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Ultramodern Classic SG

Ultramodern Classic SG™

by Spiece Graphics
Individual Styles from $39.00
Complete family of 2 fonts: $68.00
Ultramodern Classic SG Font Family was designed by Douglas Crawford McMurtrie, Jim Spiece, Aaron Borad, Leslie Sprunger and published by Spiece Graphics. Ultramodern Classic SG contains 2 styles and family package options.

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About Ultramodern Classic SG Font Family


If you're getting tired of using Broadway, here’s an exciting alternative in regular and bold weights. Douglas C. McMurtrie, Aaron Borad, and Leslie Sprunger began designing this high-contrast novelty face for the Ludlow Foundry in 1928. It retains the classic style of the Jazz Age with a bit more individuality and spirit than Broadway. This extreme thick and thin design also sports normal descenders instead of the clipped ones found on Broadway. Ultramodern Classic is also available in the OpenType Std format. Some new characters have been added to this OpenType version. Advanced features currently work in Adobe Creative Suite InDesign, Creative Suite Illustrator, and Quark XPress 7. Check for OpenType advanced feature support in other applications as it gradually becomes available with upgrades.

Designers: Douglas Crawford McMurtrie, Jim Spiece, Aaron Borad, Leslie Sprunger

Publisher: Spiece Graphics

Foundry: Spiece Graphics

Original Foundry: Ludlow

Design Owner: Spiece Graphics

MyFonts debut: Feb 28, 2002

Ultramodern Classic SG™ is a trademark of Spiece Graphics.

About Spiece Graphics

Jim Spiece enjoyed resurrecting old typefaces. And finding a complete set of characters could often be a challenging task. It took him down into the musty basements of public libraries and out into the world of flea markets and hole-in-the-wall bookstores. After careful scanning and hand-outlining, he would occasionally dig deeper for a missing punctuation mark or double f-ligature. Jim chuckled, “These are all minor inconveniences when you consider you’ve brought these faces back from obscurity and found them new homes. Besides, it’s fun. In one sense, my own designs are a lot easier because they never had a previous life!” You can check out Jim’s revival of the Bernhard Gothic SG Family offered by FontHaus or his popular ITC Blair Family. If you’re interested in Spiece Graphics custom logo, lettering, or illustration work, try Theispot.

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