This decorative delight is based on a typeface discovered within the pages of “Schriftatlas: Alphabete von A bis Z,” and originally named Pygmalion. The swash caps and plain caps in the lowercase positions allow...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s a faithful rendering of the slightly quirky, but thoroughly yeomanlike headline face Basuto, designed by Stanley Baxter and released by the Stephenson Blake Type Foundry in 1927. Bold, brassy and a little sassy,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Inlines that go over, under sideways, down! Deck out your headlines in grand style with this unusual inline face, based on Dektiv, a seventies-style classic from “Homage to the Alphabet.” Both versions include the...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Lend a little Jazz Age elegance to your next project with this tasty typeface, a faithful rendering of Eduard Ege’s eponymous Ege Schrift, released by the Genzsch and Heyse foundry of Hamburg in 1921....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Schriftatlas: Alphabete von A bis Z strikes again with this dazzling display of geometry at play, originally named Concentra. Best used at larger sizes for maximum impact. Both versions contain the complete Latin 1252,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s an amalgam of letterforms from two giants of the handlettering pantheon: an uppercase based on the work of Mike Stevens, and a lowercase based on the work of Alf Becker. The two work...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This rough, raw typeface is based on the lettering in Ben Shahn’s iconic poster protesting the execution of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicolo Sacco in 1927. All possible uppercase and lowercase forms have been kerned,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This roly-poly romp through the alphabet is based on Jürgen Riebling’s irrepressible Mr. Big from the 1970s. Big, bold, bubbly and a little brash, it’s a natural choice for happy headlines. Both versions contain...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s another Disco-era darling, based on Wolf Magin’s contemporary offering, originally called Black Line. It’s a natural choice for sassy headlines with a cool Retro vibe. Both versions contain the complete Latin 1252, Central...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
No: Jethro Bodine didn’t design this typeface although, to look at it, you might be tempted to think so. Rather, the pattern was a product of the fertile imagination of famed lettering artist Alf...