Bold geometric shapes, softened with graceful finishes, characterize this jazz-age offering first proposed by lettering artist Eric Matthews. Best used as upper- and lowercase. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252 Latin...
by · Published May 26, 2015
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Another addition to the Whiz Bang Woodtype series, this typeface is a double-wide, extrabold version of the so-called Tuscan style of lettering, popular at the end of the nineteenth century. Named after a small...
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The name comes from a British expression about two things that couldn’t be more different, and it suits this offering to a tee. The uppercase of this typeface is based on 1930s lettering by...
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In his book of Showcard Alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this one Funhouse, and we couldn’t agree more. Wild, wacky and slightly tacky, but suitable for the whole family. The Opentype version of this...
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In their circa 1900 specimen catalog, Barnhard Brothers and Spindler called this typeface “Samoa”, suggesting exotic locales. On the other hand, it also suggests some serious fun, and is named in honor of British...
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This decidedly Deco offering is based on a rather unconventional stencil lettering treatment offered by F. A. Pearson in his 1923 tome, Ticket and Showcard Designing. Strong and stylish, the design has aged remarkably...
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A collision between fine, fat caps developed by legendary letterer Alf Becker, and a squirrely, curly, uncredited lowercase uncovered by artist Leslie Cabarga produced this merry romp through the alphabet. The Postscript and Truetype...
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Central Type Foundry of St. Louis issued this quirky little gem under the name of Quaint Roman around the turn of the twentieth century. This version is a little less gnarly than the original,...
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Here’s a flashback to the sixties, which originally went by the rather unimaginative name of Triline. It’s available in two versions: regular and swash caps. In the swash version, the uppercase Q is a...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Another addition to the Whiz-Bang Woodtype series, this offering is patterned after a typeface issued by the old Boston firm of Baker & Greele in 1826. Named after a small town in Texas just...