Art & Inspiration HOT ROD fonts?

I'd like to create some art work that has that Life Magazine or Hot Rod Magazine style red rectangle herald with tall, white, block lettering inside. Can anyone recommend some fonts for that? Thanx, Gary

 

Check out this web site for lots of free fonts.

You should be able to find something here.

Then use Photoshop to size or color.

www.urbanfonts.com

 

I don't know the specific font your looking for, but my graphic buddies use this site regularly

http://www.1000fontsforfree.com/

 

http://www.houseind.com/

 

I started with Futura Condensed Medium and then added some line weight and slightly rounded the corners for the SCSS logo. Click on the link in my signature to see it.

 

Try this one....
LetterheadFonts
You'll like it.

 

Fuel Magazine also uses a similar style as an ode to the magazines before.

 

Who remembers when artists drew letters by hand?

 

in 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented a press using cast letters that could be used over and over much like our fonts or Typefaces that we use today. Anybody born during that time? Just kidding Squirrel!!

Zach Suhr does some great hand lettering.

 

House Industries are my favorite fonts. Not cheap, but the best to my eye. I dig their stuff.

 

Yep!!! Their work is second to none. I also like Mark Simonson and I think he had a hand in the Jalopy Journal logo? Anyways I like the Lakeside font.


This thread is entirely off topic but I'm having fun geeking out with yall!

 

You could also automate it.....

http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/

 

hate to say it I was one of those artists

 

I have found Gill Sans a good period font that is the closes without modifying for the the early Hot Rod masthead. Taking it to other period literature the SCTA programs used a form of Brush Script, I have found Brush Script BT the closes to that used on SCTA programs.

 

http://www.dafont.com is where its at ! Heaps of good stuff all free .

 

some of those are good..I have a collection of DNA fonts that I use often lettering race cars.

 

You can always visit http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ helps you find the font in question.

 

I remember learning how to, that and how to PAINT signs with a brush and Paint even!!

Doc.

 

using Gill Sans, mock Hot Rod cover.

 

Geeky 2c- Thanks for marking this thread 'art & Inspiration'. A lot don't mark their threads.
I received distinctions in several college typography excercises. Just thought I'd tell ya. Gill strikes me as the quintessential 1950 London, or English, face. Brush wrought freehand styles reflect the LA/ Petersen thing better, as far as mastheads go.

 

Gang, thanx for all your inputs. I'll start with Jimmy B's suggestion first, the Gill Sans looks good to me and the samples are very well done. Gary

 

Ah man, another site to add to my list! Letterhead Fonts produce some cracking fonts..

 

Fun. Looks like Franklin Gothic Demi Cond to my tired eyes.
And I draw everyday at work. I also require every artist who works with me to be able to sketch their ideas before using the computer. HAHA.
Slim

 

You might check out "whatthefont" you upload a scan of the font you are looking for and it finds the fonts that match or are very close in appearance. I have always been able to find what I'm looking for.

-Keith

 

Brush work , yep , it's still happening

Gonk enhancing the door of my truck, it's always great to see an artist at work.

 

Thanks for the links, some really cool stuff there.

Nothing like a real sign writer though....

 

I use Gill sans and have done for many years since I was involved in the nascent years of the digital typesetting revolution.

And Eric Gill led an 'interesting' life....

 

wow - learned about 3 new places!!! THANKS

 

http://www.fontit.net/

Poverty leaves an impression

 

I'd start with either Gill Sans or Franklin Gothic and work on them from there.

Really? I'm proud to say I was.

Pete