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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

monomum

 by thalamicThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.8
6.8 (15 votes)
Last change: 23.12.2008
Tags: Monospace, Stylized, Small Size, Optimized, Legibility, Experiment, Fail, T S Eliot
Category: Sans Serif, Display
62 Downloads62%20Downloads6217 Comments17%20Comments1767 Glyphs67%20Glyphs67There's no inspiration here other than a desire to create a stylized mono-spaced font that is legible at small sizes. It's a solution to a fabricated problem. Getting the basic characters in, it is, evidently, not mono-spaced, even though all glyphs end at the same grid square on the right. One problem is the lack of control over the width of space. Other issues come up as well, such as the period (full stop) has to be way over there to the right of this font's grid to make it the same width as the rest of the characters.Conclusion? Mono-spaced fonts are just not possible in fontstruct at this point. :( Correct me if I am wrong. Rob?There%27s%20no%20inspiration%20here%20other%20than%20a%20desire%20to%20create%20a%20stylized%20mono-spaced%20font%20that%20is%20legible%20at%20small%20sizes.%20It%27s%20a%20solution%20to%20a%20fabricated%20problem.%20Getting%20the%20basic%20characters%20in%2C%20it%20is%2C%20evidently%2C%20not%20mono-spaced%2C%20even%20though%20all%20glyphs%20end%20at%20the%20same%20grid%20square%20on%20the%20right.%20One%20problem%20is%20the%20lack%20of%20control%20over%20the%20width%20of%20space.%20Other%20issues%20come%20up%20as%20well%2C%20such%20as%20the%20period%20%28full%20stop%29%20has%20to%20be%20way%20over%20there%20to%20the%20right%20of%20this%20font%27s%20grid%20to%20make%20it%20the%20same%20width%20as%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20characters.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EConclusion%3F%20Mono-spaced%20fonts%20are%20just%20not%20possible%20in%20fontstruct%20at%20this%20point.%20%3A%28%20Correct%20me%20if%20I%20am%20wrong.%20Rob%3F

Jacobs FontStruct

 by JacobFSNOThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 6.2
6.2 (10 votes)
Last change: 16.12.2008
Tags: -
Category: Sans Serif
101 Downloads101%20Downloads1012 Comments2%20Comments2164 Glyphs164%20Glyphs164A font sharing the same proportions as some of my commercial fonts, but with a squarish look (because of FontStructs limitations ;-) Kinda looks like Isonorm...A%20font%20sharing%20the%20same%20proportions%20as%20some%20of%20my%20commercial%20fonts%2C%20but%20with%20a%20squarish%20look%20%28because%20of%20FontStructs%20limitations%20%3B-%29%0D%0A%0D%0AKinda%20looks%20like%20Isonorm...

PortraitTextMono

 by fontcollectorThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.8
5.8 (5 votes)
Last change: 25.11.2008
Tags: Monospaced, Octagonal
Category: Sans Serif
23 Downloads23%20Downloads23154 Glyphs154%20Glyphs154Based on PortraitMono. Curves are replaced by corners that are dog-eared on the outside, but unfilled inside, unlike most of my other octagonal fonts.Based%20on%20PortraitMono.%20%20Curves%20are%20replaced%20by%20corners%20that%20are%20dog-eared%20on%20the%20outside%2C%20but%20unfilled%20inside%2C%20unlike%20most%20of%20my%20other%20octagonal%20fonts.

KryptonoMono

 by fontcollector
  • Currently 5.0
5.0 (2 votes)
Last change: 25.11.2008
Tags: Monospaced, Rounded
Category: Sans Serif
14 Downloads14%20Downloads14154 Glyphs154%20Glyphs154This typeface has no connection to the chemical element or to alien superheroes, except that monospaced fonts, especially those with rhyming names, are my weakness.This%20typeface%20has%20no%20connection%20to%20the%20chemical%20element%20or%20to%20alien%20superheroes%2C%20except%20that%20monospaced%20fonts%2C%20especially%20those%20with%20rhyming%20names%2C%20are%20my%20weakness.

TechSocialist

 by nonymous
  • Currently 4.0
4.0 (8 votes)
Last change: 11.05.2008
Tags: Square, Sans Serif
Category: Sans Serif
9 Downloads9%20Downloads998 Glyphs98%20Glyphs98Brings to mind both current trendy tech magazine/blog fonts as well as communist propaganda.Brings%20to%20mind%20both%20current%20trendy%20tech%20magazine%2Fblog%20fonts%20as%20well%20as%20communist%20propaganda.

basca

 by kufta
  • Currently 3.8
3.8 (4 votes)
Last change: 18.04.2008
Tags: Sans Serif, Roman, Polish
Category: Sans Serif
10 Downloads10%20Downloads10117 Glyphs117%20Glyphs117Sans Serif FontsSans%20Serif%20Fonts

Seravek

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