The name Saluzzo is given to this font in honor of Giambattista Bodoni (1740–1813). Bodoni was born in the town of Saluzzo, Cuneo, Italy, and died at the age of 30. Saluzzo is a...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
“Let Me Call You Sweetheart” was one of the most popular songs of the early 20th Century, and a piece of vintage sheet music for this tune had its title hand lettered in a...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A period piece is something of or pertaining to a specific era or time. Anything evoking a knowledge or feeling of an era can be labeled as such. The aptly named type font Period...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
As the first multi-font family designed for the CounterPoint font library, Plectrum offers designers and font lovers an alternative to the usual display style fonts of CounterPoint with a low key yet elegant sans...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A little ditty from France circa the 1940s called “J’ai Rêvé Dans Tes Bras” (which loosely translated means “I’ve Dreamed in Your Arms”) offered up its title hand lettered in an interesting Art Deco...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A piece of 1940s sheet music for the song “Blue Orchids” was the inspiration for both the type design (based on the hand lettered title) as well as the font’s name.