Slinger

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Slinger is a tribute to eighteenth century and nineteenth century wood type, inspired by the following passage from a Dime Western: Rosalinda gave a low scream of horror as she…

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Social Gothic font Soft Press font

Soft Press

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This is the rounded, softer version of Canada Type's popular Press Gothic. Originally done in 2011 for a global publisher, this font has already seen plenty of magazine and book…

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Sol Pro font

Sol Pro

Based on the classic Sol design by Marty Goldstein and C.B. Smith, published by VGC in 1973, Sol Pro goes above and beyond the call of revival/retooling to include plenty…

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Spade font

Spade

A digitization of Quadra 57 by Karl-Heinz Domning in 1974. It’s big. It’s very big. Spade is a double whammy of pure slab footprint, sharp and soft, cowboy and cowgirl,…

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Spadina font

Spadina

The Canada Type library has acquired a reputation for housing some of the most eye-catching and popular hippie and funk fonts. Kevin King wanted to be part of the hype,…

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Stalker font Steiner Special font Sterling Script font

Sterling Script

Sterling Script was initially meant to a be digitization/reinterpretation of a copperplate script widely used during what effectively became the last decade of metal type: Stephenson Blake's Youthline, from 1952.…

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Stern Pro font

Stern Pro

Originally released in 2008, Stern is the only typeface to be produced and marketed simultaneously in digital and metal. In the twenty-first century, no less. It is also the last…

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