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The Art & Soul of America

Saturday · March 23, 2013 · Design

I recently discovered these fantastic WPA-inspired posters designed by the Anderson Design Group‘s Joel Anderson and Andy Gregg for their Art & Soul of America collection.
 
Coincidentally, I also finally got around to watching Stephen Fry in America a couple weeks ago, which I highly recommend if you haven’t seen it already. Perhaps that’s why these posters resonate so much with me. Either way, I think the printmaking-influenced illustrations, vintage typography, and subtle aging effects perfectly capture the American aesthetic of the early 20th Century.

We created these posters for our new collection of classic American travel posters. Created to look like vintage prints from the early to mid-1900s, the series celebrates our cities and national parks. In addition to colors and well-crafted lettering, choosing dramatic perspectives adds to the grand travel era vibe of these prints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 Beautiful and Free Fonts

Wednesday · June 13, 2012 · Design


 
Absinthe is a decorative font that is still legible enough for body type. Its flourishes and dynamic vertical lines add an art nouveau-inspired elegance to this original typeface.
 
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Bispo is an italic chancery font inspired by calligraphy. Jackson Alves based this dynamic typeface on 10 different flat nib pen widths after studying calligraphy for months.
 
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Hagin by FontFabric is a stately serif typeface with strong geometric forms and a retro vibe. Its versatile design makes it easy to use for any type of project.
 
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Matey is a very bold and condensed typeface where all the letters share the same height and selective rounded corners.
 
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Otama.ep is described by designer Tim Donaldson as “a quiet but confident typeface for selling expensive and fashionable things”. This typeface reminds me of a more playful and subtle version of Modern No. 20.
 
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Bariol is a fresh typeface that is part Grotesk and part Rounded, which gives this font a modern and universal appeal.
 
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Glide’s name was inspired by its rounded corners and smooth appearance. I love this font’s sleek, modern feel and bold presence.
 
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Homestead is a slab serif font designed by Luke Lisi who was inspired by “our desire and need to explore”. This free font package includes 6 different styles.
 
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Metropolis 1920 “comes from the industrial movement of the 1920’s where skyscrapers where born”. This ultra-stylish font brings its Art Deco inspiration to the 21st Century.
 
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Vegur, a close relative of Myriad, is a sans serif font that comes in 4 styles: light (my personal favorite), regular, medium, and bold. Its only downside is that it does not come with glyphs.
 
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