font_foundry: Nick's Fonts

Planscribe NF

Planscribe NF font

This family of faces take their inspiration from the standard faces used by the Leroy® Automatic Lettering Machine, a mainstay for architects and draftsmen in Ye Olden Days of t-squares and triangles. Crisp, clean...

Fernburner NF

Fernburner NF font

This stunning display face is based on Hans Bohn’s 1929 opus for Gebr. Klingspor, originally named Orplid. One of the treasures discovered in the legendary green vinyl binder that launched Nick’s love of type,...

Highpoint Gothic NF

Highpoint Gothic NF font

Morris Fuller Benton’s 1935 offering from ATF, entitled Raleigh Gothic Condensed, inspired this ultracompact masterpiece. Benton’s alternate characters are included in several lowercase positions, to add a little Art Deco sparkle to this versatile…

Jeanneret NF

Jeanneret NF font

This elegant stencil face is based on lettering used by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, popularly known as Le Corbusier, on his architectural drawings. Big, bold and beautiful, it’s the perfect choice for commanding headlines or subheads....

Elektromoto NF

Elektromoto NF font

This family takes its inspiration from two early Art Deco faces from Germany. The Normal version is based on Dynamo, designed by K. Sommer for Ludwig & Mayer in 1930, while the Narrow version...

Fast Freddy NF

Fast Freddy NF font

An uncredited typeface from Photo-Lettering Inc. named Palisade Graphic was the inspiration for this Art Deco fantasy. Bold and brash, it adds undeniable impact to period-themed headlines. Both versions include the complete Latin 1252,...

Uncle Sam Slim NF

Uncle Sam Slim NF font

Based on Morris Fuller Benton’s 1905 oeuvre American Extra Condensed, this titling face packs a lot of information into very little horizontal space. Its champfered corners give the font an industrial feel which remains...

Ashkelon NF

Ashkelon NF font

This heavyweight poster sans is based on the typeface Samson, designed by Robert Hunter Middleton for the Ludlow Type Foundry in 1940. The slanted uprights suggesting brushwork make this face a perfect choice for...

Petty Despot NF

Petty Despot NF font

A typeface named Times Gothic, which made its first appearance in the 1905 ATF specimen book, inspired this headline sans. Use it to add a bit of quirky visual interest to headlines and subheads....

Jugendstil Borders NF

Jugendstil Borders NF font

Here’s a collection of Art-Noueveau-era border elements, gleaned from the pages of various German type foundry catalogs from the first decade of the twentieth century. Refer to the accompanying PDF guide for instructions on...