Darkletter: Font

Check out our new font Darkletter! 

Stereo Stack: Vintage Stereo Banners

Check out this awesome Stereo Stack collection of vintage LP stereo banners stacked by Jive Time Records and Project Thirty-Three.

Screen-Printed Movie Poster Tutorial

Check out this in depth screen-printed movie poster tutorial by Pale Horse on the Go Media Zine website!

Type Fight: Letter vs. Letter

Starting out as a distraction from mundane projects at work, Drew Roper and Ryan Paule would design the same letter and pin them again each other battling for best looking character. Little did they know that their fun time wasting activity would turn into what is now Type Fight.

Check it out and cast your vote in the latest head to head!


Vernacular Typography: Lettering in the Urban Environment

Vernacular Typography seeks to collect and document examples of these vanishing symbols of art and culture.

Molly Wooward is the driving force behind saving these typefaces from extinction. Her Vernacular Typography Kickstarter Project is coming to end this month and has already surpassed her goal!

Sanborn & Russian Boarders Vector Sets

Combine, modify, create and destroy with some of our latest vector sets. The designs below were created completely using the sets listed below.

Download these & many more at theGoldenBlack.com
Vector sets used: Russian Borders, Sanborn Vol. 1 and Dead & Gone Vol. 1
Fonts used: Chief and Infamous

Sanborn Maps for the 21st Century

A big favorite of ours are the illustrations done in the early 19th Century by “The Sanborn Map Company.” Surprisingly, Fake Studio recreated one of these iconic pieces using 3D imaging techniques and design methods more commonly found in todays world. Mad props go out to Fake Studio’s for this one!

Create your own interpretation with our Sanborn Map inspired vector set available here. 

Original Illustration:

The CombineBox: Innovation of Type Element’s

At first glance the image seems to only be a set of random elements you’d use to enhance various type treatments; however designer, Jan Schöttler has created something so much more.

The CombineBox is an avantgardistic interpretation of the traditional Schwabacher typeface. You get 30 single elements which can be freely combined to get new letters, which stick to the roots of the Schwabacher type, but have the individual touch of the one using it.

Research & Development:

Typography Served: Inspiration
New ‘Fearless Script’ Font by Pale Horse Now Available!

‎’Fearless’ Script Has Finally Arrived! Inspired by tattoo lettering and vintage signage this typeface includes some great little extras! 

Get Yours Here: http://thegoldenblack.com/product/fearless-font/

New ‘Fearless Script’ Font Release

Our newest font ‘Fearless Script’ by Pale Horse Design will be released tomorrow! Here is a sneak peek! 

Real Artists, Real Talk: Inspiration Videos
Download our latest new vector set for free in exchange for a tweet! (Worth $15)
Just click on the link below.http://tinyurl.com/88dp3eh(exp. Feb 1st)
“Illustrative Halftones Vol. 1” is a high quality, royalty-free vector set. Each piece is a combination of vector halftones and hand drawn elements with solid backgrounds and clean outlines. This editable vector set includes: 10 highly detailed, vector design elements in .eps format. Download it now!

Download our latest new vector set for free in exchange for a tweet! (Worth $15)

Just click on the link below.
http://tinyurl.com/88dp3eh
(exp. Feb 1st)


“Illustrative Halftones Vol. 1” is a high quality, royalty-free vector set. Each piece is a combination of vector halftones and hand drawn elements with solid backgrounds and clean outlines. This editable vector set includes: 10 highly detailed, vector design elements in .eps format. Download it now!

Dana Tanamachi: Custom Chalk Letterer

Dana Tanamachi is a graphic designer and custom chalk letterer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her stunning typography captures the late 19th century lost art of hand painted signs, storefronts, and other nostalgic elements that have long been forgotten. 

Tanamachi brings an old world charm to each image she creates and is truly a master of her medium.

See More from Dana Tanamachi!

New ‘Iron King’ Font Released!

Iron King has arrived! Check out our newest typeface, inspired by vintage, American cigar box labels.


Be sure to get yourself a free font set while you’re at it in our Freebies section!