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Filmotype LaCrosse | Font Love

by Erika Firm Posted on April 4, 2013

Filmotype LaCrosse is a true retro font — it was first released in the 1950s. Can’t you just picture it on an ad for lipstick or gold earrings? I love the casual penscript … I really wish my own handwriting looked like this.

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dahlias

inspiration: stamped concrete in Paris

silver loveliness

baby elephant

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Frontage | Font Love

by Erika Firm Posted on January 24, 2013

Who doesn’t like options? Frontage (by Juri Zaech) is full of fun options: bulbs, outlines, shadows, bold … you can go crazy with this one. Love it!

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fair type

Font Geek Moment: Madelinette

Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

Copasetic | Font Geek

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Holla | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on November 27, 2012

I really like this retro font — it has a 1950s advertising feel and reminds me of all the awesome hand lettered signs around Charleston. Great news for all you font collectors out there: Holla is a free font!

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Hand Lettered Signage at the Laundromat | Color Palette

Font Geek Moment: Madelinette

Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

Duke | Font Geek

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Duke | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on November 12, 2012

I’m working on some fun new projects, including a bunch of informal invitations, and DUKE has really been put to work on the new stuff. The chiseled typeface by James T. Edmondson has a vintage vibe, kind of like my favorite dive bar. Another amazing font published by the geniuses at Lost Type. All designers get 100 percent of the donations their font receives. Yay for designers making mon-ay!!!! If you download the font (and you should) don’t forget to pay for it ; )

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font geek moment: young finesse

lunch table: la boulange

in the press: Relaxing Graphics

Daddies are the Greatest!

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Copasetic | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on October 22, 2012

The entire Delphine studio is crazy excited for the new Great Gatsby film. It’s Brelyn’s favorite book, and one of mine, too. I just re read it, and now I see optometrist signs everywhere.

Needless to say, in anticipation of the movie we’re getting serious 1920s fever and are designing up a whole slew of 20s themed wedding invitations. One of the fonts we’re using a bunch is Copasetic. The Art Deco style works great for our 20s style invitations. The font is free, by the way. You’re welcome ; )

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favorite color

derby critters

Font Geek Moment: CYCLONE

Boiled Peanuts | A Classic Color Palette

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Emily Lime Pro | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on October 15, 2012

Emily Lime Pro font is a sweet script font that flows well on any event invitation. It’s a very readable, handwritten font that is casual and elegant at the same time. It would be a perfect font choice for any afternoon tea party or shower invitation.

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font love

Cool Signs

Duke | Font Geek

Gifts for the Designerd

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Marketing Script | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on October 8, 2012

There is alway great local seafood being served here in Charleston, SC. Dieter Steffmann created this cute curvy script font called Marketing Script. It would look great for any backyard party occasion, oyster roast invitation(cannot wait for oyster roast season!!), or a menu. Oh, and by the way, Marketing Script is a free font. Yay!

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Cool Type at the Farmer's Market

Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

San Francisco Tile Letterpressed 7 Ways

Duke | Font Geek

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San Rafael | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on October 1, 2012

Crystal Kluge has done it again! Another perfectly charming font. The San Rafael font is sorta girly, sweet, and on the casual side, but still sophisticated enough for a wedding invitation. I think it would be particularly fun for an autumn apple picking party invitation.

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font geek moment: archer

font geek moment: young finesse

Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

Filmotype LaCrosse | Font Love

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Kari Pro | Font Geek

by Erika Firm Posted on September 24, 2012

This script from Neil Summerour’s Positype foundry is definitely an underrated beauty. Kari Pro is an elegant, yet casual font with tons of unique ligatures and characters. Kari would be perfect for an informal event invitation, like a backyard camping party. Is anyone else hungry for s’mores now?

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Cool Type at the Farmer's Market

San Francisco Tile Letterpressed 7 Ways

San Rafael | Font Geek

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Font Geek Moment: Bombshell

by Erika Firm Posted on August 20, 2012

Foundry Emily Lime’s newest release, Bombshell, is oh so pretty. It has lots of glyphs and special characters, so it truly does look like hand calligraphy, imperfections and all. The second I saw it I snatched it up for the Delphine library.

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Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

Cool Signs

Duke | Font Geek

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Font Geek Moment: CYCLONE

by Erika Firm Posted on August 7, 2012

Cyclone, a Hoefler & Frere-Jones masterpiece, makes me happy. It’s trendy, I won’t deny it, but also a classic inline font. Super versatile, it’s become one of my favorites.

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Cool Type at the Farmer's Market

San Francisco Tile Letterpressed 7 Ways

Marketing Script | Font Geek

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Authentic, Modern Hand Lettered Sign

by Erika Firm Posted on March 22, 2012

I’m not exactly sure what The Battle of Charleston is all about. I’m envisioning a bunch of crazies dressed up in Confederate uniforms, spitting tobacco and drinking whisky. But I’m totally intrigued and have to go check this out.

This sign is beyond amazing. It’s new but looks like it has been around for ages. It’s hand-lettered, not made to look hand lettered. Every line is a different font. LOVE! It’s nailed to the side of a shack. I saw it and literally pulled the car off the side of the road so I could inspect it more closely.

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sweet floral wall mural

font geek moment: SALE

Kleven McGann Law, branding by Delphine

Font Geek Moment: Madelinette

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Font Geek Moment: Madelinette

by Erika Firm Posted on March 19, 2012

I’m in love with the classic yet oh so pretty new Madelinette font (by Crystal Kluge & Stuart Sandler). Wouldn’t it be perfect for typesetting a cook book or a menu? It’s lovely, feminine, and slightly fancy, while being totally legible.

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font geek moment: young finesse

San Francisco Tile Letterpressed 7 Ways

Duke | Font Geek

Frontage | Font Love

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Hand Lettered Signage at the Laundromat | Color Palette

by Erika Firm Posted on March 16, 2012

I love this hand lettered sign from the local laundromat. The turquoise, black, yellow and red color palette is pretty retro cool, too, don’t you think?