font_foundry: CastleType

Maximillian CT

Maximillian CT font

Another one of those faces that caught my eye in one of my art deco type books, and I wanted it. After I finished the face, I noticed that there is a more clean-cut...

Metropolis CT

Metropolis CT font

Metropolis Bold was commissioned by Publish magazine for their 1990 redesign. Although other digital versions exist, I think this was the first one and is characterized by extremely pointy serifs. It is well to...

Plantain

Plantain font

Plantain was commissioned by Smarter Image for their catalog design of several years ago. Very bold and tightly spaced; ideal for large headlines and ad work. This font also contains the Federal Express logo,...

Koloss CT

Koloss CT font

A well-designed bold art deco font. Very chunky. Uppercase, lowercase, numerals and punctuation. CastleType additions to the Koloss family include Koloss Bold Condensed and Koloss Bold Wave. The latter was used beautifully in the...

Handsome

Handsome font

A collection of over 30 antique style hands; the typeface includes the hands facing both right and left.

Jensen Arabique

Jensen Arabique font

This elegant typeface was suggested to me by type critic Daniel Will-Harris. Jensen Arabique is based on a set of capital letters drawn by Gustav Jensen that included the word “ARABIQUE” at the top...

Goudy Stout CT

Goudy Stout CT font

This face was recommended to me by Mark Solsburg, president of FontHaus. At first I was a bit reluctant to revive it, if for no other reason than Frederic Goudy’s admission that he created...

Goudy Text CT

Goudy Text CT font

This version of Goudy Text is based on drawings from which Frederic Goudy based his Goudy Text typeface. However, there is a big difference between his original drawings (in The Alphabet and Elements of...

Goudy Lombardy

Goudy Lombardy font

Based on drawings of Medieval versals (capitals used at beginning of verses in manuscripts) by Frederic W. Goudy. Works beautifully as initials with Goudy Text Oldstyle. Uppercase only, no numerals or punctuation; several letters...

Fat Freddie

Fat Freddie font

A bold, playful typeface named after my late and much-missed grey cat, Freddie, who was my best buddy for 18 years.