The repetition of simple geometric shapes forms a daily part of our environment. Throughout the 20th century – and into the 21st – typefaces whose designs have taken advantage of this have remained popular. But finding exactly the right mood can be tricky. For your convenience, we have grouped some of our favorite geometric typefaces (mostly sans serif and symbol) into four categories: circles, squares, ovals, and triangles.
No sand required to enjoy this collection of Beach Party-themed fonts. These designs conjure up images ranging from 1960s surfers to tiki huts to DJs playing techno music in a sandpit. So no matter if you are promoting a party, documenting travel adventures, or designing packaging for summertime products, these typefaces will certainly give you that “fun in the sun” feeling.
Nick Belshaw designed the fonts Belshaw™ (1980) and Frankfurter (with Alan Meeks, 1978/1981).
Belshaw and Frankfurter are included in the Linotype Library.
Designer Alan Meeks (born 1951 in London) created the following fonts: Ambrose™, Aachen medium and bold (with Colin Brignall, 1969/1977), Algerian™ Condensed (1988), Astoria, Belwe™ Mono (1976/1989), Bertie™ (1985), Bickley™ Script (1986), Bramley™ (1979), Brigade, Burlington™ (1985), Cabaret™ (1980), Campaign™ (1987), Cancellaresca™ Script (1982), Candice™ (1976), Chalfont, Champers™ (1991), Chesterfield™ (1977), Claude™ Sans (1988/1990), Copacabana, Dynamo (with
[...]The British designer Bob Newman created the fonts Data 70™ (1970), Frankfurter™ (1970) and Odin™ (1972).
