Tag: unusual
Shortwave Gothic Font
Designed and engineered by Steve Jackaman. Being a (modest) shortwave radio fan, Steve was inspired to design a typeface that celebrates this incredible technology. The smooth curves and sharp angles incorporated into this unique typeface are meant to symbolize and
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
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.
Scam Font
Scam is a discordantly eccentric geometric display face with exaggerated, alternating forms. Letters variate in extremes between bold and blacked-out and strictly linear, creating unpredictably unique letter pairings. Stylistically, Scam pushes the boundaries of type-as-image while retaining an acute legibility
Xctasy Sans Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, Xctasy Sans is a unique and retro sans-serif influenced by the 1960’s typeface, Design Fineline. Published by Red RoosterDownload Xctasy Sans
Generation Gothic 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
Eurostile Font
Eurostile is a font design released for the Mecanorma Type Collection. Copyright 2004 Trip Productions BV. Published by MecanormaDownload Eurostile
Neil Bold Pro Font
This is the one and only Neil Bold, designed by Wayne Stettler in 1966 and originally published as a Typositor typeface. An award-winner and instant celebrity upon its release, Neil Bold became synonymous with magnified modernism for a whole generation.
Block Gothic Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman, this font release s based on the original Block Gothic series circa 1960. Published by Red RoosterDownload Block Gothic
Regina Font
A broad, welcoming, and highly legible script, Regina’s languorous letterforms laze across the page. Suitable for use in display or text settings on letters, invitations, and menus, Regina reminds us of a time when people took the time and care
P22 Platten Neu Font
The P22 Platten font family has been revisited and expanded by designer Colin Kahn. Platten is based on lettering found in German fountain pen practice books from the 1920s (you may have seen the similar Speedball books in the US).
Shinn Font
Designed by Nick Shinn. Digitally engineered by Steve Jackaman. Humanist sans serif with a calligraphic cut and tall ascenders. Light, Medium and Extra Bold designed by Nick in 1985 for Typsettra; Steve added the Book and Bold weights, and the
Aeronaut Font
A Neogothic typeface that radiates trendy ease and allows bicolor compositions. The decorative elements of Aeronaut, the swashes we call parachutes and the squiggly arrows of the upper-case characters soften the font’s Gothic appearance. It’s the reason why we labeled
Compass TRF Stencil Font
Compass TRF Stencil is an addition to Compass TRF family and consists of three styles – Regular, Bold and Alternative. Font is recommended for use as display typeface in a large sizes. Published by TipografiaRamisDownload Compass TRF Stencil
Compass TRF Font
Compass TRF is a reevaluation of existing Compass typeface dated 2002. Compass is a geometric contrast serif typeface – “contemporary Didone”. New Compass consists of four styles – regular, italic, alternate and flourish initials with small caps. Compass TRF is
Aviana Font
Designed by Karl Nayeri, Aviana is a font released for the Prime Graphics Type Collection. Copyright Prime Graphics. Published by Prime GraphicsDownload Aviana
Ryder Gothic Pro Font
Designed by Steve Jackaman & Ashley Muir. A revival based on the Harry Winters design ‘Roslyn Gothic’ released by VGC in 1972. We’ve added a new light weight and several alternate glyphs. Ryder Gothic contains all the high-end features expected