Type Style Finder

Art Nouveau, used here as a broad term for the period between 1880

and 1920, encompasses a range of styles that complement each other.

In terms of typefaces, Art Nouveau typography is represented primarily

by floral, organic forms that are plantlike in shape and detail. Pronounced

modulation in strokes, often tapering from capline to baseline, as well

as bulbous, stylized serif endings, integrate with sinuous curves and

broad, heavier weights to create a sensuous movement among letters.

Hybrid serif/sans serif forms allude to the transition between the centuries,

referring to early modernist styles such as Arts & Crafts and Jugendstil.

Additionally, early grotesk sans serifs that still retain a sense of their

origins in brush drawing may be counted among Art Nouveau styles.

Unlike later sans serifs of the Machine Age, these typefaces tend to be

more condensed overall, with smaller x-heights than their later counter-

parts, and exhibit a noticeable contrast between thick and thin strokes.

Some decorative elements, such as swash forms or exaggerated legs, tails,

and bowls—in the R, Q, and lowercase g respectively—contribute to the

flowing quality of Art Nouveau type style.

Segueing from the Victorian era’s bitty ornamentation into the first

phases of modernism, Art Nouveau celebrated the natural and organic

while paving the way for the rational aesthetic of the early twentieth

century. These two seemingly opposing visual languages inform the

Art Nouveau era’s typography and color.

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The Pushpin Group, Inc.

Seymour Chwast

New York City USA

Art

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Absinthe

Stylized Sans Serif |

Condensed |

Pronounced Contrast |

Device

www.devicefonts.co.uk

[e-mail]

44 (0) 7979.602.272

P22 Dard Arts & Crafts Tall

Stylized Sans Serif | Condensed |

Exaggerated Counters | All Caps

with Selected Alternates |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

P22 Lindum

Semi-Serif | Lesser Contrast |

Light Weight |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Orlando

TM

Graphic Serif | Medium Weight |

Outline | Swash Detail |

Linotype Library GmbH

www.linotype.com

[e-mail]

+49 (0) 6172 484.418

Rialto

TM

Serif | Medium Weight |

Reduced Contrast | Stylized

Terminals | Condensed |

Linotype Library GmbH

www.linotype.com

[e-mail]

+49 (0) 6172 484.418

P22 Mucha

Stylized Sans Serif |

Erratic Contrast | Runic Detail |

Medium Weight |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

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P22 Parrish Hand

Stylized Sans Serif | Light

Weight | Extra Condensed |

All Caps with Alternates |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Arnold Boecklin

TM

Regular

Serif | Bold Weight |

Fluid Ductus | Swash Detail |

Linotype Library GmbH

www.linotype.com

[e-mail]

+49 (0) 6172 484.418

P22 St. G Schrift One

Sans Serif | Medium Weight |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Eckmann

TM

Graphic Sans Serif | Bold

Weight | Notable Modulation |

Brush Detail | Condensed |

Linotype Library GmbH

www.linotype.com

[e-mail]

+49 (0) 6172 484.418

P22 Terracotta Regular

Semi-Serif | Uniform Light

Weight | Baseline-Shifted Caps

with Lining Small Caps |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

P22 Terracotta Alternates

Semi-Serif | Uniform Light

Weight | Caps with Alternates|

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

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P22 Dard Hunter

Serif | Condensed | Medium

Weight | Swash Details |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Widoveil

Stylized Sans Serif | Bold

Weight | Extended |

Garage Fonts Type Foundry

www.garagefonts.com

[e-mail]

800.681.9375

Toulouse Lautrec:

Moulin Rouge Outline

Stylized Sans Serif |

Light Weight | Condensed |

T.26 Digital Type Foundry

www.t26.com

[e-mail]

888.T26.FONT

Toulouse Lautrec:

Theatre Antoine

Stylized Semi-Serif | Uniform

Medium Weight | Condensed |

T.26 Digital Type Foundry

www.t26.com

[e-mail]

888.T26.FONT

JY Arts & Crafts

Stylized Sans Serif |

All Caps with Alternates |

Medium Weight |

JY&A Fonts

www.jyanet.com/fonts

Toulouse Lautrec:

Le Chat Noir

Stylized Semi-Serif | Uniform

Medium Weight | Condensed |

T.26 Digital Type Foundry

www.t26.com

[e-mail]

888.T26.FONT

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P22 Vienna Regular

Stylized Sans Serif |

Pronounced Contrast | All Caps

with Selected Alternates |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

P22 Salon Full

Stylized Semi-Serif | Flared

Stems | Medium Weight |

Condensed |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Auriol

TM

Roman

Graphic Serif | Medium

Weight | Script and Swash

Detail | Detached Strokes |

Linotype Library GmbH

www.linotype.com

[e-mail]

+49 (0) 6172 484.418

P22 Eaglefeather Bold

Stylized Sans Serif |

Uniform Medium Weight |

Erratic Posture |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

P22 Founders

Stylized Serif | Medieval

Details | Pronounced

Contrast | Medium Weight |

P22 Type Foundry

www.p22.com

[e-mail]

800.P22.5080

Toulouse Lautrec:

Le Petit Trottin

Stylized Semi-Serif | Slight

Modulation | Condensed |

Erratic Posture |

T.26 Digital Type Foundry

www.t26.com

[e-mail]

888.T26.FONT

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