Here’s the follow-up to my Route 66 series, patterned after the typeface used on signage on the U.S. interstate highway system for fifty years. The numbers and uppercase letters are true to the original,...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Museum Borders and Ornaments is part of a typographical treasure, the Norstedts type collection in Sweden. Type designer Torbjörn Olsson has painstakingly translated the original 34 Ornament matrices in the collection to Open Type....
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Museum Tertia Cursive is inspired by a beautiful set of 126 matrices in the Swedish Norstedts type collection. These types were probably manufactured in Germany before 1750. The matrices are part of a set...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Zooey is bold but delicate, fun but serious, elegant with a touch of disingenuous goofiness. It shines at large point sizes, where its interesting strokes really stand out.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A heavy unnamed Gothic typeface from the 1890 William H. Page Foundry woodtype specimen book provided the template for this bold, brash, no-nonsense face. It’s designed to set tight, so your headlines will definitely...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Our old friend Carl Holmes, in another offering from his ABC of Lettering, takes the blacks to the max with this commanding face. A perfect choice for can’t-miss headlines. Both versions of this font...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Museum Borders and Ornaments is part of a typographical treasure, the Norstedts type collection in Sweden. Type designer Torbjörn Olsson has painstakingly translated the original 34 Ornament matrices in the collection to Open Type....
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Museum Fournier is inspired by a set of Rococo capitals designed by Pierre Simon Fournier le Jeune circa 1760. The matrices are part of a set imported to Sweden by J.P. Lindh in 1818...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A rather quaint but charming typeface, originally named Harlequin, provide the inspiration for this typeface. Its mild eccentricities will add an inviting warmth to your next project. Both versions of this font contain the...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This typeface takes its design cues from Joseph Churchward’s chubby charmer Marianna, then adds a little weight and a whole lot of attitude. The result is a warm, friendly face with a decided bounce...