SOLOPEDIA

The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces


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PAGEAlso on pageSoloCat or Solofont NameAlias AnalysisMatchDover CD BookComments
139Ibarra(ftp://ivo.cps.unizar.es/pub/Ibarra/) Two older, free, unattributed variants can be obtained here.YesMicrosoft's Ibarra Real is quite different, as is Intellecta's Gans Ibarra family.
155Ibsen (5 variants)No
183Ibsen Outline (2 vars)No
60IcicleIcicle Regular (anon)YesWas anonymous and free. Is now (Nov. 2011) being sold at Eaglefonts.
72IdeographA&L Orient2 (1 free dl at their WEB site); Brendel Samurai; and Fantazia Unique 46,V., Ideograph (TraitorVic)YesCombines faux-oriental fonts by Charles Papirtis of Photo-Lettering.
60Igloo OutlineNoSPFXProbably one that was created optically on-the-fly at Solotype.
60Igloo Solid(Solo), Tone and Debs (Rakowski, Steffmann. Steffmann's is a copy of Rakowski's with additional characters). Matterhorn (Brendel), Snowtop Caps (WSI, Steffmann), Ice and Snow (AARRGGH).YesSPFXExcept for Solo's version, these are probably all clones of each other. Matterhorn has faux small caps. Ice and Snow has an un-snowy lower case. All others duplicate the upper case. SmallCaps version may be known as "Choclate Frosted' (can anyone confirm and give provenance?(
59IllusionDelusion, shareware by Jonathan PatersonYes
900IllyrianSolofonts version @ MyFonts.Yes
177ImpactDigital versions include Brendel's FIGARO; Novel's Ignatius; Microsoft's Home Publisher WEB update; Opti's Ignite; Prima's Imc Reg and Idaho; SoftKey SSi's Short Haul; SoftMaker's I770 Sans; and WSI's BILLBORD. It's included in Monotype's FunFonts 3 pack.Yes
183Impact OutlineNo
119ImportSolofont included in DoverSpecial Effects book + CD pack.YesSPFX
119Import ItalicNo
198ImprintBerthold & Monotype offer digital original-name versions. The Bitstream look-alike is Dutch 766. SoftMaker's look-alike is 1771 Roman.Yes
171Imprint SerifUndergrad (Thomas Käding)Yes
101ImpulseCorel/Bitstream Impuls; I770 Script; and WSI Brush Flair.Yes
182InclineDivingboard (Brendel), Wedgie (Rakowski), Door Jamb (WSI).Yes
232-238Index - Illustrated InitialsCartoon Characters Vol. 1 (Celebrity Fontz)PartialAbout 8 of the cuts used for each starting letter in the Solotype Catalog are in this font. The others are a similar style.
182InflationNo
160Informal GothicNo
71InkjetSolofont included in Dover Grunge book + CD pack.YesGRU
51Inkwell BlackBottleneck (URW, Scangraphic, E&F), Jazzy 16 (Fantazia). Inkwell (Sam Wang-unattributed) Yes
111InnsbruckTheodore (Classic Font Co) - Identical lower case, completely different caps.No
118InscriptionNo
101Inserat CursiveBold Script (Bulldog)Yes
167Inserat GroteskBritish Inserat MN Condensed (Mecanorma), Aurora Condensed (Opti)YesMost other inserats are not available in a comparable condensed version. But all have the same basic glyph shapes.
169Interface (Stop)STOP (Agfa. Linotype, URW, DTC, Mecanorma, A&L, ClickArt, Scottsdale; Brendel, Corel, Softmaker) Spliny (Opti), Scott (Softmaker), Logan (WSI), Quasar (Silver Graphics)YesMost commonly known by its original name, STOP, by Aldo Novarese, 1970
42InterlakenNo
83InterlockNo
182IntrospectDigital versions include Brendel's Looking Glass; Fontbank's Elysee; Opti's Looking Glass; SoftMaker's Looking Glass.Yes
156InverserifBrendel Steamer; Fontbank Speedway; SoftMaker Inverserif; and Swfte Galaxy. Yes
156Inverserif ObliqueDigital versions include Brendel's CONCORDE; Opti's Iambic; Prima's Idlewild; and SoftMaker Inversierif.Yes
183Inverserif Outline (2 vars)No
180InvisibleDigital versions include A&L's Three Dee (1 FREE DL); Brendel's BALTIMORE. aka Unique. Another high-quality free version is Dieter Steffmann's White Bold.Yes
128InvitationNo
31Ionic #5Bitstream / Corel News 701; Linotype.Yes
118Ionic StencilNo
42Iron GateNo
11Iroquois CondensedNoAs seen in ATF 1897 catalog.. Also see Ragtime (pp. 28 and 53)
168IrwinNo
47Isadora(Solo), Isadora Caps (Sam Wang), Vim(Fonthouse)YesANVThe catalog shows nested letters. None of these fonts include that feature.
37IshpemingTissot (Intellecta), Pepperwood Fill (Adobe, Linotype)NoAn ornamented version of Kid Ory (this page)
150ItaliaDigital versions include Adobe's by the original name, Brendel's Verdun; Novel's Italianate & Issabella; Opti's Isadora; Prima's Ishpeming; SoftKey SSi's Ensemble; SoftMaker's I831 Slab and Istria.Yes
198Italian Old StyleDigital versions include Adobe's by the original name, Opti's Italian Oldstyle; SoftMaker's I832 Slab. Also Lanston and Monotype.Yes
25Italianate BarnumOKCorral (FontMesa), QTOKCorral (Qualitype). New Boston NF (Nick Curtis) and Slab Sheriff (Match & Kerosene) are heavy versions with extra-thick slabs.YesItalo Three from Expressiv's Photo-Lettering Collection is also close, but not an exact match. The original design was Caslon and Catherwood's "Italian" of 1821; Nick Curtis attributes the design to a typeface issued by the old Boston firm of Baker & Greele in 1826
25Italianate Barnum LinedOKCorral Lined(FontMesa,)Yes
 

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