Paul Davy

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Paul Davy Aka Pilaster Davy, b. 1964. UK-based designer of Castle Press No 1 (2015, after original wood type from Castle Press, est. 1860), Medhurst (2015, a high-contrast display typeface), Providence (2015, tattoo typeface), Allegheny (2015, a spurred typeface), York Whiteletter (2015, white-on-black ribbon font inspired by a Delittle design called Eboracum No3 Improved White Letter Type and late 18th century woodtype), Spartanburg (2015, inspired by the 1923 Sanborn Insurance Map cover for Spartanburg, South Carolina; a tattoo typeface) and Galveston (2015, a tattoo typeface): GalvestonTX is derived from a Sanborn Insurance Map cover published in 1912 for the city of Galveston, Texas. He also created Eboracum (2015, based on a wood type from a 1972 wood type sample book by Delittle found at the Castle Press), Catle Press No 2 (2015, a condensed gothic font, after original wood type from Castle Press, est. 1860), Philadelphian Gothic (2015, a revival of a 19th century type called Philadelphia Lining Gothic), Archaic 1897 (2015: a revival of a Victorian typeface from ATF), Metropolian (2015, a revival of Metropolis (1897, American Type Founders)) and Hex (2015, a hexagonal typeface).	EXTERNAL LINKS Paul Davy Dafont page MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Type scene in Texas ⦿ Tattoo fonts ⦿ Hexagonal typefaces ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Wood Type ⦿