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Modesto Text

Modesto Text™

by Parkinson
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Modesto Text Font Family was designed by Jim Parkinson and published by Parkinson. Modesto Text contains 6 styles.

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    About Modesto Text Font Family


    The Modesto Text Family is text in name only. It’s called Text because it has a Lower Case, and also to distinguish it from the rest of the Modesto clan. Modesto is a loose-knit family based on a signpainters lettering style popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It evolved from the lettering I used for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus Logo. The Modesto family was not planned. It just happened, a few fonts at a time over about fifteen years. In 2014 seven new Italic fonts and two Chromatic families were added. There is a downloadable MODESTO USER MANUAL PDF in the Gallery section for this family.

    Designers: Jim Parkinson

    Publisher: Parkinson

    Foundry: Parkinson

    Original Foundry: Parkinson

    Design Owner: Parkinson

    MyFonts debut: May 18, 2005

    Modesto Text™ is a trademark of Parkinson Type Design.

    About Parkinson

    Jim Parkinson is the founder and sole employee at Parkinson Type Design. He was born in Richmond, California, in 1941, and he’s been lettering ever since. Jim was one of the designers who worked on ITC Bodoni, along with Sumner Stone, Holly Goldsmith and Janet Prescott Fishman. He drew Parkinson Electra for Monotype and has done a number of custom fonts for magazines and newspapers. In addition to his custom font work, Jim has designed dozens of retail fonts. Some o...

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