Art Nouveau happened over Europe under different names. They called it “Jugenstil” in Germany, “Le style moderne” in France, “Sezessionsstil” in Austria and Eastern Europe, “Stile Liberty” in Italy and “Modernista” in Spain. Jugendstil...
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I designed Ayres Royal to honour London’s famous calligrapher John Ayres (about 1700). He designed calligraphy examples called The Accomplished Clerk, that were meant to be for the office clerk. I doubt if there...
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Take Five is a very jazzy typeface. It is more Swing than Bebop but it also evokes memories of the Cool Jazz era. Take Five can be used for jazzy covers or children’s birthdays...
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Cacao is another one of my “found fonts”. I found this one in an old advertising for a French cocoa drink. Since I am a vervent lover of cocoa, I will give you my...
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My son Konstantin needs a bold face for his bold recipes. So I made Konstantin Forte for him — and the rest of the world. Your bold family designer, Gert Wiescher.
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Cooks call thinly cut – like matchsticks – vegetables “Julienne”. I found that was a fitting name for this very narrow typeface. Julienne Slim is the extreme cut of the two. Personally I do...
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Red Tape is three fonts that were designed by sticking letters together with red tape. It makes for a wonderful makeshift set of fonts. And I really enjoyed sticking those letters together. Of course...
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Slim Kim is the sister font of Julienne. It mixes perfectly with Julienn. So whenever you need an especially slim serif font this is it! Slim Kim has very spiky serifs, so I did...
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Principe is the Bodonian idea driven to the limit by abolishing most of the hairlines! The shape is completed only by the eye of the reader. This gives room for elegant embellishments and makes...