Chicago/Neon/Castcraft

AKA Typefounders of Chicago and Type Films of Chicago. Acquired Neon in 1959. Later produced some of the earliest digital fonts under the OPTI label.

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Typefaces:
- Cooper Black (179)
- Neil Bold (32)
- Gothic (Nesbitt) (23)
- Weiß-Initialen (21)
- Herkules (16)
- Epic & Hollywood / Cinema (15)
- Neuland (15)
- Signal (Berthold) (12)
- Quick (10)
- Trooper Roman (10)
- Rustic No. 2 (9)
- Horatio (8)
- Binder Style (7)
- Columna (6)
- Corporate (6)
- Filmotype Galaxy / Gable / Garfield / Gamma (5)
- Smoke (5)
- Braggadocio (4)
- OPTI Sport Script (4)
- Pierrot (4)
- Anonymous (3)
- Augustea Open (3)
- Bernhard Schönschrift (3)
- Filmotype Flare & Ebony (3)
- Modern Blackletter (3)
- More…
- Pacella Barrel & Gemini Biform (3)
- Circus (2)
- Egmont (2)
- Fantail (2)
- Igloo (2)
- Mandarin (2)
- Nubian (2)
- Publicity Gothic (2)
- Bailey (1)
- Bethany (1)
- Bold Antique (1)
- Boutique (1)
- Campanile (1)
- Corporate Image (1)
- Endowed Jones (1)
- Filmotype Jefferson (1)
- Germanic Sans (1)
- Gill Floriated Capitals (1)
- Grecian (1)
- Hopkins Wood (1)
- Howland (1)
- Improvenu Wide (1)
- Matador (1)
- Naudin (1)
- Peking (1)
- Radius (1)
- Red Roses (1)
- Zürich (Lettera) (1)
- Adastra
- Cornered
- Filmotype Jiffy
- Filmotype Label
- Forest House
- Funky Swash
- Grotesk No. 1 and 2 Lower Case
- Margit
- Shanghai
- Vantage
- Less…

Nilsson Schmilsson – Harry Nilsson1971

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Nilsson Schmilsson</cite> – Harry Nilsson

SUPERMAG, no. 12013

Jim Rugg
Chris Pitzer
Adhouse Books

Contributed by jimrugg

Big, Black & Beautiful. Cooper Black book2012

Charlotte Aal
Ward Nicolaas
Off Grid Studio

Contributed by Karin ter Laak

Sponsor

Herman Miller Summer Picnic Posters, 1986–891986

Steve Frykholm

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Lay In – Lay Out (1997) by Piet Schreuders1997

Piet Schreuders

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Marx & Satan by Richard Wurmbrand1986

unknown

Contributed by Jason Panos

I Wanna Be Free / Don’t Let It Go by The V.I.P.’s1967

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

Sun Yat-Sen: His Life and Its Meaning, John Day first edition1934

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Sun Yat-Sen: His Life and Its Meaning</cite>, John Day first edition

Ebony Magazine advertisement campaign1968

Herb Lubalin

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Staff Pick

Wired – Jeff Beckc. 1976

John Berg
Edwin Lee
Robert Biro

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Greatest Hits by Duke Ellingtonc. 1968

Ron Coro

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Under The Red Sky by Bob Dylanc. 1990

Camouflage Photo
Bob Dylan

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>Under The Red Sky</cite> by Bob Dylan

Cargo Ships1970

Contributed by benjamin shaykin

The Oven by Sophie Goldstein2015

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>The Oven</cite> by Sophie Goldstein

Staff Pick

Coiffeur Fausta

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Soft Machine – Third album art1970

John Hays

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Soft Machine – <cite>Third </cite>album art

Neil Young – Decade album art1976

Tom Wilkes

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Neil Young – <cite>Decade </cite>album art

Oblique by Bobby Hutcherson1979

Katsuji Abe

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Oblique</cite> by Bobby Hutcherson

Desert Poems by Ada Hastings Hedges2014

Norman McKnight

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Ad for Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer1968

Contributed by Nick Sherman

The Future of Sex poster2016

Photo(s) by Jarr Geerligs on Flickr.

Willesden High Road in 19582011

Phil Baines
Catherine Dixon

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Goodbye My Love by James Brown (France)1968

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

<cite>Goodbye My Love</cite> by James Brown (France)

Curtis Mayfield – Curtis album art1970

Bob Cato

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Curtis Mayfield – <cite>Curtis </cite>album art

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron1970

Lou Queralt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Twin Peaks Gazette memoraphilia1991

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Twin Peaks Gazette</cite> memoraphilia

Fruit Store poster1941

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“I Love Letter-Press” Mecanorma ad (1969)1969

Cehes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“I Love Letter-Press” Mecanorma ad (1969)

Staff Pick

Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour2016

Mark London

Contributed by Robert King

Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die album art1970

Mike Sida

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Funkadelic by Funkadelic1970

The Graffiteria

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

The Four Suits1965

Dick Higgins

Photo(s) by Philipp Messner on Flickr.

Max the Glow Train (Toys)2015

Coilbook

Contributed by Aidan Nester

Freak Out – Frank Zappa’s The Mothers of Invention1966

Frank Zappa
Jack Anesh

Photo(s) by Klaus Hiltscher on Flickr.

The Devil’s Dictionary of Ambrose Bierce1958

Joseph Low

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>The Devil’s Dictionary of Ambrose Bierce</cite>

Staff Pick

Eagles – “Please Come Home For Christmas” / “Funky New Year” single cover1978

Johnny Lee
Don Henley

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Eagles – “Please Come Home For Christmas” / “Funky New Year” single cover

Beethoven-Halle souvenir sheet1959

Herbert Kern

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Greene County Fairgrounds signs

unknown

Contributed by Kyle Anderson

Ulysses by James Joyce, Odyssey Press (1932)1932

Odyssey Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Ulysses </cite>by James Joyce, Odyssey Press (1932)

Planet P – Planet P Project1983

Richard Seireeni
George Snow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Blumen-Unger, Braunschweig

Photo(s) by monsieur ADRIEN on Flickr.

Roxy Music drum logoc. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1963)1963

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Filmotype Florida / Ferdinand / Fairbanks
(Sample unavailable)

Mr. Pickwick Christmas EPsc. 1970

Ben Mahan

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

Ranwood Records logo1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Be In” poster1967

Peter Max

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Puff-N-Fluff dog dryerc. 2012

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1976)1976

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Famous Trees title page, Dropmore Press1952

Dropmore Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster1908

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Nuevo Programa por el Celebre Cantante Leroy poster

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1972)1972

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

La Canette beer cans2020

une de mai
ForceTreize

Contributed by Une de mai studio

Coqfighter chicken restaurantc. 2019

Sophie Mo
unknown

Contributed by JAF

The Market Shelf ad (1969)1969

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Black Sabbath – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” / “Changes” international single covers1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Black Sabbath – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” / “Changes” international single covers

Staff Pick

Galileo Magazine of Science & Fictionc. 1976

Tom Barber
Ron Miller
John Schoenherr

Contributed by Jarred Eberhardt

<cite>Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction</cite>

Staff Pick

Norman Greenbaum – “Spirit in the Sky” single cover1969

unknown

Contributed by Jan Middendorp

Norman Greenbaum – “Spirit in the Sky” single cover

Sea-Monkeys ad (1978)1978

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Schoolly-D and DJ Kid Swift, Melkweg gig poster1997

Schoolly D
DJ Kid Swift

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Schoolly-D and DJ Kid Swift, Melkweg gig poster

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