Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

FLAT-IT, an inde­pen­dent type foundry based in Japan, pro­duces a whole range of var­i­ous dis­play faces. I pre­vi­ously wrote about one of their fonts, HT Cartoleria, here; but I just learned that Cartoleria is actu­ally part of their larger Holiday Type series. Now with its own ded­i­cated site, the 17 (thus far) Holiday Type fonts are based on retro store­front let­ter­ing, hand-painted sig­nage and adver­tise­ments. At $20 a pop (less in some cases), I think it’s def­i­nitely worth pick­ing up a few.

From left to right, top to bot­tom:
1. HT Motel, 2. HT Orologiaio, 3. HT Café, 4. HT Tabaccaio, 5. HT Espresso, 6. HT Profumeria, 7. HT Maison, 8. HT Libreria, 9. HT Trattoria, 10. HT Farmacia, 11. HT Osteria, 12. HT Cartoleria, 13. HT Neon, 14. HT Gelateria, 15. HT Pasticceria, 16. HT Pizzeria, 17. HT Fiorista