font_foundry: Nick's Fonts

Sulphur Springs NF

Sulphur Springs NF font

In his compilation of stencil alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this one simply “Concave Stencil”. Excellent for marking cases of whiskey or gunpowder, or for setting strikingly up-to-date headlines. Both versions of this font...

Cool Cat Jim NF

Cool Cat Jim NF font

A handlettered headline in the January 1953 issue of Park East magazine by wacko album artist Jim Flora provided the inspiration for this exercise in extreme lettering. Check out the [brackets] and the bullet...

Funky Chunk NF

Funky Chunk NF font

Lettering whiz Carl Holmes called this creation “Pelt Emphasis Script”, and its funky, chunky charm will indeed lend emphasis to any headline it graces. The Postscript and Truetype versions contain a complete Latin language...

Shadow Lands NF

Shadow Lands NF font

The 1992 edition of The Solotype Catalog called this singularly strange typeface “Wilcox Initials”. In case you’re interested, this version features ducking accented lowercase characters. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252...

Grand Rapids NF

Grand Rapids NF font

This disarming beauty is based on a typeface named “Archer” from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. The original was a rather light face; this beefed-up version highlights the face’s charming...

Hasta La Pasta NF

Hasta La Pasta NF font

This loopy offering is patterned after a typeface from the 1888 specimen book from the Central Type Foundry of St. Louis, called simply “Spiral”. The ragged contours on the original face have been smoothed...

La Coupole NF

La Coupole NF font

Lettering on a 1927 menu by prominent poster artist Razzia provided the inspiration for this decidely Deco typeface. The restaurant itself was the setting for one of Georges Simenon’s many Inspector Maigret novels. Both...

Pyramus NF

Pyramus NF font

This engaging antique text face is based on Paragon Light, from the 1905 specimen book from Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. Although it is spaced and kerned for text work, it also is suited for...

Yo Quiero Taquitos NF

Yo Quiero Taquitos NF font

The basic letterforms of this typeface were found in a lettering book, Rotalución Decorativa, published in Barcelona in the 1940s. Add a lowercase and a few flourishes suggested by a hand-painted sign seen at...

Tickety Boo NF

Tickety Boo NF font

Here’s a new take on an old favorite from Frederic Goudy, named Goudy Fancy. Taking its name from a British expression meaning “A-OK,” this font is a perfect choice for engaging and enchanting headlines....