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WPA Gothic Deco

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.79788
6.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E7.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 26 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
Tags: Art Deco, 1930s, 1940s, American, Sign Painting, Poster
Category: Display
497 Downloads497%20Downloads4973 Comments3%20Comments3121 Glyphs121%20Glyphs121Caps from WPA Gothic in a low-waisted "deco" style.Caps%20from%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fwpa_gothic%22%3EWPA%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20in%20a%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Ftags%2Flowwaistedletters%2F%22%3Elow-waisted%3C%2Fa%3E%20%22deco%22%20style.

WPA Gothic

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.76778
6.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E6.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 35 votes
Last edit: 22.06.2009
Tags: Sign Painting, 1930s, 1940s, Wpa, Poster
Category: Sans Serif
950 Downloads950%20Downloads95013 Comments13%20Comments13206 Glyphs206%20Glyphs206The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) was the largest agency of FDR's "New Deal", employing millions of people. Over 2,000 posters were produced by the W.P.A. to raise awareness and support the arts.

I have a lot of admiration for these posters and a style of sign painters' lettering that was common in the U.S. during the 1930s-'40s. WPA Gothic gets much of its inspiration from this poster in particular. This FontStruction stays true to the sample’s simple letterforms, but the FontStruct grid does present a few limitations. For more refined typefaces of this style check out Futura Display, Tourist Gothic, FF Moderne Gothics, Refrigerator, and MVB Solano Gothic by some of my favorite type designers, two of which (Van Bronkhorst and Parkinson) are East Bay natives.

WPA Gothic has a few alternate glyphs hanging out in the Extended Latin slots with more to come.

To get a look at the typeface outside the confines of the FontStruct sampler, here's a sample poster.

May 25, 2008: Released a variation with low-waisted "deco" caps.%3Cp%3EThe%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWorks_Progress_Administration%22%3EWorks%20Progress%20Administration%3C%2Fa%3E%20%28W.P.A.%29%20was%20the%20largest%20agency%20of%20FDR%27s%20%26quot%3BNew%20Deal%26quot%3B%2C%20employing%20millions%20of%20people.%20Over%202%2C000%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fmemory.loc.gov%2Fammem%2Fwpaposters%2Fwpahome.html%22%3Eposters%3C%2Fa%3E%20were%20produced%20by%20the%20W.P.A.%20to%20raise%20awareness%20and%20support%20the%20arts.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3EI%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20admiration%20for%20these%20posters%20and%20a%20style%20of%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Dsignpaintersgothic%26amp%3Bw%3Dall%22%3Esign%20painters%27%20lettering%3C%2Fa%3E%20that%20was%20common%20in%20the%20U.S.%20during%20the%201930s-%2740s.%20WPA%20Gothic%20gets%20much%20of%20its%20inspiration%20from%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fpantufla%2F2404006691%2F%22%3Ethis%20poster%3C%2Fa%3E%20in%20particular.%20This%20FontStruction%20stays%20true%20to%20the%20sample%E2%80%99s%20simple%20letterforms%2C%20but%20the%20FontStruct%20grid%20does%20present%20a%20few%20limitations.%20For%20more%20refined%20typefaces%20of%20this%20style%20check%20out%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Furw%2Ffutura_display%2F%22%3EFutura%20Display%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fsingles%2Flanston_type%2Fltc_tourist_gothic_pro%2F%3Fsample_text%3DSee%2520alternates%2520below.%26acs_ss%3D9%22%3ETourist%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Ffontfont%2Fff_moderne_gothics%2F%22%3EFF%20Moderne%20Gothics%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Fmark_simonson%2Frefrigerator%2F%22%3ERefrigerator%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20and%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fdownloads%2Fmvb_fonts%2Fmvb_solano_gothic_pro%2F%22%3EMVB%20Solano%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20by%20some%20of%20my%20favorite%20type%20designers%2C%20two%20of%20which%20%28Van%20Bronkhorst%20and%20Parkinson%29%20are%20East%20Bay%20natives.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F14740%22%3EWPA%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20has%20a%20few%20alternate%20glyphs%20hanging%20out%20in%20the%20Extended%20Latin%20slots%20with%20more%20to%20come.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3ETo%20get%20a%20look%20at%20the%20typeface%20outside%20the%20confines%20of%20the%20FontStruct%20sampler%2C%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fstewf%2F2485428971%2F%22%3Ehere%27s%20a%20sample%20poster%3C%2Fa%3E.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EMay%2025%2C%202008%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Released%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F53157%22%3Ea%20variation%3C%2Fa%3E%20with%20low-waisted%20%22deco%22%20caps.%3C%2Fp%3E

WPA Gothic Deco Edit

 by dasuserThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.98885
6.0Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E6.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E6.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Cloned from WPA GothicCloned from WPA Gothic
Last edit: 26.07.2009
Tags: -
Category: -
64 Downloads64%20Downloads641 Comments1%20Comments194 Glyphs94%20Glyphs94Clone of WPA Gothic Deco.
Aligned all crossbars (on letters).

Couldn't figure out how to do this on 9 and 6 without making them unreadable.Clone%20of%20WPA%20Gothic%20Deco.%0D%0AAligned%20all%20crossbars%20%28on%20letters%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ACouldn%27t%20figure%20out%20how%20to%20do%20this%20on%209%20and%206%20without%20making%20them%20unreadable.

WPA Gothic Hebrew

 by JH34
  • Currently 4.72156
4.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E3.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 2 votes
Cloned from WPA GothicCloned from WPA Gothic
Last edit: 22.08.2008
Tags: Wpa, Hebrew
Category: -
9 Downloads9%20Downloads9233 Glyphs233%20Glyphs233Clone of WPA Gothic. With HEBREW Characters.Clone%20of%20WPA%20Gothic.%20With%20HEBREW%20Characters.

Weekend

 by alexfulton
  • Currently 4.16854
4.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E3.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 5 votes
Last edit: 04.06.2008
Tags: Bold, Headline, Simple
Category: Display
7 Downloads7%20Downloads730 Glyphs30%20Glyphs30I found this font on a flyer and tried to reproduce it... then I realized that the result is quite similar to WPA Gothic also on FontStruct.I%20found%20this%20font%20on%20a%20flyer%20and%20tried%20to%20reproduce%20it...%20then%20I%20realized%20that%20the%20result%20is%20quite%20similar%20to%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2Fwpa_gothic%22%3EWPA%20Gothic%3C%2Fa%3E%20also%20on%20FontStruct.

Alternate Gothic

 by JH34
  • Currently 4.48211
4.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E4.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E1.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
Cloned from WPA GothicCloned from WPA Gothic
Last edit: 12.09.2008
Tags: Alternates, Wpa Gothic
Category: -
16 Downloads16%20Downloads163 Comments3%20Comments3213 Glyphs213%20Glyphs213Clone of WPA Gothic.Clone%20of%20WPA%20Gothic.

Taull

by TyperepublicFontShop.com
Taull
Some fonts you just can’t FontStruct. Try a non-modular typeface from FontShop.com