Balboa, Balboa Condensed, Balboa Wide

Combining elements of early sans serif and grotesque types with contemporary touches, Balboa evolved from a rather plain headline gothic to a 19-style family, ideal for publication design.

Avebury

Avebury is a slightly modernized and more readable blackletter than its predecessors. One of the heavier blackletters, Avebury is available in solid or open styles.

Modesto, Modesto Text

When you need a Copperplate Gothic with a little more nuance, go for the typeface that evolved from Parkinson’s lettering on the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus logo. The Modesto family includes three widths, outlined and inlined caps, and something else you won’t find in Copperplate: a set of text fonts with lowercase.

Richmond, Richmond Condensed

Born from Parkinson’s work on a condensed Metro for the San Francisco Chronicle, Richmond is a 16-style warmly geometric sans family in the spirit of W.A.Dwiggins and Jakob Erbar.

Sutro, Sutro Condensed, Sutro Initials

Parkinson’s interest in early slab serifs began in the 1970s when he drew a new version of Egiziano for Roger Black at New West Magazine. The versatile Sutro family has 19 members for text and headline use, adding a modern alternative to existing Clarendons.

Amador
A blackletter designed in the spirit of the Arts and Crafts movement. Also inspired by the works of Frederic Goudy and Rudolf Koch.

Fresno
Like his FF Moderne Gothics, Fresno is drawn in a square gothic style typical of the mid-20th century signs of his native Oakland, California.

Hotel
Like his FF Moderne Gothics, Hotel is drawn in a square gothic style typical of the mid-20th century signs of his native Oakland, California.

Wigwag
Bold and informal, but not too wacky, Wigwag comes from 1940s showcard lettering. Available in regular and shadowed styles.

Geogrotesque (updated)

After we announced Eduardo Manso’s semi-modular sans in May, the fonts flew to the top of the charts. The popular family is now even more useful with the addition of italics and an expanded character set with support for Central and Eastern European languages.

Effra, Effra Italic (new)

Another popular sans serif gave birth to italics this month, with the arrival of Effra Italics. The family is now an even more appealing option for editorial text and corporate materials.

Grueber

Bakery Script

Solano Gothic

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