Clanton

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Drawn with marker pens by Rachel Yallop, Clanton is imbued with a sense of simple, casual friendliness, and was created as to evoke handwriting. This solid, naturalistic font is available…

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Bunbury font

Bunbury

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For playfulness and something a little less ordinary, Bunbury is a wonderful script that’s packed with personality. Created using a felt marker and available as an all capitals display font,…

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Mezz font

Mezz

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Clarinetist Milton ?Mezz? Mezzrow (1899-1972) was a remarkable jazz musician, as becomes evident upon reading his autobiography Really the Blues. His sharp tone and serpentine lines inspired English lettering artist…

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Douglas font

Douglas

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An upstanding, dark horse of a font, Douglas comes in two sets of all capitals and is authoritarian while flying the flag for idiosyncrasies. The font was created using a…

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Mesquite font

Mesquite

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Mesquite is a narrow Tuscan-style typeface designed at Adobe in 1990. Like older Tuscans from the 19th Century, Mesquite has elaborate, creative serif treatments-although the serifs are so unique that…

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Fairground font

Fairground

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Fairground was created by calligrapher Rachel Yallop using a vintage nib and ink. This gives it a light flourishing feel, combining the formal penmanship of calligraphy with something a little…

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Caslon 3 font

Caslon 3

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The vast popularity of William Caslon’s eighteenth-century types led to a practically endless range of Caslon copies; among them Caslon 540, from American Type Founders in 1902, and Caslon 3,…

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Gambino font

Gambino

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Childlike, sure; utterly affable, yes, but ultimately actually very cool. Yup, that’s Gambino. This chalky, super textured, semi connected script is a kooky playground pal and a grown-up technically savvy…

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ITC Mendoza Roman font

ITC Mendoza Roman

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José Mendoza began working with type in the early 1950s when he was an assistant to the innovative French graphic and type designer Roger Excoffon. ITC Mendoza Roman, designed in…

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Herman font

Herman

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An edgy little number here; Herman was created using a chiselled marker pen and is handwritten as a slanted, bold font with a distinct marker contrast. Designed with two sets…

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