Looking on a website for free fonts to download we came across a font that seems to be a very popular download called Summer Vibes. The font may be found at www.dafont.com If this was cut in vinyl lettering we would probably base the height on the capital letter ‘S’ for cutting purposes. When dealing […]
Broadway is a decorative typeface, perhaps the archetypal Art Deco typeface. The original face was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1927 for ATF as a capitals only display face. It had a long initial run of popularity, before being discontinued by ATF in 1954. It was re-discovered in the Cold Type Era and has ever since been used to evoke the feeling of the […]
Calligraphy (from Greek: καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a broad-tipped instrument, brush, or other writing instrument. A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as “the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner”. Modern calligraphy ranges from functional inscriptions and designs to fine-art pieces where […]
Helvetica or Neue Haas Grotesk is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffmann. Helvetica is a neo-grotesque or realist design, one influenced by the famous 19th century typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs. Its use became a hallmark of the International Typographic Style that emerged from the work of Swiss designers in the 1950s and ’60s, becoming […]
The Bauhaus typeface design is based on Herbert Bayer’s 1925 experimental Universal typeface. Blippo was designed by Joe Taylor for Fotostar in 1969 as a black version of Burko Bold, which, in turn, is based on the unfinished design by the German Bauhaus school. The font was named Blippo Black by Taylor’s boss, Robert Trogman. It retains proportion and fit of ITC Ronda. Bauhaus […]
Monotype offers the world’s largest collection of fonts which include MyFonts.com, Fonts.com, Linotype.com, Fontshop.com, and FontExplorerX.com. Monotype serve a wide variety of designers, from creative professionals working for brands to freelancers to hobbyists, offering an array of fonts across a large range of categories, like sans serifs, serifs, scripts, display, and handwritten designs, to name a […]
When looking for clipart try searching on google images, vector artwork usually comes up with some promising results. To produce your own vector clipart we use Corel Draw or Inkscape.
A bold weight of a moderately flourished script designed for ATF by Morris Fuller Benton in 1908, and an industry standard since then. Benton is credited as America’s most prolific designer of metal type, having (with his team) completed 221 typefaces, including revivals of historical models, like Bodoni and Cloister; original designs, such as Hobo, Bank Gothic, and Broadway; and adding new weights to existing faces, […]
Vector graphics allow creatives to build works of art and functional graphics that can expand to any size. Explore how this file format offers creative opportunities. What is vector artwork? Vector artwork is a term that describes any art made with vector illustration software like Adobe Illustrator. Vector artwork is built from vector graphics, which […]
Helvetica or Neue Haas Grotesk is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffmann. Helvetica is a neo-grotesque or realist design, one influenced by the famous 19th century typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs.[2] Its use became a hallmark of the International Typographic Style that emerged from the work of Swiss designers in the 1950s and 60s, becoming […]
