Ghost Sign JNL is a spurred serif type design based on the faded lettering of an antique brick wall sign for Homer Hardware [located in Homer, NY] and is available in both regular and oblique versions. From Wikipedia: “A ghost sign is an old hand-painted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time. The sign may be kept for its nostalgic appeal, or simply indifference by the owner. Ghost signs are found across the world with the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Canada having many surviving examples. Ghost signs are also called fading ads or brickads. In many cases these are advertisements painted on brick that remained over time. Old painted advertisements are occasionally discovered upon demolition of later-built adjoining structures. Throughout rural areas, old barn advertisements continue to promote defunct brands and quaint roadside attractions. Many ghost signs from the 1890s to 1960s are still visible. Such signs were most commonly used in the decades before the Great Depression. Ghost signs were originally painted with oil-based house paints. The paint that has survived the test of time most likely contains lead, which keeps it strongly adhered to the masonry surface. Ghost signs were often preserved through repainting the entire sign since the colors often fade over time. When ownership changed, a new sign would be painted over the old one.”
HT Mason is bold and hand painting font. This font is retrospective and decent, but it is also funny and cute. Holiday Type Project offers retro hand drawing scripts. Inspired by retro script on shopfront lettering, wall paint advertisements in Italy around 1950s. Check out the script fonts from Holiday Type!
Summer Fling is a breezy brush script lettering font in the style of classic sign painting, complete with custom letter pairs and word ends to create authentic hand-painted feel. Consider this the perfect headline font for the Summer Blockbuster Romance you’re sure to pen in the warm, wine-soaked evenings ahead.
Masking tape, also known as painter's tape, is a type of pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper, and an easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is available in a variety of widths. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.
ITC Kick is the work of California designer Patty King, a bold and energetic brush script. The marked contrast of stroke weight lends the forms dynamism. ITC Kick is a stylish, graceful calligraphy font which will lend headlines a sense of modernity and sophistication.
Public Beat is full of fun and party! Look how the letters jumps and bounces while you type your text - well, that's the Contextual Alternates that are having a party! Each lower-case letter has 4 different versions, that automatically cycles when you type. A great trick to make your text look scrambled and realistic
Adinah is a lively brush script with a strong sense of rhythm. Adinah’s expressive letterforms are based on pointed brush calligraphy with a hint of sign painting. This Sign painting influence reveals itself the further you dig into the family styles. Eight combined styles are complimented by a sub family of Six Layered Font options.
Bella was designed in a hurry for the birthday party of a little girl named Isabella. The character set was expanded later and works for a variety of uses. It has a fun, informal quality that made it ideal for a preteen girl's party, but the sharp serifs and thick strokes make it equally suited to edgier occasions.
Do the Monster Mash with DB Frank's Friends! Makes great Halloween party invitations, spooky adornments or fun additions to any scrapbook project. LD Frank's Friends Distressed is just in time for Halloween! This spookified font and it's distressed style makes it perfect for your Halloween party invitations, journaling, or adding a nice touch to your scrapbook pages.
Thigles, is a font inspired by Signs Painting, these pretty hand painted letters that you can see on buildings, billboards and signboards. Thigles font comes with some alternates and ligature as well to create your design more unique. With additional shadow font you will be able to create the beautiful combination and bring retro touch to your artworks!
Bellis is a hand painted brush font. Painted on absorbent paper with a chinese brush to make the ink spreading texture. The original texture was a little bit messy but we translated into a more clean textured font. Bellis is a very easy to read brush font and it can be used for posters, magazines or graphic artworks.
Colin Brignall designed the Tango typeface in 1974. A groovy swirl of a font, Tango looks like disco party ready to lift off. Tango is one of many fonts that have come to symbolize the party music of the 1970s, familiar forms can be found on countless album covers from that era. Tango is a child of it's times - flashy, lively, and fun!
Spooky Friend is a cool kids friendly ghost display font for your Halloween party! You can use it for anything ranging from t-shirts and clothing, for your scary book designs, Halloween party needs, greeting cards, stickers, posters, banners, or anything that needs a spooky and fun touch. Try it to create fabulous designs and feel the fun and Halloween vibes with it!
Introducing the "CarnivalFest" font, the perfect addition to any party or celebration! This colorful and playful font features rounded letters in a variety of bright hues, making it perfect for birthday invitations, carnival posters, and party headlines. Add a touch of fun and excitement to your event with "CarnivalFest"! Your download font file with: - Colored letters - Punctuation coverage - Alternate symbols with bubbles - Multilingual
An offbeat, fun, and frightful serif typeface inspired by the 1969 Rankin Bass animagic classic titled, Mad Monster Party.
PM Showman by Paper Moon Type & Graphic Supply, $17.00
PM Showman is based on vintage hand-painted sign writing from the 1900s through the 1960s. Seen on everything from office signs to posters, it was a staple of business communication and entertainment advertising in the early 20th century. We meticulously hand-drew each font, modeling the spacing and quirkiness of the original letterforms to give PM Showman an authentic hand-painted look.
Lobster Hand is a great hand painted face. Inspired by found signage this true type font has a vintage hand painted feel and is effortlessly original. Featuring two options for every letter you can create a huge combination of typographic alternates. Lobster Hand would be great for signage, drop caps, numerals, titles, logos, packaging, menus, etc. Available in Italic and Regular.
Almighton is an aesthetic vintage typography font, inspired from the past, elegant signage, gold leaf , sign painting and old label product. Almighton comes with tons of alternates characters to make more eye cacthy . It is suitable for authentic logos, headings, sign painting, posters, letterhead, branding, magazines, album covers, book covers, movies, apparel design, flyers, greeting cards, product packaging, and more.
A new font inspired by vintage hand-painted paper grocery store signs. The Doorbuster Collection is based on retro hand-painted paper signs primarily seen in grocery stores from the 1920s through the 1970s. We meticulously hand-drew each font, modeling the spacing and uneven baseline found in vintage sign painting. The purposely organic ascenders and descenders, along with a huge set of ligatures/contextual alternates to avoid the same letters repeating when paired, give it a real hand-lettered look. Doorbuster Script is perfect for both vintage-inspired and contemporary marketing, branding, and packaging designs. Check out a few of the samples included in the thumbnails above.