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Chalkboard Style Typeface/Font?

Posted by Ray on 27 May 2004 at 13:02

Does anyone know the name of the font that is often used by cafe street signs and wall menus that looks as though it was hand written, but in a chalkboard sort of way, if you see what I mean… 🙂

Thanks

Ray

James kelly replied 21 years, 7 months ago 6 Members · 13 Replies
13 Replies

Liam Caulfield

Member
27 May 2004 at 13:11

Have a butchers at this, the corroded category looks likely:

http://www.fontempire.com/fonts/corroded.shtml
Ray

Member
27 May 2004 at 15:14

Thanks Liam, but there are none there I am looking for – I went through all the pages. I think what I want is the kind you see on Starbucks menus and the like. Slightly slanted to the right etc. This is the look I need to achieve for a wall mounted coffee menu and and exterior A board.

Ray
Carrie Brown

Member
27 May 2004 at 15:37

http://www.searchfreefonts.com

Might be worth a try?
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
27 May 2004 at 15:37

Hi Ray.
I just bought a pack of alphabets from this place, most of which are 100% hand-lettered & from the late Greats like Atkinson & Alf Becker.
There is a nice casual script in there that would be perfect for your needs.
I ordered my CD for $99 and got in in just a few days, there is a ton of clipart & stuff on it too.
http://www.thefontry.com/
Love…Jill
I think that they also sell individual fonts & they have a free download in there somewhere too.
Ray

Member
27 May 2004 at 16:23

Hi Jill, what is the name of the font?

Thanks

Ray
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
27 May 2004 at 20:01

Scrapin’ in the Script #1 pack!
love….jill
(edited for spelling, my phone was ringin’)
Bill Dewison

Member
27 May 2004 at 20:09

Ray, have you got an image of a StarBucks menu? Just done a quick web search and I can’t find a one, not even on their website 😕

Cheers, Dewi
Ray

Member
27 May 2004 at 22:51

Hi Dewi, no sorry I don’t, its just in my head, but I have seen it in a few places on signs.

Ray
Ray

Member
27 May 2004 at 22:58

Hi Jill,

Does Scrapin’ have an italic?

Ray
Bill Dewison

Member
27 May 2004 at 23:15

Is the starbucks one anything like the ones I used on the pub signs I posted in the Cheap Booze thread?

I’ve searched the net back to front, and no-one seems to have posted any internal piccies of StarBucks 😕 Plenty of ppl with “We Love StarBucks” and “We Hate StarBucks”, would’ve thought they would post the odd picture or two of the menu boards 🙁

Cheers, Dewi
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
27 May 2004 at 23:44

Ray, all you have to do to get an Italic is to slant it to whatever degree in your sign program.
I am sure that it also has an italic. Maybe email Mike @ the fontry & ask.
Love…Jill
Ray

Member
28 May 2004 at 09:14

Hey Dewi, what was the one you used for those boards that read ‘Wines’ and also ‘Any 3 for £5’ – that’s the sort of thing, what is that font called?

Ideally I am looking for a narrower version and maybe an italic of that – but as Jill says I can slant and squash in Flexi.

Ray
James kelly

Member
28 May 2004 at 09:30

One Stroke Script may be what you’re after
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.asp?pid=203879

If this will do, I can add it to the file swapping forum.