Tag: 1940s
PiS Penny Serenade Font
PiS Penny Serenade is an elegant all caps high-contrast sans with some serif-y elements in the caps, inspired by the handwritten titles of the 1941 melodrama movie of the same name. Be sure to use the art deco style alternate
Generation Uncial Font
Generation Gothic, has already proved to be very popular with leading magazines including Later, Computer Arts, Ultimate Golf and Spark Magazine. This collection introduces complementary Generation Headlines which seek attention and create impact; Generation Uncial (which isn’t just for mystics
Valet Font
Valet is inspired by an uncredited early 1970s all-cap film type called Expression. A very funky lowercase was added and a small caps style was made. The character sets of both styles were also expanded to include support for Central
Diamond Ring Font
Diamond Ring is an Art Deco font inspired by Japanese designs for cosmetic packaging and posters used from the end of the 19th century to the early 20th. The most distinguishing characteristic is the diagonal parts of the glyphs. All
Cinema Gothic Font
Cinema Gothic is an Art Deco style typeface with a vintage 1930s feel inspired by popcorn palaces, pharmacies, and motels of the post depression era. Published by Breaking The NormDownload Cinema Gothic
Chevalier Font
Chevalier LP is a revived decorative face with a European lineage. Its patterned and shaded fatface letterforms exhibit the continent’s 19th century fascination with elaborate engraving techniques, often used on currency as a deterrent against counterfeiting. For this reason Chevalier
Warszawa Deco Font
Warszawa Deco is a typeface based on Polish Art Deco and modernism of the Interwar period and is part of a series inspired by the aesthetics of Poland, circa 1908 to 1939. Published by Brendan CieckoDownload Warszawa Deco
Lombriz Font
Lombriz attempts to bridge the gap between different kinds of typography – including packaging, signage, and sporting. The result is a heavy, yet casual, 1950s-inspired semi-connected script. The freestyle Lombriz feels friendlier, more readable, and a touch more ‘real’ than
Consort Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, Consort is a serif design based on the original Stephenson Blake typeface design. Published by Red RoosterDownload Consort
Follies Font
This striking 1940’s-style sans serif typeface has a unique inline feature and is excellent for application where a strong graphic headline is required. Beautifully designed by British lettering designer Alan Meeks. Published by LetrasetDownload Follies
Genesis Font
Genesis is a digitization and expansion of a Frank Riley metal typeface called Grayda, originally published to much applause by ATF in 1939. The concept for this disconnected script is quite novel and original among cursives and calligraphic fonts: The
Maximo Font
Designed by Les Usherwood. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Published by Red RoosterDownload Maximo
Felipe Font
As packaging-friendly and versatile as any Koziupa font, Felipe contains fresh perspectives on old characters. The overall color of the font is somewhat bittersweet, which adds to its ability to capture the attention in display settings. Published by SudtiposDownload Felipe
Tempo Grunge Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, Tempo Grunge is based on the medium weight of Ludlow Tempo. Published by Red RoosterDownload Tempo Grunge
Eurostile Font
Eurostile is a font design released for the Mecanorma Type Collection. Copyright 2004 Trip Productions BV. Published by MecanormaDownload Eurostile
Blanchard Font
Blanchard is a revival and elaborate extension of Muriel, a 1950 metal face made by Joan Trochut-Blanchard for the Fonderie Typographique Française, that was published simultaneously by the Spanish Gans foundry under the name Juventud. Blanchard is a script that
Bokar Font
Much of my inspiration comes from imagery and style that technology has rendered obsolete. I treasure anachronistic artifacts of packaging and design which have somehow evaded obliteration by focus groups, and manage to still be a part of our visual
Concurso Modern Font
Concurso Modern was inspried by travel posters of the 1920s – Use it for travel posters, passports, luggage stickers or an elegant vintage look. Different than it’s Italian cousin, Modern features a more progressive 1930s inspired look. Published by Breaking