It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that these letter shapes are familiar. They have the unmistakable color and weight of Cooper Black, Oswald Cooper's most famous typeface from 1921. What should be a surprise is that these letters are actually from George Auriol's Robur Noir (or Robur Black), published in France circa 1909 by the Peignot foundry as a bolder, solid counterpart to its popular Auriol typeface (1901). This face precedes Cooper Black by a dozen of years and a whole Great War. Cooper Black has always been a bit of a strange typographical apparition to anyone who tried to explain its original purpose, instant popularity in the 1920s, and major revival in the late 1960s. BB&S and Oswald Cooper PR aside, it is quite evident that the majority of Cooper Black's forms did not evolve from Cooper Old Style, as its originators claimed. And the claim that it collected various Art Nouveau elements is of course too ambiguous to be questioned. But when compared with Robur Noir, the "elements" in question can hardly be debated. The chronology of this "machine age" ad face in metal is amusing and stands as somewhat of a general index of post-Great War global industrial competition: - 1901: Peignot releases Auriol, based on the handwriting of George Auriol (the "quintessential Art Nouveau designer," according to Steven Heller and Louise Fili), and it becomes very popular. - 1909-1912: Peignot releases the Robur family of faces. The eight styles released are Robur Noir and its italic, a condensed version called Robur Noir Allongée (Elongated) and its italic, an outline version called Clair De Lune and its condensed/elongated, a lined/striped version called Robur Tigre, and its condensed/elongated counterpart. - 1914 to 1918: World War One uses up economies on both sides of the Atlantic, claims Georges Peignot with a bullet to the forehead, and non-war industry stalls for 4 years. - 1921: BB&S releases Cooper Black with a lot of hype to hungry publishing, manufacturing and advertising industries. - 1924: Robert Middleton releases Ludlow Black. - 1924: The Stevens Shanks foundry, the British successor to the Figgins legacy, releases its own exact copies of Robur Noir and Robur Noir Allongée, alongside a lined version called Royal Lining. - 1925: Oswald Cooper releases his Cooper Black Condensed, with similar math to Robur Noir Allongée (20% reduction in width and vectical stroke). - 1925: Monotype releases Frederick Goudy's Goudy Heavy, an "answer to Cooper Black". Type historians gravely note it as the "teacher steals from his student" scandal. Goudy Heavy Condensed follows a few years later. - 1928: Linotype releases Chauncey Griffith's Pabst Extra Bold. The condensed counterpart is released in 1931. When type production technologies changed and it was time to retool the old faces for the Typositor age, Cooper Black was a frontrunning candidate, while Robur Noir was all but erased from history. This was mostly due to its commercial revival by flourishing and media-driven music and advertising industries. By the late 1960s variations and spinoffs of Cooper Black were in every typesetting catalog. In the early- to mid-1970s, VGC, wanting to capitalize on the Art Nouveau onslaught, published an uncredited exact copy of Robur Black under the name Skylark. But that also went with the dust of history and PR when digital tech came around, and Cooper Black was once again a prime retooling candidate. The "old fellows stole all of our best ideas" indeed. So almost a hundred years after its initial fizz, Robur is here in digital form, to reclaim its rightful position as the inspiration for, and the best alternative to, Cooper Black. Given that its forms date back to the turn of the century, a time when foundry output had a closer relationship to calligraphic and humanist craft, its shapes are truer to brush strokes and much more idiosyncratic than Cooper Black in their totality's construct. Robur and Robur Italic come in all popular font formats. Language support includes Western, Central and Eastern European character sets, as well as Baltic, Esperanto, Maltese, Turkish, and Celtic/Welsh languages. A range of complementary f-ligatures and a few alternates letters are included within the fonts.

Halcyon is a post-geometric typeface made up of 16 fonts across 8 weights. Each weight contains an upright with a corresponding true italic. Halcyon's design builds on the foundations of classic typefaces such as Futura, Gill Sans and ITC Avant Garde Gothic, by mixing their geometric structure with more modern humanist qualities and attributes. The result is a friendly and approachable personality with a sophisticated and serious edge. Halcyon feels familiar, but unique, playful but not asinine. The versatility of its character makes Halcyon a reliable choice for any design decision. With a large variety of weights, and a whole host of Open Type features, Halcyon can adapt to fit the tone of your communications. The lighter weights present a more refined and formal voice, while the heavier, oversized weights grow more exuberant. It's large x-height and open apertures increase it's legibility, making it perfect for setting large display headlines or small sized, long form text. Halcyon is a multilingual family with hundreds of accented characters, and allows for customisable characters through diacritic combinations. All European languages are already covered, alongside many more within the Latin alphabet.

