font_foundry: CastleType

Standard CT

Standard CT font

CastleType was commissioned in 1991 by San Francisco Focus magazine to digitize three members of the Standard family. This is a Continental lineale that was popular in Switzerland in the 1950s and later in...

Goudy Trajan Pro

Goudy Trajan Pro font

Goudy Trajan Pro is based on the drawings by F.W. Goudy of his rendition of the capital letters inscribed on the Trajan column in Rome, rather than on his subsequent metal type, Trajan (Title),...

Tambor

Tambor font

Over the years I have bought many books and music CDs in persuit of my passion for African and Latin (and especially Afro-Latin) cultures. I’ve noticed that a great number of these books and...

Shàngó

Shàngó font

Shàngó, inspired by the initials from Professor F.H. Ernst Schneidler’s classic design released in 1936 as Schneidler-Mediaeval mit Initialen, is an elegant design that looks best when used at large sizes, as the original...

Radiant Extra Condensed CT

Radiant Extra Condensed CT font

I was commissioned by the Emporium (now Macys) to digitize Radiant Bold Extra Condensed (originally designed by Robert Middleton in 1940) for use in their Sunday supplement to the San Francisco Examiner. For several...

Ransahoff CT

Ransahoff CT font

A very light, elegant, condensed typeface, which must be used very large (at least 100 points).

Trio CT

Trio CT font

I was commissioned by Publish magazine to digitize Trio in 1990. Originally designed in a Light weight only, Trio is now available in Medium and Bold weights as well. Uppercase only, but each weight...

Xavier

Xavier font

The Xavier family of typefaces is based on the delightful deco typeface called Ashley Crawford, originally designed in 1930 by Ashley Havinden. After designing Xavier Black (Serif) and Xavier Sans Black, I added Bold...

Zagora

Zagora font

Based on an art deco design, with alternate characters and numerals. Named for a little town in Morocco on the border of the Sahara desert, with a billboard at the edge of a great...

Laureat

Laureat font

Based on hand-drawn letters from a Russian poster. The Cyrillic version is still in development. Uppercase only, but each letter has four different sizes for creating very interesting typography.