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Montage
To my mind, Benguiat Montage is the quintessential Photo-Lettering, Inc. typeface. Used on the covers of its Alphabet Thesaurus specimen books during the company’s peak in the sixties and seven...
Municipal Cast
While strolling through various cities on my travels, the design of manhole covers often captures my attention. In most cases, it’s the illustration on them that attracts me. House Industries�...
Velo Serif
Velo Serif won my heart four seconds after hitting my inbox with seductive gifs and a big ‘ä’. No one was surprised. I have a super-soft spot for squarish serifs. I love Zapf Book, not Palat...
Worthe Numerals
One of the most refreshing and delicious typefaces released in 2012 was Worthe Numerals by Ben Kiel. To issue a typeface that consists of only figures and punctuation would be a big risk to many,...
Smidgen
Smidgen is not a “smidgen” of anything – it is a big, fat dollop of whipped cream. I want to put it on a pie, and throw it in someone’s face. When I enjoy a typeface, I liken it to food; ...
Studio Lettering
Ken Barber is an incredibly talented letterer. And Tal Leming is an incredibly talented font technology whiz (and a good type designer as well). House Industries’ Studio Lettering series unifie...
Burbank
Even the Small Italics look perfectly natural, and the automatically-inserted alternates subtly maintain the illusion that type set in Burbank Big is real lettering, not just a typographic facsim...
Blaktur
If you need to call upon the spirit of some motley crew or are trying to market some small label hefeweizen, Blaktur is your typeface. It is so bold and simple in design that it doesn’t read li...
Paperback
House was robbed! I was shocked when the last installment of “Our Favorite Fonts” was published with John Downer’s Paperback relegated to the honorable mentions at the end of the article. I...
Luxury
The ideals of luxury items and exclusivity are inextricably linked to money. Luxury, by definition, is something that is inessential, a desireable item that is difficult or expensive to obtain. T...