In his book Victorian Display Alphabets, Dan X. Solo called this specimen “Marquette”. This unicase version features a complete character set, and is named after a favorite watering hole in Texas on the Guadeloupe...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The book Modern Alphabets, published in 1930, called this diamond in the rough from Continental Typefounders Nova Bold. Well, it’s neither new nor modern anymore, but it’s a warm, friendly face that’s sure to...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The inspiration for this typeface was found tucked away in what is arguably the worst book of advertising clip art ever published (cleverly entitled The Advertising Cartoon Clip Art Book from 1971). It’s so...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Based on a disco-era typeface named—perhaps not surprisingly—Disco, this offering has strong geometric elements which blend together nicely to form tight, commanding healines. This font contains the complete Latin language character set…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This classically elegant typeface is based on a 1912 design by Johann Vincenz Cissarz for the Ludwig & Mayer Foundry. To add a little more visual interest, alternate letterforms can be found in various...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This distinctive poster face is based on the work of Dard Hunter, one of the pioneers of typographic design within the Arts & Crafts movement. Use it to create distinctive headlines, or to add...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 6, 2015
Elisara is a joining high-contrast-script, with extreme ascenders and descenders; the capital letters and some lower case letters are highly ornamental with swirls galore. The font can be used together (mixed) with Constanza and...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 5, 2015
Dalia is a joining high-contrast-script, with extreme ascenders and descenders for added personality; some descenders are looping into each other and under its neighboring letters. The font can be used together (mixed) with Constanza...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 19, 2024