ARB-218 Big Blunt MAR-50 Normal Font

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Author's note

ARB-218 Big Blunt, originally known as No. 2 Plain Egyptian Blunt Type, is more than just another poster face. This is a face with real history.

Alf R. Becker demonstrated this lettering for sign painters and letterers in the March 1950 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. The article reads,"A very easy type to handle for speed ... best used for canvas posters and walls..." But you won't be needing your fitches to do any lettering with this font. For the modern age of signmaking, the mouse and keyboard are the tools of the day, and exactly 60 years after this font first made print, the digital version is headed for hard-drives everywhere. Of course you can go much farther than mere signs if you like. The world is your canvas now, and sometimes you just want a big, bold face with blunt edges (Really? I don't remember asking for blunt edges.) to slather your message far and wide for all to see. We've even included a neon-line effect with optional layers accessible directly from your font style menu. Stack 'em up and you're only two layers away from a multi-color design, or just run with your basic, ever classic, black on white, or quit staring at this description and get to downloading! You're never gonna do anything cool sitting there reading about it!
ARB-218 Big Blunt MAR-50 Font

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by Fontry West. All rights reserved.
Font family
ARB-218 Big Blunt MAR-50
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;pyrs;ARB-218BigBluntMAR-50Normal
Full font name
ARB-218 Big Blunt MAR-50 Normal
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
ARB-218BigBluntMAR-50Normal
Trademark notice
ARB-218 Big Blunt MAR-50 Normal is a trademark of Fontry West.
Manufacturer name
Fontry West
Description
Copyright (c) 2010 by Fontry West. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-02-15
Revision1
Glyph count221
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced