Fonts of each decade Links: http://www.fontscape.com/explore?7CM -Most of these fonts were recreated in recent times to revive these type fonts of the past-
1900-1920: Decorative fonts that brought back the look of medieval craft. Most of the fonts from this period resemble one another and are somewhat related.
P22 Morris Troy Designer: Richard Kegler Date Created: 2002
ITC Willow Designer: Tony Forster Date Created: 1990
P22 Morris Ornaments Designer: Richard Kegler Date Created: 2002
1921-1930: Jazz age. Font had a theater type image with bold or skinny letters. Fonts were dramatized.
Broadway Designer: Morris Fuller Benton Date Created: September 2000
Parisian Designer: Morris Fuller Benton Date Created: N/A
ITC Bauhaus Designer: Edward Benguiat Date Created: 1975
1931-1940: Type fonts were becoming bolder and changing from slim and narrow.
Silhouette LP Regular Designer: Morris Fuller Benton Date Created: N/A
Wagner Silhouette NF Designer: Charles Louis Henry Wagner/Nick Curtis Date Created: 1946/2002
1941-1950: War headlines. Fonts using big bold letters to create action and shock.
Headliner No. 45 Designer: KC Fonts Date Created: 2012
Raceway Regular Designer: Unknown Date Created: Unknown
1951-1960: Fonts based on comic books. Heavy use of Italics.
Bucket O’ Blood Designer: Nate Piekos Date Created: 2002
Beatnik Regular Designer: Alex Kaczun Date Created: N/A
ITC Coolman Designer: Per Ellstrøm Date created: N/A
Rocket Regular Designer: Unknown Date Created: N/A
1961-1970 Type that was fun to look at and hard to read. Big curvy lines were used. Unorthodox.
PL Benguiat Frisky Designer: Edward Benguiat Date Created: 1960
Sister Freaky Designer: Chank Diesel Date Created: 1997
FF Amoeba OT Designer: Peter G. Warren Date Created: 1995
Elephant Bells heavy Designer: Bob Alonso Date Created: N/A
1971-1980: A continuation of the Sixties font. Rather bold and large at the bottom and very bold altogether.
ITC Bottleneck Regular Designer: Tony Wenman Date Created: N/A
Octopuss Regular Designer: Colin Brignall Date Created: N/A
ITC Ziggy Regular Designer: Bob Alonso Date Created: N/A
1981-1990 Technical font look. Computer font.
Data 70 Designer: Bob Newman Date Created: N/A
Good Times RG Designer: Ray Larabie
Date Created: 2012
FFF Forward Font Designer: Fonts For Flash Date Created: 2003
DP Comic Font Designer: Codeman38 Date Created: 2004
1991-2000 Text that was used mainly with computers and type based software like Microsoft Word. Generic type used mainly to be able to read and not cluttered.
Verdana
Verdana Designer: Matthew Carter Date Created: 1996
Times New Roman
Times New Roman Designer: Victor Lardent Date Created: 1931
Trajanus Roman Font Designer: Roger White Date Created: 1993
2001-2010: Fonts in this decade are mainstream and more simple minded. However, creativity is making a comeback and the typefaces are becoming more interesting
FF Meta Designer: Unknown Date Created: 1992
Bank Gothic Light Designer: Unknown Date Created: 1993