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Pagoda International

Pagoda International

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Pagoda International Font Family was designed by Wesley Poole, Samuel Poole and published by Poole. Pagoda International contains 1 styles.

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    About Pagoda International Font Family


    Imagine there's an explosion in a comic book, the exclamation that follows is set in PAGODA INTERNATIONAL. This font is inspired by the graphics on one of Honolulu's 1950's skyscrapers - The Pagoda Hotel with the International Ballroom. Created by former wine label designer, Wesley Poole, Pagoda is the opposite of sophisticated elegance. "Big, fat, and horsy, that's what I was after. It's the wacky juxtaposition of these familiar shapes that makes it work. Just try a couple words. You'll be surprised! I'm glad this one's behind me. It's my first pancake."

    Designers: Wesley Poole, Samuel Poole

    Publisher: Poole

    Foundry: Poole

    Design Owner: Poole

    MyFonts debut: Sep 25, 2006

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    About Poole

    Wesley sent us these thoughts when we asked him to submit a description of Wesley Poole, the foundry: “Even though I've been using type for decades, this is my first foray into the other side of the equation. “I remember watching our town printer in his bib overalls, his pica pole visible in his left breast pocket, sitting at his prized linotype machine while it spit out hot lead! I started in the design business when we ordered ‘cold type’. We had to spec it out then paste it up. This sounds posi...

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