Pomfrit Dandy NF
This elegant monocase design is based on a nineteenth-century offering from Britain’s Stephenson Blake Foundry named “Fry’s Ornamented No. 2”. Stylish, witty and debonair, it will add grace and charm to any project. The...
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Smith Premier NF
In ye olden days, nothing said “personalized business correspondence” like a typewritten letter, and several type foundries cast simulated typewriter fonts so authentic-looking “personal” letters could be mass-produced. This typeface is based on one…
Architectuur NF
Letterpress type, crafted by H. Th. Wijdeveld, founding editor and chief designer of the legendary Dutch art and architecture magazine Wendingen, provided the inspiration for this typeface. The original design graced a 1925 issue...
Gandy Dancer NF
The 1912 American Specimen Book of Type Styles from ATF featured a quaint little offering called “Tabard”, whose antique charm was enhanced by several rather quirky alternate characters. This version tosses out the standard...
Strollin NF
A 1972 design by Joseph Churchward for H Berthold AG, entitled Blackbeauty, inspired this bold and bouncy offering. The original width has been increased by about a third, and several characters have been redrawn...
Turista Gorda NF
Here’s another offering from the Baltimore Type Foundry, originally called Airport Tourist, which was obviously influenced by Paul Renner’s Futura Display, designed in 1932 for Bauersche Gießerei. This version features tight sidebearings and…
Earmark NF
This extra stout slab serif derives its inspiration from two Vincent Pacella designs: Pacella Barrel and Pacella Colossus. Essentially it’s an all-caps font, but there are biform variants of a, e, m, n and...
Kharon Ultra NF
A fine, fat Deco face named Ludlow Stygian provided the basis for this delightful typeface. Although generally formal in character, the font shows a hint of playfulness in the distinctive “humpback” h and n...
Aint Baroque NF
Here’s a not-often-seen variation of Milton Glaser’s 1968 creation Baby Teeth, distributed by Photo-Lettering Inc. as Baby Teeth Baroque. Actually, the sinuous swirls suggest, rather, an Art Nouveau influence, which is why this version...
Union Telegraph NF
Discovered in The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing was this quaint charmer, called simply “Italic Roundhand”. The manual touts this face as plain, practical and rapid; it’s lovely, luscious and nostalgic, as well.