What would you call this lettering style?

Posted by spiral in

Design

10 Oct 2011 — 2:17am

This is a bit of an odd question. Several years ago I made a font based on some sketches made while looking at blueprints at the Canadian Center for Architecture. They were early 20th century, but I don't have a year, and do not have any other information about those blueprints. Now I'm looking for a way to keyword and describe this font and am a bit at a loss as to how to describe it. It seems to have influences from Art Deco and the Arts & Crafts movement, but wonder if there is any more exact terms/description I can use?

Montreal Architect lettering

Montreal Architect font

A closer look here: http://www.pixilate.com/fonts/montreal-architect

jbtroost
10 Oct 2011 — 2:46am

Looking for keywords as to have it categorized on font sites, you mean?
Then I'd go for script or handwritten & have it named The Architect.

Just my 2c...

Cheers, JB

spiral
10 Oct 2011 — 2:55am

Yes, for font sites. But I'm looking for something a bit more specific, if there is a more descriptive term for this type of lettering.

jbtroost
10 Oct 2011 — 5:07am

I'm sure there is, but I'd say you'd play the game by their rules. If you can only choose from two or three so-so decriptions, but your font sells better having it listed _their_ way, it is what it is. I don't think 'blueprint' will be listen as a category...

If you would be able to indicate a time period on these sites, 'Jugendstil', 'Art Nouveau', 'Berlage' or 'Amsterdam School' comes to mind. But having a closer look -again- at your font (k, n, s, K, N 1, etc) I'd say yours is a bit less 'static'.

oldnick
10 Oct 2011 — 8:19am