A piece of 1940s sheet music for the song “Blue Orchids” was the inspiration for both the type design (based on the hand lettered title) as well as the font’s name.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A little ditty from France circa the 1940s called “J’ai Rêvé Dans Tes Bras” (which loosely translated means “I’ve Dreamed in Your Arms”) offered up its title hand lettered in an interesting Art Deco...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
As the first multi-font family designed for the CounterPoint font library, Plectrum offers designers and font lovers an alternative to the usual display style fonts of CounterPoint with a low key yet elegant sans...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Palembang is the second largest city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is also one of the oldest cities in Indonesie and used to be the capital of the powerful Buddhist Kingdom of...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Here is a faithful revival of Gothic Number Ten, released by the Cincinnati Type Foundry in the late 1800s. Not your garden-variety sans-serif, its quirky caps will warm up your headlines. Both flavors of...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
The name says it all—another offering from the William H. Page Woodtype Company, spruced up (ouch!) and ready to dress up your next project. Both flavors of this font feature the 1252 Latin, 1250...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
A French lettering chapbook from the 1920s, entitled “Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre,” provided the inspiration for this decidedly Deco exercise in alternative letterforms. Both flavors of this font feature the 1252...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
Two offerings from the Page specimen book, Aldine and Aldine Extended, provided the patterns for this family of Western-style standards, named for the smallest county in Texas, at least area-wise. Both flavors of this...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
This font is actually two different fonts. The uppercase mimics the typeface used once upon a time in Teletypes, and the lowercase is patterned after the face used during the first half of the...