Lexon Gothic

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Lexon Gothic is a typical newspaper, dictionary and magazine type face. It is also very suitable for children's books and posters. The large x-height, condensed shapes and darker colour of…

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Libcziowes font

Libcziowes

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The spectacular Libceves gravestone dating from 1591 is completely - from top to bottom, from one side to theother - covered with lettering. It attests to the fact that in Bohemia,…

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Lido STF font

Lido STF

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Times with a Human Face: In my article of the same name which appeared in the magazine Font, volume 2000 I described the long and trying story of an order…

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Lokal Script font

Lokal Script

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Handwritten Typefaces are extraordinarily popular for their chattiness and playfulness. Most of them are inspired by local inscriptions and signs. They can imprint a human touch to any cultural, social,…

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Mediaeval font

Mediaeval

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Mediaeval in printing terminology means a kind of Roman type face of Renaissance origin with strengthened round shapes; it has nothing to do with the Middle Ages. It follows up…

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Metron font Modell font

Modell

This type, composed only of horizontal and vertical strokes, has been inspired by techno culture. It is appropriate for various posters and invitation cards for house-parties. It is quite illegible,…

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Monarchia font

Monarchia

The Monarchia family, consisting of three designs, is a transcription of Frühling of the German type designer Rudolf Koch, enriched by a bold and text design. The lower-case letter "a"…

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Moyenage font

Moyenage

Blackletter typefaces follow certain fixed rules, both in respect to their forms and to the orthography. Possibly, they were a reaction to the half-developed Carolingian minuscule which was soon to…

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Moyenage Sans font

Moyenage Sans

Moyenage is a modern replica of blackletter. Whereas the calligraphic typeface family can be used in shorter texts and posters, the sans-serif variation is rather experimental project which may find…

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