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Ebbets JNL
Ebbets JNL is a variant of Jeff Levine’s Base Runner JNL, with more of a 1930s-1940s feel.
Old Russian
Old Russian is a fake Cyrillic alphabet, based on old Slavic characters universally adopted in the old days of the Russian empire. Offering an opportunity to create a unique historical look.
ItalicHand
Inspired by 11th 12th century Carolingian hand drawn cursive. Elegant and clearly legible this italic looks well in large or small sizes for formal or informal use.
High German
Based on examples of common medieval Gothic typefaces, High German has lots of character, giving an immediate impression of the densely packed pages of the ‘traditional’ backward looking printers of the day.
Fourteen64
Inspired by 15th century Venetian italic book texts and based on examples from volumes on the history of type. Fourteen64 has a rugged charm and lots of character featuring ‘Roman’ capitals with italic lowercase....
Fifteen36
Inspired by 16th century Venetian roman book texts, Fifteen36 has a traditional elegance and lots of character. Whether used at larger sizes for headings or at book sizes with plenty of leading Fifteen36 has...
FHA Eccentric French
The curves are vintage and the serifs are big. They’re so big that for years I never had the courage to tackle this intimidating font. But when fellow signmaker Frank Smith laid the groundwork...
Papas
Papas is the typeface I use for my own correspondence. My two sons always used to tell each other: “You are not allowed to use this font, it is daddys!” And daddy in German...