Available in VHS or Beta

Another entry in our ongoing vintage t-shirt collection, this classic 80s tee boasts of one's unrequited love the Miami area movie rental hub Gonzalez Video. And FYI, Algerian font don't charge no late fees!

I Dream of Anfisa

The local sex personals paper out here is called the LA Xpress. Sexy Russian model Anfisa Jeffries(?) has now graced this classy rag's cover twice in the last six months, and each time her name appears in the most risque font of all. You go, girl!

 

Manicures and Beers in New York's Little Algeria

While in NYC last July I just knew there'd be some businesses that loved Algerian font asmuch as they do out here in LA. Lo and behold, I drank my beer with manicured hands...

Sock It To Me

It's getting down into the 50s here in LA, time to get some winter clothes! The Supply Sergeant is an old Burbank surplus store that always delivers the goods. And not only did I get a warm pair of wool socks, I added to my Algerian collection, hehe...

The Algerian Punk Rock Scene Goes Global

While visiting my old friend Will Cole in NYC last summer we talked about the good old days of bands and zines, and he produced this original flyer circa 1996 for his band The Infertil rockin' ye olde Algerian itself. 90s, baby!

He currently plays in the band Olde Ghost and runs the label Handstand Records, check it out!

High Speed Chase

What's that in the distance??? Methinks there's some Algerian on that bus up ahead. Driver, speed up!

Yes indeed, that very much is our favorite font. That bus is outrageously painted, just can't quite make out what it is...

It's a darn Mariachi bus!!! Toca la guitara por mi corazon para siempre...

Font of the Wild

Telluride's famous Fly Me to the Moon Saloon understands that in order to support natural wildlife habitats, one must use designs, materials, and of course fonts that put animals at ease.

 

Well done, guys. The otters thank you!

Paint It Algerian

Back in July I visited NYC and just knew I would find some good Algerian fontage during my wanderings. Here we have a couple jovial painters shooting the breeze in a mysterious language during their lunch break.

Look at this guy! Who knew Algerian font could make a man so happy?

Global Paint is based in Brooklyn but doesn't have a website.

Algerian T-Shirt Art

This should be one of many future installments chronicling t-shirts that throughout the years have used Algerian font in their designs.

 Patriotic Harley Davidson tee from 1987

Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Basketball tee from 2004

Snoopy is Irish tee circa 1988

 Highly distressed Caribbean yacht club 80s tee

 Obnoxiously cute iron-on tee circa 1980

Embroidered Las Vegas casino bowling shirt...nice!!!

Biker rally tee from 1999

 Algeria supports the 2nd Amendment! Early 80s iron-on awesomeness...

Minnesota volleyball glory can be yours...

 North Dakota steamboat, mid- to late 80s

Colorado eats!!! Mid-80s.

Vermont surplus store, late 80s.

Algeria Ink

As if Burbank bar Tony's Darts Away didn't already have enough going for it--great California IPAs and all natural food--we discovered that one of the lovely ladies working is a bigger fan of Algerian than we are!

The tattoo on her wrist reads "V Praze" which translates into "In Prague." Another pint, please!

Only the Lonely

All I was trying to do was help my mom find Spider Solitaire to use on her iPod...but lurking in the shadows of every web search is the threat of an encounter with an Algerian Black Widow! This version of the game created by VilleMobile is ready to indulge your card playing cravings.

Even Mexican Wrestling is Down with Algerian

So I get back home late on a Saturday night after some serious drinking with friends, and once I've seen all the college football highlights it's time to channel surf. Nothing appeals more to my intoxicated mind than some low budget, low brow, low attendance Mexican tag team wrestling.

And to prove how deep the Algerian sickness goes, through my drunken stupor I manage to digest the fact the venue uses our favorite font for its logo in a two-second shot of several masked wrestlers swapping out during the match. Hit pause. Grab camera. Upload pic. Post blog. Don't get laid once again.

We think the "El Cuadrilatero" is in Mexico City or Laredo, Texas. Use your own Google skills to find that out, we're ready for bed or a Heineken...

The Front of Choice from Bluegrass to Thrash Metal

The Los Angeles bluegrass/folk/gospel group Killing Cassanova posted this logo flyer at Molly Malone's and I was instantly a fan. But wait! My metal buddies know a guy who works over at Tin Horn Flats in Burbank, turns out he played drums for the band Flatline...and they are HUGE proponents of Algerian lettering.

