This new and improved version of this chunky classic by Paul Carlyle and Gus Oring includes the lowercase letters not found in earlier versions. Use it to add a little—or a lot of—panoramic panache...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Not your garden-variety utility typeface but, if you need a faux Thai font, this is the one for you. The upper and lowercase positions feature variant letterforms, so you can mix and match to...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This older, somewhat funkier relative of the classic face, Engravers Roman, made its last appearance in the 1912 ATF Specimen Book. Here, it has been revived to do yeoman-like duty in a new century....
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The 1907 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler type specimen catalog called this unique typeface simply “Umbra”. Since that name is already taken, it now has another. Due to the highly ornate nature of this face,...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
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…