Nickel is a stocky engraver’s alphabet based on the inscription of a 1918 Chinese banknote. In this face, the traditionally round letters (like O and S) are straight-sided, as if chiseled from a block. Meanwhile, the traditionally straight letters (like H and N) are dominated by the sweeping curves of large, bracketed serifs. Available in Regular, Open Face, and Stencil styles, Nickel shares the monumentality of the lettering on today’s American currency, but its squarish forms add a peculiar strength and energy with overtones of 1970s classics like Checkmate and Serpentine.
David Jonathan Ross draws letters of all shapes and sizes for custom and retail typeface designs from his studio in the woods of Western Massachusetts. A native of Los Angeles, He began drawing typefaces at Hampshire College and joined The Font Bureau in 2007 where he honed his bézier-wrangling skills. Now he publishes his typeface designs at his own foundry, DJR, as well as working on projects with Type Network and developing unusual display faces for his Font of the Month Club.
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Desktop
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font-family: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.family.css_font_stack.replace('"', '').replace('",', ', ')}};
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.font.web.weight}};
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