GreatLakesNF Font

  • Accents (partial)
  • Euro
GREALN__.ttf

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Author's note

Great Lakes NF font by Nick Curtis is a free retro display typeface that hits like a billboard from the glory days of hand-painted signage. Its chunky letterforms, tight spacing, and squared-off curves create a solid wall of ink that feels rugged, loud, and unarguable. The rhythm is compact and deliberate, so every word locks together like stacked wooden crates, perfect when you need a headline that doesn’t whisper—it shouts.

Using Great Lakes NF, you can bring muscular character to posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, signage, album covers, and event banners. This free font excels at short phrases and big names where its hefty shapes can really breathe. For body copy, pair it with a clean grotesque or geometric sans and let GreatLakesNF handle the hero lines at oversized point sizes.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2003 Nick Curtis. All Rights Reserved.
Font family
GreatLakesNF
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
GreatLakesNF
Full font name
GreatLakesNF
Name table version
Version 1.00 4/26/2003
Postscript font name
GreatLakesNF
Manufacturer name
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.

Font details

Created2003-04-26
Revision1
Glyph count181
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExtra-condensed
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced