Grandes Vacances
A decorative Tuscan display face in the Wild West wood type tradition, described as charming and playful with bifurcated, ornamental serifs.
About
Grandes Vacances draws on the 19th-century Tuscan wood type tradition, with the bifurcated serifs and showbill character typical of Western-style display printing. Dharma Type position it as one of the more distinctive entries in the genre, emphasising a sweetness and charm that sets it apart from harder-edged western display faces. Suited to posters, packaging and branding that calls for a vintage, fairground or frontier flavour.
Classification
A decorative Tuscan display face in the Wild West wood type tradition, characterised by bifurcated serifs and ornamental letterforms typical of 19th-century showbill typography.