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Jonah Fonts [John Nahmias]

Type and logotype company in Polanco (and now Mexico City), Mexico, run by John Nahmias (b. 1935, New York City). John is a graphic designer who started his career in 1952 in a New York studio with Lucian Bernhard. He left that company in 1958. He now lives in Mexico where he paints and runs his own studio. John's typefaces, mostly but not exclusively scripts, are sold by MyFonts.

• A: Advent (2015: slab serif), Agave (2017: sans), Altura (2007, a serif family for covers), Amplia (2008, connected script in the style of Mistral; see also New Amplia (2010) and Amplia Pro (2017)), Angelviews (2020), Annabel Lee (2011, upright connected monoline script), Applaud (2017), Aquarel (2014), Aristide (2007, grunge), Aros (2009) Arroba (2010, a directionally challenged heavy slab serif), Artichoke (2011, fat signage script), Artistica (2019), Atlantica (2021: a ten-font sans with surgical cuts).
• B: Bernhard Signature (2019: after the letters in a small logo that Lucian Bernhard used on his art), Bonafide (2009, sans family), Bonnie Bay (2017), Bonnie Bay Roman (2017), Botegga (2018), Brougham (2012, techno), Brush Swipe (2016), Buggy Ride, Bulwark (2011, oddly-serifed), Burgerbun (2014).
• C: Caravan Script (2007), Caseta Slab (2014), Caseta Sans (2014), Caseta Regular (2014), Casual Brush (2007), Catapult (2020), Chatter Pro (2010-2019, influenced by signage), Cherry Lane (2011, fat round signage face), Chit Chat (2009, comic book style), Circuitry (2007, rounded octagonal face), Claxon (2009), Clic (2012: rounded comic book style family), Coliseum (2007), Cornerstone, Cornerstone Flair, Cornerstone Pro (2014), Credititle (2009), Crotona (2014), Crotona Sans (2014), Cuppa Tea (2015, cursive script).
• D: Designers Gothic (2009, a poster sans family), Dogwood (2019).
• E: Epoch (2009, organic), Espada (2015), eSpectrum (2019), Etiquette (2009, casual script).
• F: Fabius (2008, a fat-nibbed pen face), Feather Pen (2007), Fidelity Caps (2009), Flavian (2013, a text typeface), Fountain Pen (2007), Front Page (2011; followed in 2015 by Front Page Pro), Frugality Pro (2014, an antiqua).
• G: Gallivant (6 styles), Garabato (2008, informal hand), Gavel (2016), Georgie (2011, upright connected script), Gianna (2016: a connected calligraphic script), Goya (2012, a heavy signage script), Granada (2014).
• H: Hacienda (2008, hand-printed), Honcho (2007). Lucian Bernhard's Magnetype font series is being revived in 2010 by John Namias, starting with Bernhard's Community Low and Community Condensed, which is called Harpsichord. Hebron Hebrew (2019). Hi Five is an art deco typeface.
• I: Interum (2007).
• J: Janagrace (2007, flowing script), Jonah Brush (2010, basic signage font), Jonahpad (2008, hand-printed), Joyscript (2007; Joyscript Two was done in 2013), Juggler (2010, signage / comic book face), Juke Box (2009, calligraphic).
• L: La Quinta (a creamy cursive typeface) (2021), La Rotonda (2009), Lyanna (2008, brush script).
• M: Manor Script (2013, connected), Mark (2010, a grungy marker script), Mavin (2015, a vintage serifed typeface), Medalist (2008, flat-nibbed pen script), Meridia Script (2009), Metrolite (2011), Metrolite Pro (2014), Micron (2016), Monoreal (a monospaced programming font) (2022), Montego (2014, monoline sans), Mulberry Road (2011, fat retro diner script).
• N: Nebbiolo (2012, a monoline fashion mag sans family), New Epoch (2020: a solid sans), Newmark (2014: techno sans), Newmark Hebrew (2018), Novela (uncial) (2021).
• O: Open Air (2014, a stencil font---caps only), Organo, Oregano Sans.
• P: Pageantry (2020: based on Souvenir), Pageantry Hebrew (2021), Palazzo (2007), Paloma (connected script), Palomar (2012, condensed organic sans), Papagayo (2020: a 4-style sans with almost amputated descenders and ascenders), Pantext (2015), Pedigree (2020), Pennyscript (2014, a connected brush script), PenPal (penmanship script), Pine Nuts, Pine Nuts United (2017), Pinot Noir (2009, calligraphic), Poncho (2013, signage script), Pony Tale (2009, signage face; the Pro and Pony TailLight Pro versions appeared in 2014), Potus Uncial (2021), Puzzle Face (2019).
• Q: Qualico (2009, semi-serif 1970s family), Quickline Slab,(2020), Quickline (2020: a sans), Quintana (2017). The Hebrew verson of Quintana Light is Komunidad Hebrew Script (2019).
• R: Ratatouille (2020: inspired by wood type), Rave (2011), Regalo (2010, an organic family; see also Regalo Pro, 2014), Reto (2012).
• S: Saguenay (2017), Scriptonah Pro (2014), See Saw (a dancing baseline font) (2022), Sevoya (2012, fat signage script), Scriptelle (2007), Scriptonah (2007; John Downer writes: Scriptonah, in any of its four weights, is not particularly pretty or delicate, but it is far from homely. It is firm and fibrous. It is raw.), Scriptonite (2010, a packaging script), Showtime (2011), Sideline (2018, a music nib font), Sign Brush (2010, a lively signage face), Single Tyne (a display serif) (2021), Singular (2009), Snowpuffs (2013), Stage (2015), Starlette (2009), Starry Eyed (2018), Steletto (2007, condensed), Steletto Oldstyle, Steletto OS Flair, Steletto Serif, Steletto Neue (2015), Stumpy (2011, display sans), Suite Slab (2011), Summit (2015, hexagonal circuit font).
• T: Taglocaps (2017), Talento (2007, script), Tiggly Wiggly (2009, hand-printed), Tingle (2009, comic book face), TransRim Display (2018), Trebla Square (2020), Trumpet (2013), Tubo, Twiggs (2009, hand-printed), Twopenny (2013, bilined), TypeOgraf Pro (2018), Typogravure (a flared family, in 12 styles) (2020).
• U: Unico (2013: a condensed geometric sans), Unigram (2011, monoline unicase family).
• V: Vantage (2013, a humanist sans).
• W: Whisk (2017), Wordscript (2007, almost a brush script).
• Y: Yacqui (2009, Mayan look face), Yom Tov (Latin and Hebrew) (2021), Yonkers (2014).
• Z: Ziggy (2007).

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