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Fonts For Neon Signs

Typefaces to design neon signs with.

Ivo Gabrowitsch
Last edited September 12, 2017

Neon Sign is a statement that illuminates—sometimes extravagantly, sometimes whimsically. These are a selection of typefaces to design neon signs with, mainly so-called Speedball Script Fonts.

Typeface used on header image: Rolling Pen by Sudtipos.

mystic
illustrative
Caution to download the steps

In 2005, Handsome was one of the first script typefaces to utilize the OpenType format to simulate the natural quality of writing, by automatically substituting alternate contextual glyphs.

always
enthusiastic
Technology is no place for wimps

Stempel Elan is Frank Grießhammer’s revival of Elan, a script typeface released by D. Stempel AG in 1937. That Elan was originally created by Hans Möhring. The first digital release of the design, Stempel Elan includes a number of OpenType features, including alternate versions of certain glyphs, etc.

winter
hypothenuses
Work to live, don’t live to work

ITC Studio Script was designed by Robert Evans, an informal script for applications in which a calligraphic look would be appropriate. The font includes a wide variety of alternate characters, which give a graphic designer's creativity no limits.

grapes
conceptional
Do not joke for the bathroom

Forget that hipster coolness for a minute and design something cute and charming with LiebeLotte! Go ahead and make beautiful things with her: birthday cards, wedding invitations, love letters, new signage for your deli—so many things look sweeter when you use this well-crafted handwriting font. We’ve put all of our heart and soul into this typeface—it took us a whole year to draw, refine, and... Read More

replay
abstractions
Dog pawprints on your clothes

The name “Schulschrift” that marks the FF Schulschrift typefaces is German for “school writing.” The family is based on three handwriting norms presently taught in German elementary schools by the German Ministry of Culture and Education. Historically, the three norms developed over a rather long stretch of time, and are the product of several attempts to make German handwriting into a form... Read More

safety
illustrative
Boredom is rage spread thin

Kaufmann font was designed in 1936 for the American Type Founders by Max R. Kaufmann, a letterer, typographer, and one-time art director for McCalls magazine. Kaufmann is a connecting script typeface with a smooth, slightly whimsical look. Its monoweight is unusual in a script type but allows for a nice texture on the page when it is combined with sans serif text type. The bold Kaufmann is fine... Read More


Shinntype
Hans Karl Gustav Möhring and Frank Grießhammer
Linotype 2010
Robert Evans
ITC 1991
Ulrike Rausch
LiebeFonts 2015
Just van Rossum
FontFont 1991
Max R. Kaufmann
Linotype 1936
Alejandro Paul
Sudtipos 2013
Laura Worthington
Laura Worthington 2011