Discover Applewood Family: Hand‑Crafted Rustic Letterforms with Unique Pairing Features
The Applewood font family captures the weathered elegance of historic wood‑type printing. Each character bears subtle imperfections that convey a genuine, time‑worn patina, instantly adding character to any composition. Applewood utilizes powerful OpenType features that automatically substitute a distinctive pairing of characters whenever a letter is typed twice in succession—whether uppercase or lowercase. This clever substitution creates seamless double‑letter ligatures that enhance readability and visual flow.
Applewood Shadow & Alternate Variants: Layered Depth and Color Control
Pair Applewood Shadow with Applewood Alternate to achieve a striking, multicolored drop‑shadow effect. By overlapping the two fonts, designers can independently color the shadow and the main glyphs, delivering a three‑dimensional feel without raster graphics. The family also includes Old Style Numerals and Small Caps, expanding typographic flexibility for headlines, branding, and editorial layouts.
Explore the Applewood family in detail here: Applewood Showcase.
Unleash Bootstrap Family: Bold Distressed Typography for Powerful Visual Impact
Bootstrap delivers a rugged, broken‑in appearance that suggests decades of use, yet remains crisp enough for modern design workflows. Like Applewood, Bootstrap automatically substitutes a unique character pair whenever a letter repeats, thanks to its built‑in OpenType ligature engine. This feature streamlines the creation of authentic wood‑type double‑letter forms without manual adjustments.
Bootstrap Alternate & Shadow Options: Customizable Contrast for Dynamic Designs
The Bootstrap Alternate variant offers a slightly less distressed texture, providing designers a choice between heavily weathered and subtly aged aesthetics. When combined with Bootstrap Shadow, you can color the shadow independently, granting full control over the final visual impact. The family also supports Old Style Numerals and Small Caps, making it ideal for posters, signage, and product packaging that demand a strong, vintage presence.
Introduce Buckboard Family: Classic Western Wood‑Type Elegance with Modern Flexibility
Buckboard embodies the iconic look of traditional Western wood‑type posters, complete with authentic patina and character. Its OpenType features automatically replace double‑letter inputs with custom ligatures, preserving the historical feel while easing workflow efficiency. Buckboard’s design is optimized for both large‑scale headlines and smaller body text, ensuring legibility across applications.
Buckboard Shadow & Regular Pairing: Layered Effects for Rich Visual Depth
Overlay Buckboard Shadow atop Buckboard Regular to achieve a nuanced, colored shadow effect reminiscent of hand‑set wood‑type prints. This layering technique allows designers to fine‑tune color palettes without sacrificing the crispness of vector outlines. As with the other families, Buckboard includes Old Style Numerals and Small Caps, giving a comprehensive typographic toolkit for branding, label design, and editorial projects.
See the Buckboard collection here: Buckboard Details.
Comprehensive Licensing and Compatibility for Professional Use
All three families—Applewood, Bootstrap, and Buckboard—are delivered in industry‑standard OTF format, ensuring seamless integration with Adobe Creative Cloud, Affinity Suite, Sketch, Figma, and most desktop publishing applications. The fonts are covered by the Aerotype Software License Agreement, granting you full commercial rights for logos, packaging, advertising, web design, and merchandise. Review the full license terms at Aerotype License.
Elevate Your Projects with Vintage Wood‑Type Authenticity Today
Whether you’re crafting a nostalgic concert poster, designing premium packaging, or building a brand identity that evokes the spirit of the Old West, the Vintage Wood Type Classics set provides the tools you need to stand out. Its rich set of alternates, ligatures, shadow variants, and classic numerals empowers you to create layered, multidimensional typography directly within vector‑based workflows.
