Derived from Goudy Open. “After the Open roman was
produced, Goudy experimented with filling in the white line; the
effect pleased him, so he ordered the cutting of a solid face from
the same patterns. The result is Goudy Modern. Both of
these typefaces were designed in 1918, matrices were cut by Robert
Wiebking, and type was cast by Goudy’s Village Letter Foundery.
Both typefaces were copied by Monotype in 1924. Goudy Modern Italic
was designed the following year to accompany the roman face; in
this case the solid typeface was made first.” — McGrew
Monotype series 293/2931 (US) and 249 (UK).
Digital versions by Monotype as
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Derived from Goudy Open. “After the Open roman was produced, Goudy experimented with filling in the white line; the effect pleased him, so he ordered the cutting of a solid face from the same patterns. The result is Goudy Modern. Both of these typefaces were designed in 1918, matrices were cut by Robert Wiebking, and type was cast by Goudy’s Village Letter Foundery. Both typefaces were copied by Monotype in 1924. Goudy Modern Italic was designed the following year to accompany the roman face; in this case the solid typeface was made first.” — McGrew
Monotype series 293/2931 (US) and 249 (UK).
Digital versions by Monotype as Monotype Goudy Modern (with added Bold styles and wider language support; the original styles with smaller character sets are also carried by Adobe) and by Lanston Type Company as LTC Goudy Modern (Paul D. Hunt, 2007, used for sample).
