After doing this for so many years, one would think my fascination with the old history of writing would have mellowed out by now. The truth is that alongside being a calligraphy history buff,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Cal Bakerly is part of the calligraphic group of fonts called “21 alphabets for Calligraphers“. All graphemes are taken from calligraphic pages written in Arthur Baker’s calligraphic style. This font is ideal for calligraphic...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
Throughout time, history’s architects have incorporated some of the finest illustrations of type into their great works–cuneiform on Mesopotamian ziggurats; Greek etched into the temples of the gods; inscriptions marking the monuments of mighty…
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 13, 2023
The Luxx font was born in 2010 and in the 2013 has been redesigned. Luxx is based on a style of lettering often seen on Italian art deco posters and advertising of the 1930s....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Numina is an elegant, dignified, highly condensed modern display family comprising two complementary faces. Numina Glory capitalizes on the family�s strong, relentless vertical texture, eschewing diagonals in favor of robust pillars, whereas Numina…
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
At first glance, the lettering style of Technopen JNL seems to emulate the computer-age fonts of the 1980s. In actuality, this font is derived from an alphabet sample found in an instructional booklet for...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Streeter JNL is an all caps titling font based on the classic Beton Bold Condensed typeface. The Beton family of fonts was a printer’s favorite for decades.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An old printer’s advertising cut for Red Star Oil Stoves yielded a typeface that was both vintage and somewhat techno at the same time. Originally drawn as a slanted logo, the individual letters had...