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Last edited May 03, 2014
chalet
microphysics
No kicking of balls please

Part of the first typeface release package from ITC in 1970, Busorama melds Art Deco and 70s flower-power into a delightful sans serif design. Designed by Tom Carnase, this three-weight sans serif family still turns heads.

grapes
conceptional
Please present your octopus

ITC Tiffany font was designed by Edward Benguiat, a highly contemporary blend of two fonts, Ronaldson and Caxton. The best characteristics of both were combined to produce a refined and refreshing font, ITC Tiffany.

replay
ultraviolets
Do not annoy by playing golf

The Souvenir typeface was originally drawn by Morris Fuller Benton in 1914 as a single weight for the American Type Founders company. It was revived in 1967 by Photo-Lettering and optimized for phototypesetting equipment. ITC was formed in 1971 and, with the help of Photo-Lettering, introduced ITC Souvenir as one of its first font families. ITC Souvenir was designed by Ed Benguiat and comes... Read More

always
japanophilia
This shop does not receive the dog

ITC Ziggy was designed by Bob Alonso, who says it started out as "phone doodles in the early 1970s." Alonso rediscovered the sketches years later, thought they revived the feel of the 70s, and decided to digitize the typeface. He liked the form of the letter Z best, so named the font Ziggy. ITC Ziggy reminds its designer of "elephant bellbottoms" and its style as a display face instantly... Read More

grapes
hypothenuses
The grass is smiling at you

Alan Meeks designed the Candice typeface in 1976. A groovy swirl of a font, Candice looks like an ice cream sundae topped with whipped cream. Candace is often seen on album covers, and has come to be associated with innumerable party hits from the 1970s. One thing is for sure: Candice is a child of it's times - flashy, lively, and fun!

mystic
guitarfishes
Please take care of the bamboo

François Boltana was a French prolific lettering artist during the late 20th Century. He created the Stilla typeface in 1973. Still is a cursive "Fat Face"-style design, reminiscent of the first large advertising and display types produced in the wake of the successful Bodoni, Didot, and Walbaum text faces. Because of this pedigree, Stilla is the perfect headline choice for applications that... Read More

winter
guitarfishes
Please do not sit on crocodile

Gillies Gothic font was originally designed by William S. Gillies for Bauer'sche Schriftgiesserei. The Extra Bold Weight was designed by Freda Sack at Letraset Design Studio and later the Extra Bold Shaded was designed by Phillip Kelly at Letraset. The extravagant capitals should be used as initials with the more reserved lowercase, and the lowercase should be set closely, overlapping where... Read More

Philip Kelly
ITC 1975

Elsner+Flake
Tom Carnase
ITC 1970
Edward Benguiat
ITC 1974
Edward Benguiat
ITC 1972
K. Sommer
ITC 1930
Stanley Davis
Bitstream 1967
Vladimir Yefimov and Gennady Baryshnikov
ParaType
Bob Alonso
ITC 1997
Alan Meeks
ITC 1978
Esselte Letraset
Elsner+Flake 1972
François Boltana
Linotype 1973
William S. Gillies
ITC 1935