Fonts used in 1930s WPA posters?

[elin37091693]

Hi, any ideas on what fonts or similar looking fonts are used in this poster? Especially the blue cursive one. Thanks!

[Ray Yorkshire]

The American Royal - Excitement by SUPER - Dribbble

Dribbble - Show and tell for designers

[elin37091693]

Thanks! But could you point me to a similar font?

[Mylenium]

I'm sure if you took the time to scour the collections at MyFonts.com and similar sites you could find a modernist art deco font easily, though of course it may not necessarily be a perfect match.

Mylenium

[elin37091693]

That's the issue... I've looked at so many websites and can't find a retro script font without a skew. I'll keep looking!

[Test Screen Name]

Almost certainly these were not fonts if it's an actual 1930s poster. Fonts in the 1930s were blocks of metal for typesetting, and it's unlikely an artist would have had the tech to use them in artistic type. Certainly the tech didn't exist to skew fonts, and nobody would have made them as skewed blocks. These were the work of a skilled artist, it seems to me, perhaps inspired by a type book. In. On more complex work, an artist, a colourist, and a letterer worked as a team. These were lifetime professions with years of work behind them. We've lost a lot.

[elin37091693]

Thanks! I knew this was not from the 1930s, but it's really interesting to hear how far technique and technology has come since then. I'm still on the hunt for a script font without a skew to it that looks like its from that era. Way harder than I thought!