Rough Cut NF
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....
font_designer: Nick Curtis
The Donald NF
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
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
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,...
Boo Meringue NF
The inspiration for this font made its first appearance in the 1897 American Type Founders specimen book, under the name “Lithotint”. As the name suggests, the original was tinted gray (diagonal lines formed the...
Deukalion NF
Lettering specimens from 1910 by an unnamed Dutch calligrapher provided the inspiration for this quirky and somewhat mischievous Art Nouveau font. Both versions of the font include the 1252 Latin and 1250 CE character...
Lesser Arcana NF
The uppercase letters of this magical, mystical face is based on various alchemical symbols used from the thirteenth through the sixteenth century; the lowercase letters are based on those found on a 1935 poster,...
Shiver Me Timbers NF
Avast, me hearties! Here be a serious pirate font, based loosely on several of Victor Hammer’s uncial typefaces, designed between 1925 and 1953, and liberally weathered and corroded for that authentic barnacle-encrusted look. The...
Zyklop NF
A random scan from a late nineteenth-century German type specimen book, encountered on the internet, provided the pattern for this surprisingly contemporary face. Although all of the characters are parallel to the baseline, the...
Bon Mot NF
What’s the good word? This elegant, stylish typeface, based on an early twentieth-century Barnhart Brothers & Spindler release, named simply “Engravers Upright Script”. Based on French ronde letterforms, this version is bolder—which makes it…