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Here are a few examples of the various typefaces and lettering I've collected for reference and inspiration. I find computer "fonts" uniformly ugly and have instead an enormous respect for the artists and craftsman who used to create all those thousands of subtly different letterforms... It amazes me that many people once made this their entire life's work. I will admit to enjoying the logo and display stuff more, because it seems to allow for more obvious creativity or modifications.
I don't know who (if anybody) is well-regarded in this field today, but I was always impressed with Sean Tejaratchi's incredibly quirky, obviously hand-made specimens at the back of his zine Craphound. I can't tell if these were wholly original or altrerations of existing forms, but they were all delightful and had hilarious names like Cthulu Condensed, Voodoo Katbox, Spench, Feisty McShitty, Regicide and Lumberboy.