Anchorage

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by bent hamm

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Loosely based on a combination of the lettering of Mark Simonson's "Alaska Fish House" sign and Emigre's "Brothers Bold" (mostly to fill in the many character gaps the sign left me with).
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Created on 10th August 2008. Last edited on 16th June 2009.
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Creative Commons
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- Display
- Slab Serif
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8 Comments

Really great, Ben. Modularity is actually fitting for this sign painter’s style, as it was often rendered according to the grid of bricks on the side of a building.

Comment by Stephen Coles (Stewf) 25th october 2008

Here's a link to Mark Simonson's description of the Fish House sign.

Comment by Stephen Coles (Stewf) 25th october 2008

Thanks Stewf!

Comment by bent hamm 26th october 2008

Wow, this one really blew me away! Great work!

Comment by SquarePeg 31st october 2008

Beautifully rendered, especially in such as small grid space. I've attempted a fontstruction in the style of Brothers and had some issues with certain glyphs. I like your solution for the A. Nice complete character set too. Its good to see you posting here again.

Comment by geneus1 2nd november 2008

Thanks for the kind words, guys. It's good to be posting again.

Comment by bent hamm 2nd november 2008