Espuma Pro is a soft and friendly humanist sans-serif font family with strong calligraphic aftertaste. Presented in 7 weights, with true italics each, it features the traditionally rich language support, small caps, 6 sets of figures and a bunch of ligatures. Its delicate flavor is suitable for brands that wish to communicate friendliness and openness. This typeface is especially good for FMCG and packaging, but it can be used virtually anywhere thanks to its extreme legibility.

Rudge is an intentionally rough sans-serif font. It was designed to share the look and feel of many “antique” fonts, although it lacks the standard serif look of those fonts. The corners are slightly rounded, the edges are wobbly, and the kerning is tight. It could be used as a faux “sloppy printing” font or just a more regularized hand-drawn font. It comes in six flavors: Light, Regular, and Bold, with italic versions of each.

Mensura Slab font family has been designed for Graviton Font Foundry by Pablo Balcells in 2013. It is a modular, geometric typeface with subtle rounded angles that provides a soft, pleasant appearance. It has been conceived to be primarily a display typeface, but given its clarity it can also be used for composing short and intermediate length texts. Mensura Slab consists of 8 styles and 4 weights plus italics. Each containing small caps and several alternate characters.

Dellycia is a modern handwritten font with a subtle touch. It comes in 2 styles, namely upright and italic. This font is designed with a powerful OpenType feature in mind. It includes multilingual support, numbers, punctuation, ligature, alternate and much more. It is suitable for graphic design and use of any screen. Dellycia is great for the web, brands, product promotions, product names, companies and also for other projects and will make your design perfect.

Tyrumate is an elegant serif font with a vintage touch and classic. Comes in two styles, regular and italic. Its clean lines and meticulous attention to detail embody the essence of classic typography, making it a chic serif font. Tyrumate is suitable for template design, brochures, videos, advertising branding, logos, invitations, layout designs, elegant crafts, beauty designs, and much more. It will add a splash of luxury to any design project you want to create!

Cosen is an elegant, modern and contrast sans-serif font family, and a great fashionable solution for your project. It includes upright and Italic style, each of them has four weights from thin to bold. This is a multi-purpose font that is perfect for fashion project, it is contrasted, modern and easy to read. With it, you can create logos, banners, use in advertising, packaging, book covers and magazines, headings, descriptions and much more.

The light Roast font is a fun, friendly, and hand-drawn vintage style. Inspired by the cafeteria and eatery vintage era, this font is available in regular and italic font. It can easily be matched to an incredibly large set of projects, so add it to your creative ideas and notice how it makes them stand out! This font is perfect for headings, flyers, greeting cards, product packaging, book cover, printed quotes, logotype, album covers.

Masifa Rounded has compact, simple, functional and neutral body structure. It has 5 widths from Normal to Ultra Condensed. Each width includes 9 weights from Hairline to Black and their matching italics. Also, every weight includes rich OpenType Features like Small Caps and custom number styles. Due to its large family, it is ideal for a wide range of usage from large-scale designs to small product labels. Masifa Rounded updated on September 25, 2021.

Mestiza is a type family with a living past, which combines its ancient roots with the handmade and the contemporary in a spirited mix that evokes elegance and strength. Thanks to its sharp terminals and high contrast, Mestiza acquires a unique personality. It is ideal for headlines and branding projects. Mestiza has 12 variants, six Roman plus Italics including Small Caps, Old-Style numbers, Superiors, Inferiors, Contextual and Discretionary ligatures, Symbols, and some Alternates.

Say hello to our first Sans Serif, a modern font family inspired by classic grotesk typefaces. It features 9 weights, including Italics and a formidable Display version. It has a clean, neutral look that is perfect for all types of graphic design projects. Its ample character set, including Standard and Contextual Alternate, ensures excellent typesetting performance. Sans Serif offers good readability and a strong, serious tone, perfect for logos, magazines and more.

Brisko Sans is a simple sans serif font family that comes in 5 weights with matching italics. It is suitable for longer texts, while all weights are good for any other typographic use. The whole font family contains characterful elements to distinguish it from the old standards. Brisko Sans is a fully applicable, legible and discrete font family with unique attributes. It is a good recommendation for different kinds of web and print projects.

Conamore is a new Humanist Sans family. It consists of 16 styles (8 weights and 8 italics). The structure of the typeface is in a position that is neither too modern nor too classic. It was based on humanist frame and style, but we controlled the shape and removed potential eyesores so it can be easily recognized. These characteristics are suitable for the design requirements, such as editorial design, packaging, branding and display.

