HiH

HiH Retrofonts is the label of Tom Wallace, devoted to revivals of historical typefaces, initials, and alphabets.

Tecklenburger Kräutertropfenc. 2020

Sallandt Kornbrennerei

Contributed by Frank Grießhammer

Verkehrsbuch deutscher Eisenbahnenc. 1905

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

The Muppet Show Book1978

Tudor Banus
Ariel Moscovici
Melissa Zorn

Contributed by fangly

Staff Pick

Sponsor

The “Optimus” Press advertising cardsc. 1886

A.J. Smith

Contributed by Richard Sheaff

Staff Pick

Kate Wolf – Gold in California album art1986

Elizabeth Weil

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? soundtrack album art1969

unknown
Robert Tanenbaum

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bill Godbout Electronics advert in BYTE magazine1975

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Bill Godbout Electronics advert in <cite>BYTE</cite> magazine

Staff Pick

Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang – Taxi Connection album art1983

Lloyd Robinson

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang – <cite>Taxi Connection</cite> album art

Roosevelt Holts and his friends album art1972

Wayne Pope

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Roosevelt Holts and his friends </cite>album art

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

Peter Max

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

Once Upon a Time in the West movie posters1969

Frank McCarthy

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Once Upon a Time in the West</cite> movie posters

Pre-Menstrual Tension by Judy Lever, Bantam edition1982

Roberta Rezk

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Pre-Menstrual Tension</cite> by Judy Lever, Bantam edition

Metal T. promotional calendar1915

Artes Gráficas Mateu

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

The Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party! album art1965

unknown

Contributed by Robby Rhodes

New Commute Top 5 Albums of 20242024

Connor Mikita
Great Indoors

Contributed by Connor Mikita

Staff Pick

King Kong Czechoslovak movie posters1989

Zdeněk Vlach

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>King Kong</cite> Czechoslovak movie posters

Führer durch Trier und seine Umgebung1905

unknown

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

C.F. Drury post cards advertc. 1900

C.F. Drury

Contributed by Milan Braun

The Main Attraction – And Now the Main Attraction album art1968

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

London on Wheels exhibition booklet1953

Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Enter the Void title sequence2009

Tom Kan

Contributed by Pedro Teles

Staff Pick

The New Town of Stevenage1949

Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Aretha Franklin – <cite>Soul ’69</cite> album art</span>

Brakence – Punk 2 album and singles artc. 2020

unknown

Contributed by Amelie Tamisen

Brakence – <cite>Punk 2 </cite>album and singles art

Bee Gees – Horizontal US album cover1968

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Bee Gees – <cite>Horizontal</cite> US album cover

Barbarella UK quad movie poster1968

unknown

Contributed by Hee Jin

Staff Pick

McCoy Tyner – Sahara album art1972

Ron Warwell

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Roxie Theater flyer1988

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Staff Pick

Ennio Morricone – “À l’aube du 5eme jour” French single cover1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ennio Morricone – “<span>À l’aube du 5eme jour</span>” French single cover

Staff Pick

Stone the Crows – Ode to John Law album art1970

David Juniper
Leo Sauer

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Against Infinity by Gregory Benford (New English Library)1984

unknown
Chris Moore

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Against Infinity</cite> by Gregory Benford (New English Library)

Staff Pick

Percobarb ad1969

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Limelight Strings – The Sound of Jerome Kern. All The Things You Are album artc. 1969

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Institute for Postnatural Studies’ Compost Reader by Cthulhu Books2021

Otro Bureau
Matteo Guarnaccia

Contributed by Otro Bureau

<cite>Institute for Postnatural Studies’ Compost Reader </cite>by Cthulhu Books

Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar2017

Eleen Cheung

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Never Caught</cite> by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Alphabet of Birds2017

Kent Henderson
Depression Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

“Genießet Zucker” ad1901

unknown

Photo(s) by altpapiersammler on Flickr.

Ike & Tina Turner – Outta Season1968

Tom Wilkes

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Ike & Tina Turner – <cite>Outta Season</cite>

If the Stars Are Gods by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>If the Stars Are Gods</cite> by Gregory Benford & <span>Gordon Eklund</span>

Staff Pick

Outer Limit Lotus – Dazzling Darkness album art, single covers, collateral2023

Henrik Myrvold

Contributed by David Jonathan Ross

Staff Pick

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters album art1973

Victor Moscoso

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Herbie Hancock – <cite>Head Hunters</cite> album art

Theater der Freien Volksbühne Berlin poster1969

Jürgen Spohn

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Theater der Freien Volksbühne Berlin poster

