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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

Structura-Gothic

 by tsolermanThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 5.0
5.0 (4 votes)
Last change: 09.07.2008
Tags: This Font Is Under Fontsruction
Category: Sans Serif, Display
19 Downloads19%20Downloads1961 Glyphs61%20Glyphs61Clone of structura#01.Clone%20of%20structura%2301.

Stig Gothic

 by stig
  • Currently 4.6
4.6 (7 votes)
Last change: 25.06.2008
Tags: Bold, Sansserif
Category: Sans Serif
5 Downloads5%20Downloads564 Glyphs64%20Glyphs64Tried to keep it simple.Tried%20to%20keep%20it%20simple.

verysimple

 by lexandr
  • Currently 4.5
4.5 (4 votes)
Last change: 11.06.2008
Tags: Sans, Gothic, Simple, 4x3, Grid
Category: Sans Serif
4 Downloads4%20Downloads462 Glyphs62%20Glyphs62A very simple (duh) sans, still a work in progress, I'm not satisfied with a few glyphs and want to add many moreA%20very%20simple%20%28duh%29%20sans%2C%20still%20a%20work%20in%20progress%2C%20I%27m%20not%20satisfied%20with%20a%20few%20glyphs%20and%20want%20to%20add%20many%20more

Raster Figgy Gothic

 by brauert
  • Currently 3.5
3.5 (2 votes)
Last change: 17.04.2008
Tags: Type, Tobias, Brauer, Tobias Brauer, Tobiasbrauer, Font, Type, Raster, Sans Serif, Figgy, Gothic, Vernacular
Category: Sans Serif
18 Downloads18%20Downloads1826 Glyphs26%20Glyphs26Based on a 1920s gothic hand-drawn, san serif typeface. A real test of what fontstruct can do. This is the raster version.Based%20on%20a%201920s%20gothic%20hand-drawn%2C%20san%20serif%20typeface.%20A%20real%20test%20of%20what%20fontstruct%20can%20do.%20This%20is%20the%20raster%20version.

Figgy Gothic

 by brauertThis FontStruction was selected by FontStruct staff.This%20FontStruction%20was%20selected%20by%20FontStruct%20staff.
  • Currently 2.6
2.6 (14 votes)
Last change: 20.10.2008
Tags: Type, Tobias, Brauer, Tobias Brauer, Tobiasbrauer, Font, Type, Raster, Sans Serif, Figgy, Gothic, Vernacular
Category: Sans Serif
27 Downloads27%20Downloads272 Comments2%20Comments226 Glyphs26%20Glyphs26Based on a 1920s gothic hand-drawn, san serif typeface. A real test of what fontstruct can do. Lowercase and punctuation to follow soon.Based%20on%20a%201920s%20gothic%20hand-drawn%2C%20san%20serif%20typeface.%20A%20real%20test%20of%20what%20fontstruct%20can%20do.%20Lowercase%20and%20punctuation%20to%20follow%20soon.

Savings Gothic

 by pbrigham
  • Currently 2.5
2.5 (2 votes)
Last change: 12.04.2008
Tags: -
Category: Sans Serif
7 Downloads7%20Downloads754 Glyphs54%20Glyphs54Savings Gothic is an alternative font to Bank Gothic designed by Morris Fuller Benton in the 1930's. Press *(asterisk) to view upper case grid and #(number symbol) to view lower case grid Savings was designed on. Savings%20Gothic%20is%20an%20alternative%20font%20to%20Bank%20Gothic%20designed%20by%20Morris%20Fuller%20Benton%20in%20the%201930%27s.%20Press%20%2A%28asterisk%29%20to%20view%20upper%20case%20grid%20and%20%23%28number%20symbol%29%20to%20view%20lower%20case%20grid%20Savings%20was%20designed%20on.%20

Seravek

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