Magis® is a modern sans serif with a geometric touch. It comes in 18 weights, 9 uprights, matching italics, and variable font. Magis® bringing energy and making it suitable for modern design. Designed with powerful OpenType features in mind. Each weight includes extended language support (+ Cyrillic), arrows, ligatures, and more. Perfectly suited for graphic design and any display use. It could easily work for web, signage, corporate as well as editorial design.

Sabu is multitasking, modern sans-serif font family, and a great solution for anyone your project. It includes upright and Italic style, each of them has weight weights from thin to extra bold. This is a multi-purpose one that is perfect for big and small text, it is constructed modern and easy to read. With it, you can create logos, banners, use in advertising, packaging, books covers and magazines, headings, descriptions and much more.

The newly released Qe Laurenty sans serif font exudes an air of timeless sophistication and elegance. Its clean lines and precise geometry make it a truly classy choice for any design project. Qe Laurenty's refined curves and delicate letterforms add a touch of luxury to any typographic composition. This font's exquisite detailing and balanced proportions make it perfect for creating elegant branding materials. Complete with ligatures alternates regular italic icon kerning multilingual support

Valdo is an elegant and contrast serif font family, and a great fashionable solution for your project. It includes upright and Italic style, each of them has eight weights from thin to extrabold. This is a multi-purpose and classic font that is perfect for fashion project, it is contrasted, modern and easy to read. With it, you can create logos, banners, use in advertising, packaging, book covers and magazines, headings, descriptions and much more.

Looking to infuse your brand with a burst of retro charm and a dash of pop culture pizzazz? Say hello to our Gresua Fonts! Designed to make your brand stand out in the realms of pop culture, lifestyle, and food and beverage branding, these fonts are an absolute game-changer. Gresua transports you to the golden era of the past, evoking a sense of nostalgia that resonates with pop culture enthusiasts. Seamlessly blending boldness and authenticity, they captivate the hearts of your audience, adding a unique and irresistible touch to your brand identity. In the ever-evolving world of pop culture, lifestyle, and food and beverage branding, it's essential to stay ahead of the curve. Our Gresua Fonts combine vintage aesthetics with a contemporary twist, allowing your brand to shine as a trendsetter. Embrace the bold and unexpected, and watch as your brand becomes the talk of the town. Are you ready to take your brand on an unforgettable journey through the realms of pop culture, lifestyle, and food and beverage branding? Embrace the captivating allure of our Gresua Fonts today and unleash a world of endless possibilities!

Allaina is a stylish and elegant Serif family consisting of three styles, Regular, Medium and Bold with matching italics. It has many alternates and some unique attractive ligatures. This pretty serif family could be used for fashion, label packaging or elegant vintage style lettering. Combining standard letters with alternative letters wil give you beautiful and unique words.

Vanage is is an elegant high contrast contemporary sans-serif stencil typeface provides advanced typographical support with features such as ligatures and alternate characters. It is rooted in the style of a classic high contest typeface, excluding the typical serifs and ball terminals. Vanage is made for display use, Available in 5 weights and their Italics.

Austrian type designer Markus Hanzer created this display FontFont in 1994. The family has 6 weights, ranging from Light to Black (including italics) and is ideally suited for editorial and publishing and poster and billboards. FF Irregular provides advanced typographical support with features such as ligatures and case-sensitive forms. It comes with proportional lining figures.

Ambriel is a fancy neoclassic delight—typographic "eye candy" for the senses. Alex Kaczun embelished one of his earlier typefaces, Kaczun Oldstyle Italic, and infused it with many decorative elements including extravagant ball terminals along with many additional whimsical touches throughout. And, what he created is a truly unique display font reminiscent of the ornately decorated Victorian era.

Wedef is a groovy script font that comes with lots of alternative styles for each letter. This makes it very easy for you to compose letters to suit your wishes. This font also has an italic style to give a more flexible and friendly impression. This font is perfect for holiday themes, parties, music, and your other amazing work.

JY Pinnacle is a distinctive text family, with at least 3,100 kerning pairs (for text fonts) and collections of alternative characters for roman, italic and cap and small cap. Pinnacle has an awareness of tradition, but is individual and fresh. Its oblique axis for lowercase letters such as the o and e is meant to aid legibility.

