Tag: renaissance

Beckenham Font

Designed by Les Usherwood, Beckenham was digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. The x-heights are radically different; the x-height on the light version is small, and gets larger as the weights progress. Published by Red RoosterDownload Beckenham

Libra Font

Libra is a font design released for the Mecanorma Type Collection. Copyright 2004 Trip Productions BV. Published by MecanormaDownload Libra

YWFT Herzog Font

Originally drawn in 2008 by YouWorkForThem, we revisited the Herzog drawings in 2011 and developed them into a fully functional opentype font release. YWFT Herzog comes with two style options (regular and alternate), with each style containing opentype stylistic alternates

Jubilee Font

Designed by Paul Hickson. Designed by the famous English (type designer) Eric Gill, it was created specially for the Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary announcement of George VI and Queen Mary. Published by Red RoosterDownload Jubilee

Chamfer Gothic Font

Designed by Steve Jackaman, Chamfer Gothic is based on an original 1898 Ludlow typeface design. Published by Red RoosterDownload Chamfer Gothic

Alghera Font

Designed by A. Pat Hickson, Alghera is quirky serif design based on a handwritten Portuguese wine label design. Published by Red RoosterDownload Alghera

Argus Font

Designed by Steve Jackaman, Argus is a serif design based on the popular 1968 VGC typeface. Published by Red RoosterDownload Argus

Testament Font

From the standpoint of calligraphy, a font family of capitals and uncials makes perfect sense. The Roman square capitals, the quadrata, are matched by round capitals of older Greek origin; the word “uncus” means hook-shaped like a beak or talon.

P22 Morris Troy Font

William Morris (1834-1896) was probably the most influential figure in the decorative arts and private press movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. In reaction to the increasing lack of quality that the industrial revolution brought on, Morris

Bannock Brae Gothic Font

Designed by Steve Jackaman, Bannock Brae Gothic is an original design, loosely based on a typeface from an old wood type specimen book from the turn-of-the-century. Published by Red RoosterDownload Bannock Brae Gothic

Astoria Font

Based heavily on Gill Sans especially in the mid weights, Astoria has a subtle top left serif which makes it not quite a Roman and not quite a Sans. Designed specifically as a text face it still works very well