font_foundry: Nick's Fonts

Kinkajou Stew NF

Kinkajou Stew NF font

This exuberant face was suggested by a piece of French sheet music from the 1930s for the song Sur un Air de Shimmy, The name comes from an Australian song from the 1950s about...

Matinee Idol NF

Matinee Idol NF font

This typeface is patterned after lettering on a 1931 poster for a German Spa by Fritz Loehr. Informal and idiosyncratic, it will lend its own peculiar charm to any project it graces. Both versions...

Speedball No2 NF

Speedball No2 NF font

Speedball No3 NF

Speedball No3 NF font

Becker Monoline Modern NF

Becker Monoline Modern NF font

The first in a series of typefaces based on the work of legendary lettering artist Alf Becker, whose works appeared in Signs of the Times magazine for almost thirty years. Originally titled “Extreme Thin...

Maloja Palace NF

Maloja Palace NF font

A 1930s luggage tag from an eponymous hotel provided the inspiration for this face. The uppercase letters lean to the left and the lowercase letters lean to the right, so aLtErNaTiNg the two will...

OK Chorale NF

OK Chorale NF font

Another gem from Carl Holmes’ ABC of Lettering artbook, this unusual headline font is both elegant and edgy. Both versions of this font contain the Unicode 1252 (Latin) and Unicode 1250 (Central European) character...

Secret Agent NF

Secret Agent NF font

This typeface was suggested by a 1930s ad for a product called Plantol, designer unknown. It can be either graceful or playful, depending on context.

Wooden Shoe Revue NF

Wooden Shoe Revue NF font

A poster for a Dutch stage revue from the nineteen-teens, designed by Willy Sluiter, provided the template for this warm, wavy and whimsical headline font. The Opentype version of this font supports Unicode 1250...

Boeuf Au Joost NF

Boeuf Au Joost NF font

Another in a series of typefaces (Joost a Gigolo and Modern Art) based on the works of comic-book artist Joost Swarte, which continues in a long-standing Dutch tradition of unconventional lettering design.