for this decidely different font. This version is upright, but the linocut treatment employed visually suggests the slight rightward slant of the original typeface....

The Donald NF

The Donald NF font

Something about the swoopy loops in the uppercase characters of this typeface, originally called “Ronde”, reminds one of the signature ‘do of a certain real-estate-mogul-turned-TV-celebrity, and so this font was named. Delightfully different, this…

Tulpe Fraktur NF

Tulpe Fraktur NF font

Tucked inside the November 5, 1927 issue of a German signpainters’ trade paper was a single sheet headed Der Schilder und Schriftenmaler, which featured an alphabet called “Neue Fraktur”. An exuberant (if somewhat unconventional)...

American Pi NF

American Pi NF font

Here’s a handy collection of 72 type adornments gleaned from American Type Foundry catalogs from 1913 to 1934, featuring little treasures from some of the early twentieth century’s most respected designers, including Will Bradley,...