http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/gallery/all/rating/descending/1/any_category/any_license/with_options/Arts en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:00:46 -0800 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:00:46 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CakePHP <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/14740/1" alt="" /><br />The 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. http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/14740 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/14740/1" alt="" /><br />The 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. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:19:03 -0800 http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/14740 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/99174/1" alt="" /><br />inspired by the wpa household arts poster. the fun part is trying match the look and feel for those glyphs not appearing on the poster. alternate characters in lower case. http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/99174 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/99174/1" alt="" /><br />inspired by the wpa household arts poster. the fun part is trying match the look and feel for those glyphs not appearing on the poster. alternate characters in lower case. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:09:02 -0700 http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/99174 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/100147/1" alt="" /><br />:) http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/100147 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/100147/1" alt="" /><br />:) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:07:37 -0700 http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/100147 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/100228/1" alt="" /><br />:) http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/100228 <img src="http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/get_preview/100228/1" alt="" /><br />:) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:07:18 -0700 http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructions/show/100228