Tag: engraved
Grindel Grove Font
Several years ago, I was asked to design a brochure for a native plant habitat garden. I drew some scenic backgrounds with charcoal, used pen and ink to stipple detailed scientific drawings of the plants to be showcased in the
Burlington Font
This stately modern Roman face was designed by eminent English lettering artist Alan Meeks. It evokes a 1940’s style with its strong upright characters emphasized by the half-solid, half-open feature throughout. This regal typeface benefits from wide letter spacing. Published
Portsmouth Font
Portsmouth is a strong, sturdy typeface with historical character. Its inspiration comes from the height and strength of the wooden tall ships that sailed into port in their day. With caps and small caps, this typeface is great for headlines
Antique Spenserian Font
This antique script is based on Spencerian script released from MacKellar, Smiths, & Jordan in the 19th century. This family comes in two varieties, Standard and ornamented capitals. The Standard has orthodox style for formal text and display. This makes
Steelplate Gothic Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, Steelplate Gothic is a decorative/outline font based on the Robert Wiebking design for either Western or BB&S, circa 1918. Published by Red RoosterDownload Steelplate Gothic
Citation Font
Eminent British lettering artist Trevor Loane created this distinguished, all capital, Roman typeface. The elegant, stately letters evoke the effect of type incised in stone or slate. Excellent for work where an expensive, upscale appearance is desired. Published by LetrasetDownload
Phosphate Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, Phosphate is based on the design Phosphor by J. Erbar, for Ludwig Published by Red RoosterDownload Phosphate
LTC Broadway Font
Originally designed by Morris Fuller Benton for ATF in 1927, Sol Hess added a lower case in 1929. Hess also drew Broadway Engraved in 1928 for Lanston Monotype. Broadway has become somewhat of a classic icon as an “Art Deco”