A five-width display typeface drawn from the hand-painted lettering of early 20th-century WPA National Park Service posters.
About
Ermine takes its cues from the irregular, variable-width lettering found on a small number of original WPA National Park Service posters, translating the warmth and imperfection of that handicraft into a structured font family. Five distinct widths are designed to be mixed and matched, allowing for expressive typographic compositions that echo the energy of hand-painted poster lettering. The result sits between vernacular Americana and contemporary brand display use.
Classification
Inspired by hand-painted lettering from WPA National Park Service posters, Ermine is a variable-width display typeface with a vernacular, craft-driven character rather than a conventional geometric or grotesque construction.