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Anchorage

 by bent hammThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.6
7.6 (14 votes)
Last change: 23.11.2008
Tags: Serif, Display, Titling
Category: Display, Slab Serif
66 Downloads66%20Downloads668 Comments8%20Comments8207 Glyphs207%20Glyphs207Loosely based on a combination of the lettering of Mark Simonson's "Alaska Fish House" sign and Emigre's "Brothers Bold" (mostly to fill in the many character gaps the sign left me with). Loosely%20based%20on%20a%20combination%20of%20the%20lettering%20of%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F63274767%40N00%2F358234529%2F%22%3EMark%20Simonson%27s%20%22Alaska%20Fish%20House%22%20sign%3C%2Fa%3E%20and%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fontshop.com%2Ffonts%2Fsingles%2Femigre%2Fbrothers_bold%2F%22%3EEmigre%27s%20%22Brothers%20Bold%22%3C%2Fa%3E%20%28mostly%20to%20fill%20in%20the%20many%20character%20gaps%20the%20sign%20left%20me%20with%29.%20

WPA Gothic

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.1
7.1 (28 votes)
Last change: 12.09.2008
Tags: Sign Painting, 1930s, 1940s, Wpa, Poster
Category: Sans Serif
739 Downloads739%20Downloads73913 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

Possibly

 by pauldhuntThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.5
6.5 (20 votes)
Cloned from StenSealedCloned from StenSealed
Last change: 28.07.2008
Tags: Stencil, Osf, Text Figures
Category: Display
146 Downloads146%20Downloads1463 Comments3%20Comments377 Glyphs77%20Glyphs77Based ever-so-loosely on the stencil lettering from the original Mission Impossible TV series logo.Based%20ever-so-loosely%20on%20the%20stencil%20lettering%20from%20the%20original%20Mission%20Impossible%20TV%20series%20logo.

nuride

 by kix
  • Currently 6.5
6.5 (4 votes)
Last change: 10.10.2008
Tags: Lettering, Car, Cars, Chrome, Metal, Shiny, Italic, Cursive, Serif, Font, Fun, Kix, Free, 50s, 60s, Retro, Machine, Racing
Category: -
7 Downloads7%20Downloads73 Comments3%20Comments326 Glyphs26%20Glyphs26inspired by chrome letters on cars and ish... upper case to comeinspired%20by%20chrome%20letters%20on%20cars%20and%20ish...%0D%0A%0D%0Aupper%20case%20to%20come

Bridge

 by caseyconroy
  • Currently 6.5
6.5 (2 votes)
Last change: 02.12.2008
Tags: Stencil, Industrial, Uppercase
Category: -
4 Downloads4%20Downloads4112 Glyphs112%20Glyphs112Bridge is a thick and heavy, geometric typeface designed to emulate the look of industrial stencil lettering.Bridge%20is%20a%20thick%20and%20heavy%2C%20geometric%20typeface%20designed%20to%20emulate%20the%20look%20of%20industrial%20stencil%20lettering.

Saddlesore

 by waylaidThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.0
6.0 (5 votes)
Last change: 23.06.2008
Tags: Wanted, Poster, Western, Slab Serif
Category: Display
25 Downloads25%20Downloads253 Comments3%20Comments351 Glyphs51%20Glyphs51Chunky 'wanted poster' style based on some lettering from an old German tripod box. Still a work-in-progress. All the letters are in the lower case positions at the moment, I'll probably duplicate to the caps for ease when using. Update: I've made some improvements to the F, 1, 4 + 7, (still not completely happy with the 4) and added a question mark. Chunky%20%27wanted%20poster%27%20style%20based%20on%20some%20lettering%20from%20an%20old%20German%20tripod%20box.%20%20Still%20a%20work-in-progress.%20All%20the%20letters%20are%20in%20the%20lower%20case%20positions%20at%20the%20moment%2C%20I%27ll%20probably%20duplicate%20to%20the%20caps%20for%20ease%20when%20using.%0D%0A%0D%0AUpdate%3A%20%20I%27ve%20made%20some%20improvements%20to%20the%20F%2C%201%2C%204%20%2B%207%2C%20%28still%20not%20completely%20happy%20with%20the%204%29%20and%20added%20a%20question%20mark.%0D%0A

