is that anomaly. Designed by the late Canadian typographer Ralph M. Smith and published by Elsner+Flake (EFCO), Brookshire is not a font you choose for a corporate annual report. It is a typeface with dirt under its fingernails and a whiskey stain on its sleeve—yet it carries itself with the weathered dignity of a 19th-century judge. The DNA: Tuscan Meets Wild West To understand Brookshire, one must look to the Tuscan genre of type. Popular in the mid-1800s, Tuscan faces are characterized by flared, bifurcated (split) serifs. They were the wood type of posters advertising circuses, medicine shows, and wanted ads.
If your project needs to whisper of Daniel Boone, shout of the Gold Rush, or simply make a label look like it was branded into saddle leather, Brookshire is your answer. Just remember: use it big, use it sparingly, and always serve it with a side of contrast. EFCO Brookshire Font
★★★★☆ (Essential for Western/Heritage design; useless for everything else.) is that anomaly
In the vast landscape of typography, most serifs fall into one of two camps: the refined, cold precision of the Neoclassical (think Bodoni) or the sturdy, bookish warmth of the Old Style (think Garamond). But every so often, a typeface emerges that defies easy categorization. It is a typeface with dirt under its