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DeSoto

DeSoto™

by Stephen Rapp
Individual Styles from $49.00
Complete family of 4 fonts: $175.00
DeSoto Font Family was designed by Stephen W. Rapp and published by Stephen Rapp. DeSoto contains 4 styles and family package options.

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DeSoto Family

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About DeSoto Font Family


Warm and inviting— DeSoto is a titling face sure to add a touch of grace to many projects. Its name and inspiration come from a few letters in a 1958 DeSoto magazine advertisement. Many automobile ads back then used wide faces to create a feeling of luxury and elegance. DeSoto gives you that same feeling, but in a more contemporary fashion. DeSoto’s extended width characters show a hint of old school aesthetics. It comes in four styles all featuring a balance of caps and smallcaps. As a titling face, DeSoto will work in all kinds of setting; well… maybe not death metal flyers, but who knows? Taking advantage of OpenType programming, DeSoto features include alternate characters, fractions, oldstyle figures, ligatures, case-sensitive punctuation, ornaments and swashes, and Central European language support. All features, including ornaments, are included with each weight, taking full advantage of the OpenType format.

Designers: Stephen W. Rapp

Publisher: Stephen Rapp

Foundry: Stephen Rapp

Design Owner: Stephen Rapp

MyFonts debut: Jul 25, 2012

DeSoto™ is a trademark of Stephen Rapp.

About Stephen Rapp

Stephen Rapp is based out of Kent, OH. He came to type design through his work as a lettering artist at American Greetings. Having studied with many of the best calligraphers, Stephen has taught workshops across the nation and at international conferences. Pulling from his expertise with calligraphy and lettering he develops fonts designed to be both well crafted and user friendly. He also designs and develops proprietary fonts to meet the needs for both companies and individuals. His commercial fonts have garnered awards like the Type Director’s Club award. 

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