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WPA Gothic

 by StewfThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 7.0
7.0 (31 votes)
Last change: 05.01.2009
Tags: Sign Painting, 1930s, 1940s, Wpa, Poster
Category: Sans Serif
777 Downloads777%20Downloads77713 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

Hewett Extended

 by afrojetThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.0
6.0 (5 votes)
Last change: 03.11.2008
Tags: Sans, Rounded, Rectagular, Extended
Category: Sans Serif
22 Downloads22%20Downloads2298 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Inspired by but unfaithful to the typeface "Huit".Inspired%20by%20but%20unfaithful%20to%20the%20typeface%20%22Huit%22.

Soul Ninja text

 by lucazevedoThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.0
5.0 (7 votes)
Last change: 04.01.2009
Tags: Sans, Text, Regular, Friendly, Modern, Tecno, Soul
Category: Sans Serif
28 Downloads28%20Downloads281 Comments1%20Comments198 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Text version of Soul Ninja... Friendly Sans-serif done in my vacation... Works fine as pixelfont.
Hope you enjoy it!
If you liked please give it a good rating!
Soon with extended latin characters! I promise!

More works at:
www.lucazevedo.comText%20version%20of%20Soul%20Ninja...%20Friendly%20Sans-serif%20done%20in%20my%20vacation...%20Works%20fine%20as%20pixelfont.%0D%0AHope%20you%20enjoy%20it%21%0D%0AIf%20you%20liked%20please%20give%20it%20a%20good%20rating%21%0D%0ASoon%20with%20extended%20latin%20characters%21%20I%20promise%21%0D%0A%0D%0AMore%20works%20at%3A%0D%0Awww.lucazevedo.com

Eurostijl

 by geneus1This FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 4.6
4.6 (7 votes)
Last change: 24.09.2008
Tags: Eurostile, Macrogramma, Sans Serif, Linear, Technical
Category: Sans Serif
30 Downloads30%20Downloads30186 Glyphs186%20Glyphs186Sans Serif font with letter forms humbly based on Aldo Novarese's Eurostile Extended.Sans%20Serif%20font%20with%20letter%20forms%20humbly%20based%20on%20Aldo%20Novarese%27s%20Eurostile%20Extended.

squrbed 2

 by wouteryThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 4.4
4.4 (8 votes)
Last change: 03.06.2008
Tags: Squrbed, Round, College, Small Caps, Extended
Category: Sans Serif
17 Downloads17%20Downloads17218 Glyphs218%20Glyphs218Clone of squrbed.
extended+round countersClone%20of%20squrbed.%0D%0Aextended%2Bround%20counters

Dragon of the Seas

 by Raymie
  • Currently 3.5
3.5 (4 votes)
Last change: 23.08.2008
Tags: Industrial, Chaotix, Sans Serif, Greek, Cyrillic, Latin, Dots, Dragon Of The Seas
Category: Sans Serif
23 Downloads23%20Downloads23450 Glyphs450%20Glyphs450A typeface originally inspired by the angular look of the one used in Chaotix. As the typeface has developed, the emphasis has shifted away and to a more industrial, rough-cut look with international support. Greek, Cyrillic, and Extended Latin A are either fully or partially implemented.

Dragon of the Seas 2 (http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/66147) provides an additional 100+ glyphs.

v1.7.1.3 (24 August 2008): Legibility and character confusion improvements. DOTS character removed but replaced with combining tilde in Cyrillic range.A%20typeface%20originally%20inspired%20by%20the%20angular%20look%20of%20the%20one%20used%20in%20Chaotix.%20As%20the%20typeface%20has%20developed%2C%20the%20emphasis%20has%20shifted%20away%20and%20to%20a%20more%20industrial%2C%20rough-cut%20look%20with%20international%20support.%20Greek%2C%20Cyrillic%2C%20and%20Extended%20Latin%20A%20are%20either%20fully%20or%20partially%20implemented.%0D%0A%0D%0ADragon%20of%20the%20Seas%202%20%28http%3A%2F%2Ffontstruct.fontshop.com%2Ffontstructions%2Fshow%2F66147%29%20provides%20an%20additional%20100%2B%20glyphs.%0D%0A%0D%0Av1.7.1.3%20%2824%20August%202008%29%3A%20Legibility%20and%20character%20confusion%20improvements.%20DOTS%20character%20removed%20but%20replaced%20with%20combining%20tilde%20in%20Cyrillic%20range.

Seravek

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