100 complete fonts from Solo-type Typographers Catalog: upper and lower cases, alternate forms, swash forms, numerals, secondaries. Whiplash, organic, cursive, Orientalized, other styles. Beautiful, wide range of type fluidities suggest elegance, originality, grace, nearness to nature. Most not elsewhere.
Based on a simplification of design rules derived from nature, the organic form and delicate yet forceful line of Art Nouveau are wonderfully evident in this outstanding collection of typefaces. Dan X. Solo, noted typographer and printing historian, presents an impressive as well as practical selection of Art Nouveau type, representative of the elegantly ornamental design style that has remained popular through the years. Eight exquisite typefaces make up this collection: Artistik, Bocklin, Baldur, Auriol, Carmen, Franconia, Siegfried, and Edda Bold. Each royalty-free style is conveniently shown in 24-, 36-, and 48-point sizes and is clearly printed on one side only on repro-quality stock so you can cut and combine letters directly from this book. And each font is complete with uppercase characters, numerals, and punctuation; most include lowercase characters, too. Perfect for adding the flavor of Art Nouveau to any creative project, these classic turn-of-the-century typefaces also work well with contemporary design concepts. Use them to add a touch of romantic nostalgia and fantasy to letterheads and greeting cards, point-of-purchase and packaging, display advertising and direct-mail pieces — any personal or commercial design projects that will come alive with the special sparkle of Art Nouveau.
Handy archive of royalty-free typefaces ideal for ads, signs, menus, etc. Calico Casual, Designer Raleigh, Easter Gothic, Galaxy One, many other fonts. Use with any copier for an endless source of condensed type.
577 authentic Art Nouveau designs ranging in size from full-page illustrations to borders, headpieces, tailpieces, and initials. Designs include florals, landscapes, and figures, from artists such as Klimt, Bradley, Auriol, and Larcombe.
The author of many books on typography, Dan X. Solo was also the proprietor of his own typography shop in Oakland, California — an establishment dedicated to unusual typography and special effects. This comprehensive catalog offers graphic designers a dazzling selection of over 4,000 typefaces and optical effects available from Solotype Typographers. Here, in Solo's words, is "a great cast of characters" — the alphabet — abetted by a cornucopia of typographical ideas and an endless resource of letters, words, phrases, slogans, logos, humorous comments, headlines, and graphic symbols. Individual sections of the book display a rich variety of typefaces in categories such as Condensed, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Rustic, Thick-and-tin, Calligraphic, Uncials, Latins, and Blackletter. Samples are imaginatively presented. "Stagecoach," for example, is printed in Fargo typeface, evoking dusty trails, rawhide, and ten-gallon hats, while "Sizzling summer savings" appears appropriately in the flamboyant Firebug typeface. All typefaces are indexed for quick and easy reference. As entertaining as it is practical and useful, this impressive treasury of versatile typefaces and optical effects will be indispensable to busy commercial artists as an inexhaustible source of typographic ideas and a "swipe file" of words, phrases, and letters for use in graphic art projects.
30 authentic alphabets and over 150 individual letters and decorative devices -- taken from Westminster Abbey monuments, 15th-century French prayer books, and other sources -- incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and more.