Diskus

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Diskus is a “ribbon” script, similar to Coronet, but less formal. It was designed by Martin Wilke and first released by D. Stempel AG in 1955. Simple forms and classic…

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Diverda Sans font

Diverda Sans

Diverda Sans is a geometric family of typefaces that are all free from ornament. Swiss designer Daniel Lanz optimized Diverda Sans for maximum legibility. In contrast to many other modern…

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Duc de Berry font

Duc de Berry

Designed by Gottfried Pott in 1990 for Linotype’s Type Before Gutenberg series, Duc de Berry is a revival of one style of the blackletter hand known as “bastarda.” Bastarda letters…

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Eckmann font Egizio Condensed font Egyptienne F font

Egyptienne F

Designed in 1956 by Adrian Frutiger, this slab serif, or Egyptian, typeface was the first text typeface created expressly for photocomposition and printing by offset lithography. Egyptienne F has a…

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Electra font Elementis font

Elementis

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German designer Hans-Jürgen Ellenberger originally developed the concept behind Elementis in 1975. Wanting to create an alternative typewriter script that was more round and natural, Elementis' design was born. True…

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Engravers font

Engravers

Engravers is a typeface based on styles of engraved lettering that were popular at the end of the nineteenth century in America and abroad. American Type Founders, Inc. (ATF) released…

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Escript font

Escript

Linotype Escript is a part of the Take Type Library, which features winners of Linotype’s International Digital Type Design Contest. Hans-Jürgen Ellenberger designed this handwriting font with fresh, lively forms.…

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