Bill Rigney, an old job printer in my home town, established his shop in 1896, closed it in 1900 to take a steady job, stored the equipment in a large shed, and reopened for...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Here is another attempt to create a font for invitation work unlike any already out in the world. In casting about for a name, I decided to call it Valerie after Valerie Hope, a...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
A reasonably accurate rendering of an old favorite font from Victorian times. Quite readable in lowercase, and very eye-catching in all-caps. We got the proof for this in London many years ago, but neglected...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Lingua is the unlikely offspring of our CAPUT font. Wondering what the undercast characters of this font would look like, I started writing. I was pleased with the first results and this encouraged me...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
A popular caps-only type of late Victorian times was called Mural, brought out by Boston Type Foundry in 1890. We always liked it, drew a lowercase for it, and then strengthened it by adding...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024