The full commercial version, with opentype alternates, ligatures, and extended language support is available for immediate download at:

http://thefontry.com/fhacondensedfrench

One could speculate that FHA Condensed French probably started life as wood type for displays, headlines and posters. The exaggerated sharp serifs and condensed forms were not uncommon for that period. At some point, sign painters picked up Condensed French added their own character. At the end of the nineteenth century, Frank H. Atkinson included Condensed French in his samples of lettering for his book, ”Sign Painting, A Complete Manual.” This book became one of the definitive guides for signwriting and hand lettering.

In 1999, Mike Adkins digitized Condensed to add to our Atkinson collection. For its re-rele ase, Condensed French has been updated with more language support, ligatures, and OpenType alternates. It has true vintage character but still plays well in more modern designs. A font for all seasons, the condensed forms and sharp serifs fit in every layout from wildwest days posters and creepy film credits to Christmas ads and Mother’s Day cards. While I can’t really see FHA Condensed French as the font for phone aps or video game text, it will provide impact to logos, branding, and product labeling.

FHA Condensed French font contains 103 defined characters and 88 unique glyphs.

The font contains characters from the following unicode character ranges: Basic Latin (93), Latin-1 Supplement (2), General Punctuation (5), Currency Symbols (1), Private Use Area (1).

• Font Name:FHA Condensed French Shaded NC
• Subfamily:Regular
• Version:Version 1.003
• Manufacturer:Michael Adkins & James Striling
• Designer:Michael Adkins and James Stirling of the Fontry
• Designer URL:www.thefontry.com

Copyright (c) 1999, 2007, 2012 by FHA Condensed French Shaded is copyright the Fontry & James Stirling www.thefontry.com. All rights reserved.

FHA Condensed French Shaded is a trademark of The Fontry, Fontry West, Michael Adkins & James Striling.

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