The inspiration for this versatile typeface came from both Art Deco and Military sources. It comes with both a clean geometric and hand drawn version so you don’t have to get carpal tunnel sketching...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s another offering from the Baltimore Type Foundry, originally called Airport Tourist, which was obviously influenced by Paul Renner’s Futura Display, designed in 1932 for Bauersche Gießerei. This version features tight sidebearings and…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A 1972 design by Joseph Churchward for H Berthold AG, entitled Blackbeauty, inspired this bold and bouncy offering. The original width has been increased by about a third, and several characters have been redrawn...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A fine, fat Deco face named Ludlow Stygian provided the basis for this delightful typeface. Although generally formal in character, the font shows a hint of playfulness in the distinctive “humpback” h and n...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This extra stout slab serif derives its inspiration from two Vincent Pacella designs: Pacella Barrel and Pacella Colossus. Essentially it’s an all-caps font, but there are biform variants of a, e, m, n and...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s a not-often-seen variation of Milton Glaser’s 1968 creation Baby Teeth, distributed by Photo-Lettering Inc. as Baby Teeth Baroque. Actually, the sinuous swirls suggest, rather, an Art Nouveau influence, which is why this version...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Mousse Script is based on Glenmoy, a 1932 Stephenson Blake typeface. Glenmoy a prime example of what display typography was in pre-WWII American ad art. It graced the pages of magazines, sold numerous products...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
MVB Solano Gothic Bold was originally designed as a display face for the City of Albany, California (located on the San Francisco Bay facing the Golden Gate Bridge and bordering Berkeley). Named for the...