And what's even better, for a modern metal band that has a lot of songs about how mean "you" were to the singer, the music definitely rips off some wieners. Kudos guys! And finally we have the NY band Human who use the font for both their band logo and album title. Whoa now!

I saw their CD for sale when I was in NYC and just recently checked them out online--I guess "prog metal" is a friendly term for mediocre hard rock with nu metal influences. But anyway, Algerian font clearly has a strong foothold in the music world.

My Past Coming Back to Haunt Me

From the "Don't Throw Stones" department comes this bittersweet piece of self-incriminating evidence. I published an underground metal zine from 1995-99 and part of the whole experience involved learning about graphic design--including exploring the many fonts out there.

Here we have issue #5 of Sloth zine where the main band, England's mighty Bal-Sagoth, was introduced to American audiences with the mightiest of typeface swords, Ye Olde Algerian Font! Oh Odin, please forgive me for my youthful errors...

Order the Algerian Burger

Even if we stopped looking for the damn font apparently it's gonna come to us, as this menu rubber-banded to our office doorknob proves. Downtown Burbank's Great Grill serves up tasty burgers in the 1950s style, and they know that if you want your ads to "always be closing," Algerian font is the way to go.

I vaguely remember having lunch here with my friend years ago and managing to get the waitress's phone number, but she blew me off when I called her later in the week. Thankfully my days as a member of Waitress Watchers are over...

Oh, Now You're a Font Elitist

Wandering down Colorado St in Glendale, we happened upon Elite Credit Solutions Center, where you can work on getting "that perfect FICO score." Typical post-manufacturing, post-real estate collapse fakework America. Obaaaaaaaaama, Obaaaaaaaaaaaama!!!

I think I'll head into the Boudoir instead...

Thanks for the Memories

God bless Fry's Electronics in Burbank, CA. They know that nothing says "buy me" like our favorite font in big, bold letters at the end of an aisle. And here I was thinking I was gonna buy a lamp, ha!

The Font That Kills Rapists Dead

Behold 80s German thrash attack BREAKER, whose only album "Dead Rider" from 1985 features such neck-whipping anthems as "Street Fighter," "Run for Your Life," and the blazing "Rapist Killer". Grab that air geetar 'cuz it's time to rock!!!

Music To My Eyes!

Were it possible to transcribe the sweetest tune into fontography; Had Vivaldi found the strength to master the visual arts; Could the harmonious elegance of the atom's nucleus be described to any man in three simple words...

Man's Best Friend

Alas, long before dogs kept lonesome frontiersmen company by the campfire, it was in fact the turtle, with it's cool and collected mannerisms, that soothed the cowboy in his solitary plight. This little known fact of history may have been forgotten had it not been for this brand of Western Wear assuring it's persistence. And by means of an association no less. No doubt the members of this elite club are the life of any Square Dance.

Holy Moly This Font is Everywhere

That's right, the Ronnie James Dio tribute band Holy Diver said to hell with unreadable pointy logos and went straight for the Algerian. Catch them live this Friday night at Paladino's in North Hollywood.

Algerian Font Wanted Dead or Alive

This original Harley Davidson tee from 1992 is listed up on eBay right now. Hounded by the law, this fugitive font rides the back roads in defiance of justice and design principles.

Algerian Real Estate Scam Exposed

What looks like a quaint little building at the NW corner of Alameda and Lake in Burbank is in fact nothing but a front for Algerian money laundering in the latest real estate scam among the epidemic of foreclosures and fraud across the nation. It's for sale!!! No, it's for lease! Ack, we don't know, just give us your damn money!!!

And a quick look at the Chase Company website reveals a classic example of a Baby Boomer web page where the designer still thinks the internet is in 1996. While the main page is borderline tolerable, click on any link and enter an ugly world of gray backgrounds and absurd stock photography.

Controversial Romanian Coin Offends Not Only Jews

Romania has recently come under fire by Jewish groups for this coin honoring former prime minister Miron Cristea, who "stripped Jews of their citizenship before WWII." But honestly, the real insult here comes in the form of the typeface chosen by the designers at the Romanian Mint in Bucharest.

That's right, those insensitive bastards have enshrined the infamous Algerian font for all time by emblazoning it upon the Cristea coin. We demand the immediate melting down of all pieces with the raw silver being donated to Israel .