ABOUT JESSOP

Jessop is a display font inspired by the old hand-made logo of the Jessop Steel Company. The letters were simple, but heavy — unconventional slab serifs, chamfered corners, and that classic block serifed middle arm of the E that barely shows up anymore.

Old-school, but solid. I tightened it up and built it for modern use.

It works on a hardware store sign.
It works on a hardcore record sleeve.

From there it evolved — thick triangular spurs pushing it from East Coast steel city to Western ranch, somewhere between foundry iron and a woodblock wanted poster.

Strong without being sharp. Hard like iron. Built to endure.

Jessop isn’t nostalgic. It’s structural.
A blue-collar typeface for designers who still like weight in their work.