MegaMegaTypeType
A flamboyant split-serif Tuscan originally drawn by Meyer Davison in the early 1960s, digitised by Mathieu Christe in 2012 from the Photo-Lettering archive.
About
Originally penned by Meyer "Dave" Davison, the designer behind Davison Spencerian, Baroque arrives from House Industries' Photo-Lettering Collection with its bifurcated serifs and eccentric decorative details intact. The digitisation by Mathieu Christe preserves the exuberant character of the original artwork, making it suited to posters, packaging and any context demanding typographic spectacle. House Industries positions it alongside ornate companions such as Banjo, Carnival and Barnum.
Classification
A split-serif Tuscan display face with pronounced bifurcated serifs and highly ornamental letterforms, placing it firmly in the decorative display category with roots in 19th-century wood type traditions.