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What I mailed the man:
Mário Feliciano's Grotzec is underappreciated. Only one width, though, and maybe not different enough from Champion.
vllg.com/Feliciano/GrotzecHeadli...A greater departure would be his Morgan Poster and Tower. All caps with variants in the lowercase slots.
vllg.com/Feliciano/Morgan/mudTyp...Which leads me to one of my favorite poster faces, based on the lesser known Futura, Steile Futura, Tasse:
www.fontshop.com/index.cfm?fusea…...
More interpretations of Steile Futura on this post:
typophile.com/node/18227Another crisper variation, but not necessarily more modern is Font Bureau's Titling Gothic. The advantage there is you get every width and width you could possibly need.
www.fontshop.com/index.cfm?fusea…...Their older take is Bureau Grotesque, recently updated as Bureau Grot.
www.fontshop.com/index.cfm?fusea…...
fontbureau.com/fonts/BureauGrot
Finally, I'm really impressed with Suitcase Type's offerings if you want even more of a "twist". Atrament, Fishmonger, and Sandwich are all very original.
suitcasetype.comLet me know if any of these strike your fancy. There are definitely more I can offer if we start narrowing down.