Les Bains

 by Em42This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.0
6.0 (14 votes)
Last change: 03.11.2008
Tags: Tile, Thin, Geometric, Square
Category: Display
195 Downloads195%20Downloads1954 Comments4%20Comments4206 Glyphs206%20Glyphs206Based on the lettering used for the signs in Les Bains des Docks, by one of the architect I like most. See the font in use here.Based%20on%20the%20lettering%20used%20for%20the%20signs%20in%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fclementguillaume%2F2696295458%2F%22%3E%3Cem%3ELes%20Bains%20des%20Docks%3C%2Fem%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20by%20one%20of%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeannouvel.fr%2F%22%3Earchitect%3C%2Fa%3E%20I%20like%20most.%0D%0A%3Cbr%3E%0D%0A%3Cbr%3E%0D%0ASee%20the%20font%20in%20use%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.house42.com%2F2008%2F08%2F29%2Fles-bains-fontstruct-font%22%3Ehere%3C%2Fa%3E.

Itallica

 by kixThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.9
5.9 (11 votes)
Last change: 22.08.2008
Tags: Italic, Hybrid, Script, Modern, Old, Car, Trunk, Chrome, Metal, Stylized, Handwriting, Cursive, Free, Fun, Kix, Font, Serif, Experience, Heavy, Industrial
Category: Script
40 Downloads40%20Downloads403 Comments3%20Comments355 Glyphs55%20Glyphs55Try the Pixelview! ..or better: Type something! This looks surprisingly sweet! Especially in small sizes. I started this with the lower case, which i'm very proud of, cause they were hard to "connect". Also reminds me of metallic chrome lettering on old cars :) Itallica is not really made for typing in high cabs, but i works awesome if you start words with them and continue l/c... enjoy! numerals and more symbols later... Try%20the%20Pixelview%21%0D%0A%0D%0A..or%20better%3A%20%0D%0AType%20something%21%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20looks%20surprisingly%20sweet%21%0D%0AEspecially%20in%20small%20sizes.%20%0D%0AI%20started%20this%20with%20the%20lower%20case%2C%20which%20i%27m%20very%20proud%20of%2C%20cause%20they%20were%20hard%20to%20%22connect%22.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%20reminds%20me%20of%20metallic%20chrome%20lettering%20on%20old%20cars%20%3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AItallica%20is%20not%20really%20made%20for%20typing%20in%20high%20cabs%2C%20but%20i%20works%20awesome%20if%20you%20start%20words%20with%20them%20and%20continue%20l%2Fc...%0D%0Aenjoy%21%0D%0Anumerals%20and%20more%20symbols%20later...%0D%0A%20%20%0D%0A

Amsterdam

 by fizgigThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.5
5.5 (10 votes)
Last change: 23.10.2008
Tags: Crowel
Category: Display
60 Downloads60%20Downloads602 Comments2%20Comments238 Glyphs38%20Glyphs38Based on Wim Crouwel's hand lettering for the 1968 vormgevers posterBased%20on%20Wim%20Crouwel%27s%20hand%20lettering%20for%20the%201968%20vormgevers%20poster

Swirlicue

 by hetbunny
  • Currently 5.5
5.5 (2 votes)
Last change: 11.09.2008
Tags: -
Category: -
3 Downloads3%20Downloads31 Comments1%20Comments121 Glyphs21%20Glyphs21It is not by me, I Got it from A lettering book and decided to put it on the internet The REAL designer:Julianna SmithIt%20is%20not%20by%20me%2C%20%20I%20Got%20it%20from%20A%20lettering%20book%20and%20decided%20to%20put%20it%20on%20the%20internet%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20REAL%20designer%3AJulianna%20Smith

Parisine Plus

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