Kayla McEncroe

French Art Deco lettering found within the pages of the 1934 publication L'Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre (roughly translated to “The Rational Path Art of the Letter”) have provided a number of designs well-suited for digital revival.

A hand lettered sans with varying character widths was the basis for Colmar JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

As the source of the lettering design was a French publication, the typeface is named for the city of Colmar, which (according to Wikipedia) is the third-largest commune of the Alsace region in north-eastern France.

From the pages of the 1939 French lettering book “Modèles de lettres modernes par Georges Léculier” (“Models of Modern Lettering”) comes an attractive and unusual set of initial drop caps made from square letters adorned with multiple vertical lines.

Originally designed as white letters on black backgrounds, an additional set with black letters on white backgrounds comprise Deco Drop Caps JNL; available in both regular and oblique versions.

A 1930s casual Art Deco type style with as much influence in 1970s graphic design as in its day was found within the pages of the 1930s French publication L'Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre.

Discotheque JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.

An instructional page from a vintage lettering book displayed online showed the construction of an Art Deco sans design with varying widths and stylized character shapes. This was the basis for Eccentric Sans JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

HS Gold is based on some modern lines of Naskh calligraphy which supports Arabic, Persian with a Sans Serif with subtle round on stems and corners.
The typeface has been optimized for corporate identity work, editorial design and modern projects when a contemporary and simple look with a similarity between Arabic and Latin is requested.
It features swash, ligatures and swash ligatures. Its proportions allow high impact on the tightly set lines of big and small text alike. This font consists of two weights (regular and bold) which can constitute a striking addition to the library of Arabic and Latin contemporary fonts models that meet the purposes of various designs for all tastes.

Extenda was designed by Francesco Canovaro and Andrea Tartarelli.

Papercute Inline is a cute layered hand-drawn font designed by Fanny Coulez & Julien Saurin in Paris. Inspired by paper cutting, this font is easy to read, and easy to play with 8 different styles, including 3D, outline, full or dotted line, that you can use alone or together. To do so, you can simply superimpose them with a compatible software like Photoshop, then choose a color for each, making your works charming and unique.
This font, finely designed for cards, book titles, headlines or any artworks is the Inline version of Papercute. Just click on our foundry name to see it!
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