Typeface · Display
Broadway
Broadway is a decorative typeface that heavily references the roaring 20's, Influenced by the aesthetics of Hollywood.
About Broadway
Broadway is a decorative typeface that heavily references the roaring 20's, Influenced by the aesthetics of Hollywood. This typeface embodies Art Deco, utilizing bold geometric lettering and high contrast between thick and thin line. The combination of both fat face and sans serif characteristics gives Broadway a functional yet attractive look. The original typeface was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1927 for American Type Founders (ATF) as a capitals-only display face. It had a long initial run of popularity, before being discontinued by ATF in 1954. It was re-discovered in the cold type era and has since been used to evoke the feeling of the 1920s and 1930s. The font has been used in the TV shows Rhoda, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Miami Vice. Several variants were made.
From the Wikipedia article “Broadway (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Broadway in a book
Display typefaces are designed for large sizes — covers, chapter titles, posters. Pair them with a quiet text face for the body.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2012494 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).