Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company

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Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company [Martin Wait] Martin Wait (born Forest Gate, UK, 1942) is based in Horndon on the Hill, UK. He went to Lister Technical College where he was taught art. The Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company is Martin Wait's outlet for his fonts. Initially he was associated with Letraset. He designed Artiste Freescript Style (1981), Bertram LET Plain (1991, comic book lettering named for the famous Bertram Mills Circus), Cathedral (multiline decorative face, Letraset---this typeface has never been digitized), Emphasis (1989), Forest Shaded (1986), Hadfield (1980), Balmoral (1978, Letraset [see also Ballad Script (SoftMaker), Balmoral ICG, BalmoralD (URW) and Balmoral SH (Scangraphic)]), Informal Roman (1989), Horndon (1984, Western lettering), Banner (1986), Laser (1987), Laser Chrome (1987), Pendry Script (1981), Pritchard (1990), Rapier (1989), Refracta (1988: see also Reflex (2012, SoftMaker)), Challenge Bold (1982), Conference (1978), Forest (1986), Riva (1994), Roquette (1993), Scriba (1992), William Lucas (2010: a free-flowing connected script, ITC), Wild Thing (1995), Masquerade (1977, Letraset: ornamental Victorian caps), Tractor (2001), Julietrose (2006, informal script, Monotype), Company (2012), Spectra New Style (2012, monoline sans). MyFonts.com link. Linotype link. Klingspor link. FontShop link. Typeface catalog. Catalog of fonts at MyFonts.	EXTERNAL LINKS Martin Wait Typeface and Lettering Company [Buy fonts] [Designer info] Monotype link Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Western fonts ⦿ Comic/cartoon fonts ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Ornamental caps typefaces ⦿