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Flashfonts [Leslie Cabarga]

Flashfonts is Zavier Leslie Cabarga's Los Angeles-based foundry. Leslie Cabarga is a baby boomer from New Jersey and author of The Lettering and Graphic Design of F.G. Cooper, the Illustrator/Fontographer/Fontlab resource book, Logo Font&Lettering Bible (2004), and Learn Fontlab Fast (2004, with Adam Twardoch). He runs Leslie Cabarga Design in Los Angeles. His lettering prowess is apparent in this drive-in sign for "Betty Boop's Drive-In" (which inspired Nick Curtis to make Drive-Thru NF), FontShop link. MyFonts link.

Leslie Cabarga's typefaces:

  • Raceway (1995), a famous retro script.
  • Casey (2007), a fat-bottomed script at Font Bureau.
  • Streamline. Another fifties diner or Chevrolet grille font.
  • Kobalt and Kobalt Kartoon (at Font Bureau), great for displays.
  • Ojaio, a beautiful art deco font.
  • Central Station, an original display face.
  • The retro script Magneto.
  • Neon Stream (1995, Font Bureau). Connected retro nightclub letters.
  • Peace: an original psychedelic 60s font based on an alphabet copyright 1997 by Wes Wilson, creator of the classic 1960s Fillmore Poster Lettering style; see here.
  • Saber (2002), a mix of uncial, Fraktur, gothic and Exocet.
  • Love, a psychedelic 60s font also based on Wes Wilson's lettering. In Solid, Open and Stoned styles. At Font Bureau, 1997.
  • Esselte's Cabarga Cursiva. Cabarga Cursive was jointly designed in 1982 by Leslie Cabarga and his father Demetrio.
  • Cocoanut, Grassy Knoll, Straight Light, Straight Medium, Rocket (1995), Progressiv, Cymbal Regular, Dotcom Medium, Generik Regular, Graffiti Regular, Angle, Badtyp, Haarlem (2000), Margarete, Primitiv, Progressiv, Rocket, Rocket Gothic, Straight, Bellbottom, Hihat, Baseball. Jo the Webmistress on Cabarga.

Abstract Fonts link.

EXTERNAL LINKS
Flashfonts
 [Designer info]
Monotype link
MyFonts search
Monotype search
Fontspring search
Google search

INTERNAL LINKS
Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Peace fonts ⦿ Books on type design ⦿ Type scene in California ⦿ Type scene in New Jersey ⦿ Graffiti fonts ⦿ Psychedelic types ⦿ Nick Curtis ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Neon tube or faux neon typefaces ⦿ Uncial typefaces ⦿ Comic/cartoon fonts ⦿








file name: Leslie Demetrio Cabarga Cabarga Cursive Letraset Version 1982


file name: Leslie Demetrio Cabarga Cabarga Cursive Letraset Version 1982b


file name: Leslie Cabarga Pic


file name: Flashfonts Love Solid


file name: Leslie Cabarga Casey Ultra 2007


file name: Leslie Cabarga Casey Classic 2003 2007


file name: Leslie Cabarga Neon Stream 1995


file name: Leslie Cabarga Neonstream 1995


file name: Leslie Cabarga Haarlem 2000


file name: Leslie Cabarga Kobalt 2007


file name: Leslie Cabarga Kobalt 2007b


file name: Leslie Cabarga Magneto Bold 1995


file name: Leslie Cabarga Raceway 1995


file name: Leslie Cabarga Rocket 1995







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