Decorative Fonts

Narcissus SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1921
Post category:decorative

Narcissus Open is a heavy typeface designed by Walter Tiemann in 1921 for the Klingspor Foundry in Germany. It is a shaded wide roman using a very modest amount of…

Mingo Gothic SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1991-1992
Post category:decorative

This typeface appears to be straight out of a science fiction movie thriller. Mingo is a slightly condensed, somewhat vain gothic with thick vertical strokes proudly tapering downward. Capitals which…

Metropolis SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1932
Post category:decorative

The revival of this 1932 classic design by W. Schwerdtner for the Stempel Foundry in Germany brings back the fashion and culture of those bygone days. Wedge-shaped vertical strokes are…

Kingsbury Condensed SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1992
Post category:decorative

This delicate condensed typeface evokes a distant 1930s style with its pointed and sloping capital letters. The splayed capital M gives the design a very a definite retro flavor. But…

Hollywood Deco SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1932
Post category:decorative

This is yet another Willard T. Sniffin deco-inspired original. Created for the American Type Foundry, Hollywood Deco remains a classic that is still as contemporary today as when it first…

Eva Antiqua SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:March 12, 2021
Post category:decorative

Based on the 1922 Klingspor model by German designer Rudolf Koch, this hand-drawn quill roman has an informal and curiously delicate appearance. The typeface was known in Germany as Koch…

Centric Serif SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1996
Post category:decorative

Here is a boxy, extremely squared alternative to display designs like Eden or Glamour. In comparison, Centric Serif does not share the fragile and delicate nature of these old 1930s…

Centric Geo SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1996
Post category:decorative

Here is a boxy, extremely squared alternative to display designs like Eden or Glamour. In comparison, Centric Geo does not share the fragile and delicate nature of these old 1930s…

California Poster SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1996
Post category:decorative

Known to many eastern artists as the California Poster Letter because it originated in the West, this old 1930s style has reappeared in digital form. Carl Holmes, in his wonderful…

Birdlegs SG

Post author:Spiece Graphicsstaff
Post published:1991
Post category:decorative

Picture a tall, long-legged flamingo fishing casually for food in the Florida Everglades. The young pink bird teeters momentarily and then falls over. You have captured the essence of Birdlegs…