font_designer: Nick Curtis

Easy Eights NF

Easy Eights NF font

Here’s a faithful rendering of a typeface originally named Octic, from the 1884 specimen book of the Palmer & Rey Type Foundry of San Francisco. Its geometric severity is softened by the gently scalloped...

Elefantasia NF

Elefantasia NF font

The inspiration for this typeface—originally called Elefanta—enjoyed popularity stateside in the late nineteenth century, an import from the Karl Brendler & Söhne foundry of Vienna. Its graceful yet playful elegance makes it suited for...

Habana Sweets NF

Habana Sweets NF font

A typeface from the 1873 Miller & Richard of Glasgow specimen book of 1873 named Cuban provided the inspiration for this festive face. Its graceful curves and open stance gently whisper nostalgia, with traces...

Iso Metrix NF

Iso Metrix NF font

This typeface takes most of its design cues from Isonorm, developed by the International Standards Organisation in Switzerland in 1980. In this version, the overall design has been homogenized to eliminate some of the...

Madison Squared NF

Madison Squared NF font

Theater posters of the 1930s were often exuberant exercises in Art Deco lettering sensibilities, and the handiwork which inspired this typeface is no different. Big, bold and oddly elegant, this face is an excellent...

Petrushka NF

Petrushka NF font

The 1900 specimen book of the Leipzig foundry Schelter & Giesecke featured this curious hybrid of blackletter and Art Nouveau, under the name Petrarka. Its narrow footprint and large x-height make it an ideal...

De Roos Mediaeval NF

De Roos Mediaeval NF font

Here’s a classic face from Dutch master type designer Sjoerd H. de Roos. Use it where timeless elegance is the goal. Both versions of this font support the Latin 1252, Central European 1250, Turkish...

Coronation Street NF

Coronation Street NF font

Here’s an unusual take on a “modern” typeface, based on a 1936 release from England’s Stephenson, Blake foundry, which serves well for interesting headlines. Both versions of this font support the Latin 1252, Central...

Grieshaber Monos NF

Grieshaber Monos NF font

The name says it all: here’s a faithful revival of a Schelter und Geiseck release from 1911, designed by Moritz Greishaber and originally called Monos. Although it predates the Art Deco era, it has...