A phototype adapation and expansion of a capital Art Deco
alphabet drawn by P. Picaud and
reproduced as La
Bâton in Publicité Vignettes
Lettres Chiffres Monogrammes et Rehauts Modernes (Les
Editions Guérinet, Paris, 1931; reprinted as Authentic Art
Deco Alphabets by Dover, 1986). A first style that stays
close to the original is shown by Photo-Lettering as Razzle
Dazzle. [PLINC 1965] Later expanded into a series of
5 styles; A (5 lines with the 4th line omitted; some divergent
shapes like ‘E’ with round bottom left corner and round ‘C’ and
‘G’), B (stacked/maze-like effect), C (thick-thin-thin-thick), D
(faceted). The original style is listed as Razzle Dazzle
Poptype, or E. [More…
A phototype adapation and expansion of a capital Art Deco alphabet drawn by P. Picaud and reproduced as La Bâton in Publicité Vignettes Lettres Chiffres Monogrammes et Rehauts Modernes (Les Editions Guérinet, Paris, 1931; reprinted as Authentic Art Deco Alphabets by Dover, 1986). A first style that stays close to the original is shown by Photo-Lettering as Razzle Dazzle. [PLINC 1965] Later expanded into a series of 5 styles; A (5 lines with the 4th line omitted; some divergent shapes like ‘E’ with round bottom left corner and round ‘C’ and ‘G’), B (stacked/maze-like effect), C (thick-thin-thin-thick), D (faceted). The original style is listed as Razzle Dazzle Poptype, or E. [PLINC One Liner 1971]
No known digitization.