Emporia OT Roman and Italic, a classic, elegant font with upper and lower case, swash alternatives lining and old style figures, ligatures and small caps. Includes more than 500 glyphs supporting more than 80 latin-based languages. Suitable for both display and text settings it will enhance and preserve Roman history with sheer elegance, grace and style.

Ramen Sans is a friendly grotesque type family with the warmth of serif types and a little bit of the edginess of geometric sans! Designed with body text in mind, it offers 5 weights (and their italics), small caps, tabular figures, fractions, numerators, denominators, and supports the Adobe Latin 3 character set (most western and central European languages).

DF Staple Mono is a personal answer on the archaic and ‘middle-of-the-road’-forms of typewriter typefaces like ‘Courier’ and ‘American Typewriter’. The form of a staple (office supply no. 1) and its transformations inspired me during the design process. The first four weights are all monospaced and are completed with a real italic.

German type designers Maik Ignaszak, Stefan Kisters, and Astrid Koenig created this display FontFont in 2000. The family has 36 weights, (including italics) and is ideally suited for poster and billboards, small text as well as software and gaming. FF Call provides advanced typographical support with features such as ligatures. It comes with proportional lining figures.

Sanstara is rounded, modern all caps sans serif font. This font is PUA encoded which means you can access all of the glyphs and swashes with ease! Add it confidently to your favorite creations and let yourself be amazed by the outcome generated. -Letters, numbers, punctuation, multilingual support. -Italic and regular versions Any Questions? just ask!

The Larryline family contains 6 stroke thicknesses and a proper italic, also in 6 thicknesses. It is suitable for a wide range of applications and can be readily combined with other fonts. The x-height of Larryline is identical with the x-height of Lunaquête font. Erwin Krump, typograph and sculptor, developed the Larryline font in 2016—2020.

Girando is the traditional book typeface with distinctive personality and a contemporary twist! Inspired by the everlasting ideas of Claude Garamond, it impresses with many fine details and an elegant shape – viable not only in small sizes. The family includes 2 harmonic weights, true italics, small caps, old style and lining figures and pretty as well as useful ligatures.

Sumptuous is a classic sans-serif family that combines geometric and humanist shapes. It comes in 14 weights, 10 uprights and 10 italics. Each weight includes OpenType features such as standard ligatures, directional ligatures, tabular figures, fractions and more and also extended language support. Suitable for magazines, headline, body text, logo, poster and other graphic design projects.

UpMax is a modern font family. This family is ideally suited for graphic design and display use. Language support: extended Latin (including Vietnamese), Cyrillic (including Bulgarian), and Greek. It comes in 16 weights, 8 uprights, matching italics and Variable font. Each weight includes 2540 glyphs and 36 OpenType features (including Small Caps, Ligatures, Numerals, and Typographic Variants).

Roncial is an Ultra Bold font with a hint of serif. This is one of the fonts originally designed before the advent of digital and started out being a bolder, slightly serifed version of Folio Extra Bold which was one of the boldest fonts at the time (old metal set). It is available as Roman and Italic.

Acherus Grotesque is a rounded sans serif type family based on geometric forms. It comes in 20 styles, 10 uprights and matching italics. In this version standard greek and cyrillic scripts added plus all glyphs renewed. Each weight includes extended language support, ligatures and more. Acherus Grotesque is incredibly useful for nearly any creative design. Acherus Specimen Behance

Reminiscent of the hand-lettering found in mid-century children’s books, Akemi Aoki’s MVB Grenadine is a quirky sans, broken free of its geometric roots. Letterforms bounce along the baseline in a jolly dance, yet remain clear and legible, whatever the reader’s age. MVB Grenadine is available in a broad range of six weights, each with italics.

Etewut foundry proudly presents Etewut sans family. It includes 20 font styles and each of them supports extended Latin, basic Cyrillic and modern Greece languages. Styles variety is from formal and bold to italic and decorative. More of all there are many ligatures and alternative symbols in each font. And finally the typeface has minuscule letters and numbers!

Bettrish is made to resemble scratchy quick hand writing, so it looks like a natural style like your own scribbles. Bettrish offers beautiful typographic harmony for a variety of design projects, including logos & branding, wedding designs, social media posts, advertisements, product designs, magazines and more. What's included? -Bettrish Regular (OTF) -Bettrish Italic (OTF) -Ligatures -Multilingual support

Cocota is a sans serif/display font. This font has a gentle and authoritative character. You can use this font to make banners, advertisements, websites, business cards, quotes, and more. The advantages of this font include features such as : Regular, Italic, All Caps, Stylistic Alternate. Cocota is the best choice for you. Don't hesitate to own it.