Staff Pick

Manifestoes of Surrealism by André Breton, paperback edition1972

Quentin Fiore

Contributed by Benjamin Shaykin

Staff Pick

Sly & The Family Stone – Stand! album art1969

Richard Mantel

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Sly & The Family Stone – <cite>Stand!</cite> album art

Laurin & Klement memorial, Mladá Boleslavc. 2005

Michal Moravec

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

Lány az országútról Hungarian movie poster1970

Judith M. Gerencsér
Magyar Hirdető

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Lány az országútról</cite> Hungarian movie poster

Accolade Catalog ’91c. 1991

unknown

Contributed by Curtis E. Gardner

Русские Дневники / Russian Diaries2020

Christoffer Leka
Kaisa Leka
Teo Tuominen

Contributed by Christoffer Leka

Staff Pick

Pharoah Sanders – Thembi album art1971

Philip Melnick

Contributed by Robert Beatty

Pharoah Sanders – <cite>Thembi</cite> album art

Album de 63 Modèles de Cottages et Construction Rurales1912

unknown

Photo(s) by patricia m on Flickr.

Tintoria Lavanderia sign

unknown

Photo(s) by Nick Sherman on Flickr.

Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz – El Diferente album art1970

Frank Gauna

Contributed by Curtis E. Gardner

Staff Pick

Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber1977

Richard M. Powers

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover1976

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover

Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)1972

Pierre Faucheux

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu</cite> by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob2018

Rachel Ake

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Das Reich der Sonne by J.G. Ballard (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1987

Warner Bros.

Photo(s) by Fonts In Use Staff on Flickr.

Healthy Happy Holy by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler1975

Helcio Deslandes

Contributed by Owen Gardner

<cite>Healthy Happy Holy</cite> by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler

Franklin: America’s “Lost State” by Noel B. Gerson1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Franklin: America’s “Lost State”</cite> by Noel B. Gerson

1 2 3 Next Last

Topics▼

Formats▼

Typefaces▼

HiH

Links

Tecklenburger Kräutertropfenc. 2020

Verkehrsbuch deutscher Eisenbahnenc. 1905

The Muppet Show Book1978

The “Optimus” Press advertising cardsc. 1886

Kate Wolf – Gold in California album art1986

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? soundtrack album art1969

Bill Godbout Electronics advert in BYTE magazine1975

Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang – Taxi Connection album art1983

Roosevelt Holts and his friends album art1972

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

Once Upon a Time in the West movie posters1969

Pre-Menstrual Tension by Judy Lever, Bantam edition1982

Metal T. promotional calendar1915

The Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party! album art1965

New Commute Top 5 Albums of 20242024

King Kong Czechoslovak movie posters1989

Führer durch Trier und seine Umgebung1905

C.F. Drury post cards advertc. 1900

The Main Attraction – And Now the Main Attraction album art1968

London on Wheels exhibition booklet1953

Enter the Void title sequence2009

The New Town of Stevenage1949

Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 album art1969

Brakence – Punk 2 album and singles artc. 2020

Bee Gees – Horizontal US album cover1968

Barbarella UK quad movie poster1968

McCoy Tyner – Sahara album art1972

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Roxie Theater flyer1988

Ennio Morricone – “À l’aube du 5eme jour” French single cover1973

Stone the Crows – Ode to John Law album art1970

Against Infinity by Gregory Benford (New English Library)1984

Percobarb ad1969

The Limelight Strings – The Sound of Jerome Kern. All The Things You Are album artc. 1969

Institute for Postnatural Studies’ Compost Reader by Cthulhu Books2021

Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar2017

Alphabet of Birds2017

“Genießet Zucker” ad1901

Ike & Tina Turner – Outta Season1968

If the Stars Are Gods by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund1977

Outer Limit Lotus – Dazzling Darkness album art, single covers, collateral2023

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters album art1973

Theater der Freien Volksbühne Berlin poster1969

Manifestoes of Surrealism by André Breton, paperback edition1972

Sly & The Family Stone – Stand! album art1969

Laurin & Klement memorial, Mladá Boleslavc. 2005

Lány az országútról Hungarian movie poster1970

Accolade Catalog ’91c. 1991

Русские Дневники / Russian Diaries2020

Pharoah Sanders – Thembi album art1971

Album de 63 Modèles de Cottages et Construction Rurales1912

Tintoria Lavanderia sign

Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz – El Diferente album art1970

Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber1977

Ferrari – “Monza” / “Sandy” Dutch single cover1976

Le que suis-je … et le qui es-tu by Simon Durville (Stock, 1972)1972

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob2018

Das Reich der Sonne by J.G. Ballard (Bertelsmann Club)c. 1987

Healthy Happy Holy by Leo R. Van Dolson/J. Robert Spangler1975

Franklin: America’s “Lost State” by Noel B. Gerson1968