This seriously styling family of typefaces is based on Dolmen and Zierdolmen, designed by Max Salzmann for the J. G. Schelter & Giesecke foundry of Leipzig in 1922 and 1923. Unlike previous revivals, these...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This elegant and somewhat edgy typeface is a faithful revival of Numantina, designed by Carl Winkow amd released by Madrid’s Fundición Tipográfica Nacional in the 1940s. The lowercase letters take their design cues from...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here’s a collection of Art-Noueveau-era border elements, gleaned from the pages of various German type foundry catalogs from the first decade of the twentieth century. Refer to the accompanying PDF guide for instructions on...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This cheerful charmer is based on Glass-Antiqua, designed by Franz Paul Glass for the Genzsch & Heyse foundry of Hamburg in 1912. Great for engaging headlines with a playful twist. Both versions feature the...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This engaging slab serif face made its debut in the 1906 ATF specimen catalog, and wears well over a century later. Its warm lines and a wide stance ensure that your headlines will be...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The challenge was to create a single typeface weight that was versatile enough without a large font family, and could be put to use with a variety of media formats, from book text to...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Battleslab is a slab serif made for setting few words in large sizes. Two heavily contrasted weights work well when combined, with its mono-line wide light and heavy black it is perfect for making...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Smallstep – One geometric sans serif with a free spirit. If we presume that geometric typefaces play with the idea of what typography would look like in the future when all unnecessary elements would...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Richard J. Bradley – known for his Fine Hand, Bible Script, Bradley Hand and Calligraphic Ornaments – drew this font inspired by the calligraphy of the Welsh artist and poet David Jones (1895-1974), who...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
It’s 100 years since Edward Johnston proposed the two mediaeval styles uncial and half-uncial to reintroduce handwriting as an enjoyable experience of beauty – calligraphy. Here his hand-written forms are adapted for print and...