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P22 Posada

P22 Posada font

Mexican printmaker Jose Guadalupe Posada (1851-1913) created a massive variety of material—broadsheets, cards, advertisements, posters, etc.—which largely represented a defense of the common man and a manifestation of the horrible and gruesome…

President

President font

P22 Operina

P22 Operina font

Operina is based on a 16th-century lettering model of the scribe Ludovico degli Arrighi (Vicentino Ludovico degli Arrighi) used in his 1522 instructional lettering book, “La Operina da Imparare di scrivere littera Cancellarescha.” This...

Sophisticated Lady NF

Sophisticated Lady NF font

Legendary lettering artist Alf Becker called his original offering “Aristocrat”; this version is a little less pretentious, but still suitably snooty. Graceful and elegant, but with a few amusing turns. Both versions of this...

Snappy Patter NF

Snappy Patter NF font

The pattern for this delightful gem was found in Dan X. Solo’s “Rustic and Rough-Hewn Alphabets” book under the name “Antique No 14.” For this font, the rough-hewn lines have been cleaned up, but...

Savoy Roman NF

Savoy Roman NF font

A long-forgotten typeface named “Graybar Book” provided the inspiration for this refreshingly different text face. The overshoots of several of the rounded elements lend an air of casual insouciance to the font.

Nov Schmoz Kapop NF

Nov Schmoz Kapop NF font

The logotype lettering of a 1927 issue of Motion Picture magazine provided the inspiration for this playful romp through the alphabet. Named after an expression of the same time whose origin and meaning are...

My Dear Watson NF

My Dear Watson NF font

This simple, charming script is based on the handlettering of Carl Holmes, from Walter T. Foster art book entitled ABC of Lettering. Elementary! Both versions of this font include the complete Latin 1252 and...

Hot LBaltimore NF

Hot LBaltimore NF font

Patterned after cheap neon signage, this face has class, all of it low. Uppercase only, the lowercase positions are filled with an assortment of cheesy neon graphics, intended to be used at twice the...