LaFarge

From Typetanic Fonts

LaFarge recreates the look of the delicate, handmade mosaic tile caps used in early-20th century New York City Subway stations, while remaining a readable typeface for both display and text in modern usage.

Named for Christopher Grant LaFarge, one of the original architects of the New York City Subway, the LaFarge typeface takes inspiration from the handmade, historic signage in a modern, modular typeface. In addition to caps and figures inspired directly by the original source material, I added an evenly readable lowercase inspired by late-19th and early 20th-century typefaces like Della Robbia, Windsor, and Cheltenham. The result is an elegant serif typeface with a historic industrial sensibility.

LaFarge can be used in both text and display sizes but is ideal for architectural use, specifically in historic preservation projects that require lettering that mimics what was used on buildings, memorials, and plaques from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many architectural restoration projects — including some undertaken by the New York City Subway — use text typefaces like Times New Roman or Bookman that look out of place in historic signage.

LaFarge has been awarded the 2021 Communication Arts Award of Excellence and the ADC Annual Merit award, and was included in the 2020 STA 100.

Designed by Greg Shutters

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  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Filipino
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Fula
  • German
  • Hungarian
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LaFarge Variable

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Variable Italic

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LaFarge Thin

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Thin Italic

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LaFarge Light

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Light Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Book

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Book Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Medium

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Medium Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Demi Bold

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Demi Bold Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Bold

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Bold Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Black

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Black Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

LaFarge Borders Regular

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Character Map
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Uppercase Letter Latin

Uppercase Letter Greek

Lowercase Letter Latin

Lowercase Letter

Lowercase Letter Greek

Modifier Letter

Other Letter Latin

Nonspacing Mark Inherited

Decimal Number

Other Number

Connector Punctuation

Dash Punctuation

Close Punctuation

Final Punctuation

Initial Punctuation

Other Punctuation

Open Punctuation

Currency Symbol

Modifier Symbol

Math Symbol

Other Symbol

Ligatures

Discretionary Ligatures

Contextual Alternates

Stylistic Alternates

Stylistic Set 1

Stylistic Set 2

Stylistic Set 3

Stylistic Set 4

Stylistic Set 5

Stylistic Set 6

Oldstyle Figures

Tabular Figures

Proportional Figures

Ordinals

Scientific Inferiors

Superscript

Subscript

Numerators

Denominators

Small Capitals

Small Capitals from Capitals

Case-Sensitive Forms

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    LaFarge Essentials

    4 styles

    From $69.99
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    • Aa
      Book
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      Book Italic
    • Aa
      Bold
    • Aa
      Bold Italic

    LaFarge Superfamily

    15 styles, 2 variable fonts included for FREE!

    From $257.99
    $444.85 Save 42%
    • Aa
      Thin
    • Aa
      Thin Italic
    • Aa
      Light
    • Aa
      Light Italic
    • Aa
      Book
    • Aa
      Book Italic
    • Aa
      Medium
    • Aa
      Medium Italic
    • Aa
      Demi Bold
    • Aa
      Demi Bold Italic
    • Aa
      Bold
    • Aa
      Bold Italic
    • Aa
      Black
    • Aa
      Black Italic
    • Aa
      Regular

    LaFarge Family

    14 styles

    From $245.99
    $419.86 Save 41%
    • Aa
      Thin
    • Aa
      Thin Italic
    • Aa
      Light
    • Aa
      Light Italic
    • Aa
      Book
    • Aa
      Book Italic
    • Aa
      Medium
    • Aa
      Medium Italic
    • Aa
      Demi Bold
    • Aa
      Demi Bold Italic
    • Aa
      Bold
    • Aa
      Bold Italic
    • Aa
      Black
    • Aa
      Black Italic

    LaFarge Borders Family

    Regular

    From $24.99
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      Regular

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  • Host fonts on your website and display live text using HTML and @font-face CSS. Pricing is based on your monthly pageviews.

    Web License Terms

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  • Embed fonts directly in a mobile app. Licensing is based on the number of app titles and covers distribution across platforms like iOS and Android, for apps with up to 25,000 monthly active users.

    App License Terms

    For how many apps?

  • Install fonts on your computer to create static assets like logos, social media images, presentations, and print materials. Each person who installs the font needs a license. Embedding in apps, automated systems, or hosting on a website requires a different license.

    Desktop License Terms

    For how many users?

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