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Figgins Brute

Figgins Brute

by Intellecta Design
Individual Styles from $14.90
Complete family of 2 fonts: $29.90
Figgins Brute Font Family was designed by Vincent Figgins, Iza W, Paulo W and published by Intellecta Design. Figgins Brute contains 2 styles and family package options.

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Per style:

$14.95

Pack of 2 styles:

$29.90

About Figgins Brute Font Family


"A capital titling face with numerals, erroneously labelled in Figgins specimen book of 1817 as an 'antique' or roman. With a very bold, nearly monoline construction and squared serifs as thick as the main stroke, this type surpassed even the fat face style in blackness, it was popularised by the advent of handbills and early advertising posters, which needed bold type styles to project commercial messages from a distance. A sign-writer friend of mine theorises that the Egyptian style originated with the North African campaigns (hence Egyptian) of Napoleon Bonaparte, and the type historian Ruari McLean also suggests that the Egyptian style originated with signwriters 'block' letters, just like the prototypical (and contemporary) sans serif of Caslon IV." (Ben Archer)

Designers: Vincent Figgins, Iza W, Paulo W

Publisher: Intellecta Design

Foundry: Intellecta Design

Design Owner: Intellecta Design

MyFonts debut: Jun 20, 2007

Figgins Brute

About Intellecta Design

Intellecta Design is a Brazilian typefoundry interested in typographical research and revivals of all forms of ancient typefaces and handwriting styles. It searches historical churches, museums, antiquaries and similar institutions to develop fonts from old books and documents, and has a large collection of rare catalogues and books from XVI to XIX century to help in your studies to digitize lost fonts and non-usual handwriting script models. This kind of research is not common in Brazil. In addition, its design team also works to create new and modern typefaces for all applications. Intellecta Design claims to be the creator and owner of the largest typeface library in Latin America.

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