Benson Script Font Download

Benson Script is a script that is desperately trying to be anything but a script. With 3 contrast levels, and 2 styles, the six styles of Benson Script are an experiment in the diversity of a single stem width.

Modernism’s desire to fit all elements within geometric constraints and adhere to strong verticals has spread throughout type design, but has had little to do with the frills and ornaments of script.

Cutting a script down to its bare bones has is an offensive idea to many—almost seeming insulting to its genre. Benson Script bridges that genre gap between frill and function. As a matter of genre Benson Script errs on the side of modernism, and adds flair as a last resort.

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Read more about her open type features, and the development process here.

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Sixties Stencil JNL Font Download

Probably one of the most unusual applications of a stencil took place in 1964 when Union Carbide [then-owner of the still-new line of “Glad” brand plastic wrap and storage bags] sponsored a $100,000 contest to match up a stencil of their logo in order to win a prize.

The magazine ad told of how one thousand lucky participants would win $100 by simply taking a die-cut stencil of the brand name to the store and overlaying it on the logo printed on the food wrap box to see if it aligned perfectly.

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The hand-lettered title proclaiming “match the stencil and win” was done in a casual sans design and reflected the cheerfulness of many typestyles found in ads during the late 50s and early 60s.

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Printers Leftovers JNL Font Download

Printers Leftovers JNL has an assortment of cartoons, embellishments, ornaments and decorations that span many eras and cover numerous tastes and styles.

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AT Move Altera™ Font Download

Altera is a typeface based on a logotype we made for a broadcast company. This typeface in fact carries a transformation in itself: it’s composed of three different weights and shapes. In our humble opinion the possibilities are endless! So be a sport and use this typeface for logo’s and headings.

Kick the can!

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Oranjerie Font Download

Oranjerie is a very nice, handmade and legible font which will fit in just anywhere. The glyphs differ slightly in width and height, giving it a unique look. Upper and lower case letters can be freely interchanged.

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Communiqué Font Download

Communiqué is a variation on my Export Drive font family. It is a bold condensed stencil font of the kind traditionally used to mark tea chests, packing cases and other goods in transit. Nowadays of course its applications are universal, although it is particularly well suited to branding or publishing projects which strive for a sense of freshness, urgency and immediacy, or a rugged, rough-and-ready feel.

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Printers Lot JNL Font Download

Printers Lot JNL is another eclectic mix of cartoons, ornaments, catch words, decorations and embellishments re-drawn from vintage source material used in the days of letterpress printing.

For those who like to assemble their own larger borders, a set of elements is on the 2-9 keystrokes, but it must be noted that some manual adjustment is necessary to line up all of the parts in a complete border pattern.

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From a Happy New Year greeting to whimsical cartoon characters; from singular ornamental design elements to beautiful brackets, this mix of subjects is a great overview of the kinds of cuts found in printers' job case drawers in years gone by.

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