Cordial
Letterhead Fonts · Mark Searfoss
A seven-variant display face by Mark Searfoss, inspired by late-1890s American bottle labels, cigar bands and tobacco packaging, designed for layering effects.
About
Drawing on the ornamental lettering found in late-nineteenth-century American commercial ephemera, Cordial offers a Regular base alongside six shadow and inset variants — Block Shadow, Cast Shadow, Drop Shadow, Lined Inset, Mesh Inset and Solid Inset. The layerable system allows the individual cuts to be combined for depth and decorative effect. The set is intended to function across both headline and secondary copy roles within period-themed design work.
Classification
A decorative display face drawing on late-Victorian American commercial lettering traditions, offered in seven layerable variants including shadow and inset treatments typical of ornamental type of the period.