BACKGROUND: Deadwood is a six-font celebration of the 19th century American Egyp-tian. It’s style naming, meanwhile, is a celebration of the trailer-homes since sprouted where prairie schooners once traversed. Design by Philip Krayna & RXC, 1999.
KEYWORDS: ank, branded, cartoon, casual, celebration, children, condensed, cowboy, display, drama, Egyptian, gunpowder, headline, hillbilly, historical, invitation, iron, letterpress, lineage, lively, machine, machinery, magazine, metal, movie, news, newspaper, paper, patriotism, postage, poster, prairie, punk, retail, rifle, roadtrip, rustic, sign, signage, slab, stamp, stationary, store, theater, thrift, title, vintage, west, western, wide, wildwest, woodtype, young
BY: PHILIP KRAYNA and RXC
Philip Krayna has been exploring the world of graphic design for more than a decade. His interest in typography was sparked while still in college when he worked at SMART magazine with Roger Black, Jonathan Hoeffler and other future Font Bureau alumni. Travels to Central America, East Europe, and even his hometown of Buffalo NY further piqued his interest in rare typographies and stylistic movements, and his observations and explorations lead to articles for 'Print', 'Communication Arts', and 'Metropolis'. He has also served as a design instructor at the California College of Arts and Crafts, and the University of Santa Cruz Extension. As a core member of the Bay Area's letterpress community, he curated the acclaimed 'Makeready' exhibit at the San Francisco Center for the Book, and has designed and printed numerous letterpress gems. Some of his recent design work can be seen at Philip Krayna Design

RXC — Rodrigo Xavier Cavazos is Principal of PSY/OPS Type Foundry, and the Instructor of Typeface Design at CCA. His fixation with type and lettering began in 1984 with the discovery of a bitmap font editor for Apple II computers. Since dedicating himself full-time to type development in the early nineties, he's had the privilege of collaborating with many notable type designers and foundries. He, his wife and son live in a creekside bungalow seven train stops from downtown SF. When not working on a font, he can be found working on another font.
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Deadwood Superset Buy: 6 fonts for $89 |
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