Benicia font

Benicia

Benicia is serif typeface. It reflects my ongoing fascination with the Golden Type/ATF Jenson design genre of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Designed for display, it also works…

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Azuza

In the 1990s I drew a text face for the San Francisco Chronicle. It was based on W. A. Dwiggins’ Electra and incorporated many features of the Linotype Legibility Series:…

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Mojo font

Mojo

Jim Parkinson’s Mojo is an adaptation of a lettering style that was popularized by 1960s artists Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso, and Rick Griffin. During the heyday of rock concert impresario…

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Jimbo font

Jimbo

First used by the designer on his personal letterhead, Jimbo has an informal modern style. Use the Jimbo font family on posters, in advertisements and on packaging.

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Montara font

Montara

Montara is a design by Jim Parkinson, inspired by “Gothic” (sans-serif) showcard lettering. This kind of lettering was typically done with a flat brush, by American signpainters in the first…

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Wigwag font

Wigwag

WigWag Bold and Wigwag Deluxe are bold, informal lettering styles inspired by mid-20th century Showcard Lettering. Especially by the work of Speedball lettering artist Ross George, and also the work…

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Sutro font

Sutro

My affection for Slab Serifs began in the early 1960s in Kansas City with Rob Roy Kelly and his fabulous collection of wood type. In the 1970s tried to re-create…

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