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[pexjv] Download Guzzo fonts from Monotype

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 A playful caricature of a midcentury grotesque, Guzzo is a fresh addition to the Monotype Library. Somewhat eccentric and full of surprises, its unmistakable quirk can be found on closer inspection, stemming from details proudly borrowed from brush lettering and calligraphy.   The wide range of weights and style can take you through any design space, from the condensed weights squeezing in larger headlines or dense blocks of text with the condensed range, to experimenting with small point sizes, labels or packaging with the extended cut. However, Guzzo ’s real charm is probably best expressed through its wonderfully playful shapes, its unusual 'laid-back italics' feature cursive forms and a backslant. The different stylistic sets allow you to decide what you make of Guzzo , with several sets of alternate glyphs steering it in any direction you want.   Guzzo is a happy-go-lucky character...

Download HWT Showcard Script Fonts Family From Hamilton Wood Type Foundry

Download HWT Showcard Script Fonts Family From Hamilton Wood Type Foundry Described as  “An extended script type that lends itself well to fine fashion, ready-to-wear and all quality merchandise”  in a marketing blurb pitching  Beaufont  by the Morgan Sign Machine Company of Chicago for their Line-O-Scribe sign printing system. This advertising script font was originally manufactured exclusively for Morgan Sign under license by the Hamilton Wood Type Manufacturing Company. The source patterns and original artwork for this typeface exist in the archives of the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, and were used for this fresh digitization of this font. This digital take includes alternate letters as originally designed in the mid-century wood type version, and now includes a full extended latin character set with over 350 characters. Download HWT Showcard Script Fonts Family From Hamilton Wood Type Foundry Download Now View Gallery