JLS Main Square Frames

For inspiration, he grazed through his battered copy of an American Type Founders catalogue. In the fullness of time and other cliches, more samples and specimens came to the intrepid illustrator's attention. It will enhance any graphic media but with the bold lines is great for signs, posters and displays. A poor designer of glyphs and symbols was working into the quiet hours of night. Painfully, letters were typed, textures added, designs cobbled together - and failed. Something was missing. Even if the project is wild and flamboyant the formal character of Main Square Frames makes a great counterpoint, a frame for the design to break out from. This package includes elements for: - Corners - Frames - Rules - Ornaments - Accents Thia package includes both TrueType and OpenType format fonts. The book was a gem he had picked up at an odds and ends shop for a buck. These can be combined in a range of configurations. Main Square Frames --- In a small house, in a Mid-Western town, a single light trickled over the hardwood floors. The one that he chose to complement the bold strokes of Sign Devinne was Mercantile Borders. The tortured creative's mind stared at the blazing empty screen. Main Square is ideal for official looking documents, formal invitations, etc. In it's tattered and yellowed pages were several possible borders and ornaments. The weights and forms can be stand alone or some can be combined in layers. JLS This night's task was to create online promotional posters for his latest font - FHA Sign Devinne. For Devinne, the virtuoso of vectors wanted something authentically vintage but with contemporary application. As the work progressed, the basic forms offered by Mercantile were expanded, first by the needs of the posters, then by a few sign jobs for that was his day job that seemed to call for borders of that nature. Main Square gets its character from forms over a century old. They were often embellished with borders and ornaments of a stylized floral theme created from samples of late 19th century signs. The lovely and talented wife of the artist named the new project Main Square Frames. A thought dawned through the shadows of his overworked brain. A figure hunched over the light almost asleep. After months of doodles, signs and posters he realized that he had an entire alphabet - so to speak. He realized that lately his posters had become predictable. However, it is timeless for formal and conservative design such as business logos, letterheads and other commercial communication. Main Square Frames is a font of corners, rules and terminals.

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JLS Main Square Frames