In the style of a newspaper from the Great War, L’Homme Tranché is the result of workshops led by Benjamin Marquet, a teacher for history and geography at Collège Paul Éluard in Montreuil, France. The articles were written by middle school pupils, while the layout and printing of the newspaper were designed by Bureau Roman Seban, with their assistance. The four-page newspaper measures 23×32 cm and was printed by Association Presse Offset, Paris

Contralto Xsmall Bold (8pt) and Xsmall Regular (7 pt)

O ziołach i o mocy jich (“About herbs and their power”) was the first Polish encyclopedia of natural history and medicine. It was published in 1534 by the well-known Cracow printer Florian Ungler. Selected fragment talks about the belief that birds body parts could be used to cure various diseases. Both Algo FY and Alegreya (used for body text) refer to typography used in the early 16th century books. Algo FY combines both roman and blackletter construction in a very modern and unique way.

O ziołach i o mocy jich is part of the New Dimension of Old Typography series which consists of 10 redesigns of Polish books from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. The designs were produced as a part of a doctoral dissertation at the Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland).

Read more about the project on Fonts In Use, or find out more about the project and the author on my portfolio website and Facebook.

The Bacchus Pub in Bozeman, Montana has renewed its identity for its re-opening in 2019. The new logo features two blackletter-inspired typefaces: Algo FY is used for the pub name; additional information uses (boldened) JAF Herb. From Armstrong Marketing Solutions:

Before it reopened, we worked with the new owners to refine the brand and eliminate any confusion about its heritage (Bacchus was the name of the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility) and move it back toward its German pub roots. Through visuals, like an updated German stein logo and usage of the German blackletter type, we infused the pub’s heritage back into the Bacchus brand.

JAF Herb is also used on the menus, and on the website, assisted by Volkhov.