twentysixtypes:

Salter1815. This hand painted sign was found in a barn where it had been stored for almost two centuries. Created in 1815 the artist was clearly influenced by manuscripts and created a Black letter with delicate flowing swashes.

Photo craighazan

jenn-wren:

Andy Warhol’s business card, with lettering by his mother.

via @MatDolphin

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weandthecolor:

Dessau Font

A vector based typeface by graphic designer Javier Fuentes. The font is inspired by the simplicity and intersection of lines and various geometric shapes.

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More examples of the Dessau Typeface on WE AND THE COLOR
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(via deathandfairytales)

jenn-wren:

Anne Lee Designs

Flower Alphabet 

anodyna:

“1959 Czechoslovakian postage stamps designed by painter, illustrator, lettering artist, teacher and stage designer Karel Svolinsky (1896-1986) and engraved by Jirka Ladislav” (via Letterology: Birds and Words)

mythologyofblue:

[from the series, Unsent Letters]

(Source: browndresswithwhitedots, via sophiemunns)

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oldbookillustrations:

Lucius Rossi, title page from The jackdaw of Rheims, by Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Harris Barham), London, 1910.

(Source: archive.org)

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“‘Krul’ is a typographic interpretation of the lettering style created by Dutch letter painter Jan Willem Joseph Visser at the end of the 1940s, which decorated the traditional brown bars of Amsterdam.” (via ReType Foundry)

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happiness-etc:

Maths & Magic on Flickr.