Read more about gas-pipe lettering, the related Braun logo, and more professional fonts in this style. WPA Gothic has a few alternate glyphs hanging out in the Extended Latin slots with more to come. For more refined typefaces in this style check out DDC Hardware, Futura Display, FF Moderne Gothics, Refrigerator, and MVB Solano Gothic by some of my favorite type designers, two of which (Van Bronkhorst and Parkinson) are East Bay natives. This FontStruction stays true to the sample’s simple letterforms, but the FontStruct grid does present a few limitations. WPA Gothic gets much of its inspiration from this poster in particular. I have a lot of admiration for these posters and a style of sign painters' lettering (sometimes called “ gas-pipe”) that was common in the U.S. Over 2,000 posters were produced by the W.P.A. The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) was the largest agency of FDR's "New Deal", employing millions of people. Contact me if you want to use it for biz.
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