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1930's typefaces

tannenhauser

Hi :)

I am looking for a typeface that says 1920's...30's...old new york, conspicuous consumption era...opera concert programme" type of font.

One of the typefaces I am looking for is a script typeface that will work well with a bolder more masculine typeface like Copperplate. I am not too fond of Copperplate though, so if someone could suggest a similar typeface to it that would be great!

(so far i have paired copperplate with bickham...but am not too happy)

Thanks!

timd

http://nicksfonts.com/

Good place to start, didn’t conspicuous consumption come to a rather sudden end before the 30s?

Tim

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Good place to start, didn’t conspicuous consumption come to a rather sudden end before the 30s?

Only for the nouveau riche—and they were never very good at it to begin with ;)

Seriously tho, Nick's font's is king for that era.

ill sans

http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=1930s

paul d hunt

http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=1930s+script

ill sans

I beat you to it, Paul ;-)

tannenhauser

great! thank you guys so much :)

I am going with Bickham Script/MrsEaves(SmallCaps)
Anyone know any other typefaces in the same vein as MrsEaves?

paul d hunt

Alternative to Mrs Eaves

ChuckGroth

as a resource, i love heller's book, "Deco Type."

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/site/catalog/index.php?main_page=pubs_prod...

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