Decorative Fonts

Rad

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Post published:1993-2002
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John Ritter, Adobe graphic designer, adapted Rad from a skateboard alphabet that he created for a college design assignment. In Rad, he captures the “no rules” spirit of the skateboard…

Clearface Gothic

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Post published:October 12, 2020
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The distinguishing characteristics of the serif Clearface family—the slight serifs atop A, and at the stroke ends of V and W; the curves of k and y; the slanted bar…

Postino

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Post published:1998-2002
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Tim Donaldson, creator of Banshee and Coriander, brings us Postino - a quirky display type modeled roughly on the typewriter face, Courier. Sturdy yet playful, Postino is aptly named by…

Charlemagne

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Post published:1989-2002
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The capital alphabet Charlemagne was designed in 1989 by Carol Twombly. The basic forms are modelled on those used in classical Roman engravings. They are distinguished by pointed serifs which…

Poplar

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Post published:1990
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Poplar is an Adobe Originals typeface designed by Barbara Lind in 1990 for the Adobe Wood Type series. Poplar, a Gothic condensed, was designed from photographs taken by Rob Roy…

Ponderosa

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Post published:1990
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Ponderosa font is a joint work of the typeface designers K.B. Chansler, C. Crossgrove and C. Twombly, who also created Rosewood, Zebrawood and Pepperwood together. As the name suggests, it…

Pompeia

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Post published:1997
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The attractive tapering form of the architectural ruins of Pompeii were Victor De Castro’s inspiration for the letterforms of Pompeia Inline. The entire family is a cross between a serif…

Pepperwood

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Post published:1994
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Pepperwood font is a joint work of the typeface designers K.B. Chansler, C. Crossgrove and C. Twombly. These artists also created the typefaces Rosewood, Zebrawood and Ponderosa together and as…

Pepita MT

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Post published:1959
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Drawn for Monotype by the Hungarian designer Imre Reiner in 1959, Pepita interprets the flair of the artist’s brush into a dazzling cursive typeface. Irregular alignment coupled with a moderate…

Penumbra Sans

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Post published:1994
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Penumbra is a capitals only design. Based on inscriptional capitals, the style progresses from a sans serif to a serifed design. The Penumbra font family is useful for posters, book…