Nick Curtis: Fat typefaces

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Nick Curtis: Fat typefaces [Nick Curtis] Nick Curtis was making and reviving fat typefaces long before they became the hot trend ca. 2006. Goudy Stout is the prototypical forefather of all of them. Among the free typefaces in this list: Altamonte NF. Based on this poster from 1896 for the Italian confection company Talmone. A commercial version appeared in 2011. AntsyPants ArbuckleFat, ArbuckleInlineNF, ArbuckleRemix. This was meant to improve on ITC Beesknees. In 2008 it was extended to the commercial typeface Arbuckle Remix. Ashkelon NF (2011). A heavy poster typeface based on Samson (1940, Robert Hunter Middleton). Aunt Bertha NF (2000). Based on a circus poster from 1880. Conga Line NF, CongaLineRevised (1999, 2007). Based on Joan Trochut Blanchard's SuperVeloz. DingDongDaddyoNF. This is Nick's version of Goudy Stout. Elephunky NF (2011) is an amalgam of two typefaces from the Flower Power era, Dave West's Elephant Gothic and Wayne Stettler's Neil Bold. Fat Freddy NF (2011). Based on an uncredited typeface from Photo-Lettering Inc. named Palisade Graphic. Some say that Palisade Graphic was created by Milton Glaser for Bobbie Gentry's album Ode to Billie Joe in 1967. FattySnaxNF. Based on this poster by Eric Christian Matthews (1920). FlatironCapital, FlatironNF. GramophoneNF, GramophoneShadedNF. Based on this poster by Achille Luciano Mauzan (1927). Guinness Extra Stout NF (1999). Based on a Carlyle-Oring script from 1938. See this poster. Indochine NF (2003, 2007). Based on this poster by Joseph-Henri Ponchin (1931). KerfuffleNF (2000, 2007). Based on this poster by Chris Van Der Hoef (1920). Phunky Ella NF (2011). Based on Implode in Schriftatlas: Alphabete von A bis Z. PleasinglyPlumpNF. RaggMoppNF (2000). In the Arts and Crafts style. Sid The Kid NF (1999, 2007). This ultra fat art deco typeface is based on Independant, which was designed by G. Collette and J. Dufour in 1930 in Belgium. Slugfest NF (2001, commercial version in 2008) is patterned after Snail (2001, Maniackers). TaraBulbousCapital, TaraBulbousNF (1999, 2007). TaraBulbous NF (the free typeface dates back to 1999; the commercial version is from 2008) is a fat-lettered font based on Carlyle-Oring lettering from 1938. See also here. Telenovela NF (2011). This is based on Novel Gothic (1929, ATF, Morris Fuller Benton and Charles H. Becker). Unicorn, UnicornHeavy (2000). A revival if Salut or Einhorn (1931, Heinrich Johannes Maehler for Klingspor). WoodenNickelBlack, WoodenNickelNF. This is a revival of Bernhard Antique Bold Condensed, fattened up. The commercial fat typefaces include the following: Ozzi Modo (2008). One of the original drawings for Cooper Fullface was rejected by ATF but digitally revived by Nick Curtis in 2008 as Ozzi Modo Plump NF and Ozzi Modo Squooshed NF. This is one of my favorite typefaces in Nick Curtis's collection.	EXTERNAL LINKS Nick Curtis: Fat typefaces [Buy fonts] Fontspring link [Buy fonts] Monotype link MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Nick Curtis ⦿ Arts and Crafts Movement ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Cooper Black ⦿ Circus fonts ⦿