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 (178)
- Neil Bold (32)
- Gothic (Nesbitt) (23)
- Weiß-Initialen (21)
- Herkules (16)
- Epic & Hollywood / Cinema (15)
- Neuland (15)
- Signal (Berthold) (12)
- Trooper Roman (10)
- Rustic No. 2 (9)
- Binder Style (7)
- Horatio (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)
- Pacella Barrel & Gemini Biform (3)
- More…
- 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…

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

Lucky 82012

Contributed by Jm

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

Tomorrow Night, Opening Titles1998

Louis CK
Cynosure Visuals

Contributed by André Mora

<cite>Tomorrow Night</cite>, Opening Titles

Ebony Magazine advertisement campaign1968

Herb Lubalin

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Staff Pick

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen1972

John Berg

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Songs Of Love And Hate</cite> by Leonard Cohen

Staff Pick

Byrdland by Charlie Byrd1966

John Berg

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Sweet – “Co-Co” / “Done Me Wrong All Night” German single cover1971

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

The Sweet – “Co-Co” / “Done Me Wrong All Night” German single cover

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.

1964 Revlon ad: “tawny”1964

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Oblique by Bobby Hutcherson1979

Katsuji Abe

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Oblique</cite> by Bobby Hutcherson

Bim! Bam!! Boom!!! by Percy Faith1966

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“Bye Bye Birdie” / “Was ich sage” – Peter & Felix1971

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Desert Poems by Ada Hastings Hedges2014

Norman McKnight

Contributed by Stephen Coles

MC5 – Back in the USA album cover1970

Joan Marker

Contributed by Nick Sherman

You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues by Junior Parker1971

Daniel Cooper-Bey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues</cite> by Junior Parker

You don’t have to be Italian to like Pat Cooper1967

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>You don’t have to be Italian to like Pat Cooper</cite>

Dec. 7, 1941 record cover1966

Ed Lee

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

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

Lou Queralt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Tootsie Roll candy brandingc. 1970

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Garfield comics seriesc. 1980

Contributed by Nick Sherman

The Polish Short Film catalog1971

Alan Peckolick

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Polish Short Film</cite> catalog

Staff Pick

Zut!2016

Chicmedias

Contributed by 205TF

Ripe Bananas – Ready for Eating and Cookingc. 2017

Photo(s) by Joe Clark on Flickr.

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

Cehes

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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

Staff Pick

“Highway To Hell” – AC/DC1979

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour2016

Mark London

Contributed by Robert King

Allen Ruppersberg, One of Many – Origins and Variants2006

Silke Fahnert, Uwe Koch

Contributed by Philipp Messner

Philly Dog ‎– You’ve Got The Gun1974

unknown

Photo(s) by Dame Agnes Guano on Flickr.

Rogue In Space by Fredric Brown1971

unknown
Lou Feck

Contributed by Mathieu Triay

<cite>Rogue In Space</cite> by Fredric Brown

Staff Pick

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.

Skip A Rope, Here Comes Heaven – The Lonesome Valley Singers1968

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Beethoven-Halle souvenir sheet1959

Herbert Kern

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost – William Johnston1969

unknown

Contributed by David Smith

<cite>Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost</cite> – William Johnston

Jorge Elbrecht + Suoni Sognati, Le Zorba2019

Pauline Nuñez
Section26

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Cluster Trilogy by Piers Anthony (Millington)1979

unknown

Contributed by Ol Blajo

<cite>Cluster Trilogy</cite> by Piers Anthony (Millington)

Staff Pick

The Country of the Mind by Dan Morgan (Corgi Books)1975

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Country of the Mind</cite> by Dan Morgan (Corgi Books)

Cowboys & Colored People – Flip Wilson1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by David Chathas

<cite>Cowboys & Colored People</cite> – Flip Wilson

Planet P – Planet P Project1983

Richard Seireeni
George Snow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Memo From Turner” by Mick Jagger1970

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Hellum Partylichtc. 1975

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

Hawaii’s Greatest Hits – Prince Kalua and The Tropical Islanders1963

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1960)1960

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1958)1958

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Famous Trees title page, Dropmore Press1952

Dropmore Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Coqfighter chicken restaurantc. 2019

Sophie Mo
unknown

Contributed by JAF

“Charles Booker: Stand for Kentucky” illustration2020

Robert Beatty

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Charles Booker: Stand for Kentucky” illustration

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

Picabia exhibition at Van Abbemuseum1967

Jan van Toorn

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Sea-Monkeys ad (1978)1978

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Lilly’s2020

unknown

Contributed by Dave Rowland

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