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

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

Iris Font

Designed during the late 1930s for American Typefounders, this all capital sans serif typeface has experienced a recent revival in popularity. The slender geometric letterforms provide a hint of the Art Deco period, but its application potential is far broader.

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”