Ludlow

Founded in 1906 and headquartered in Chicago, the Ludlow Typograph Company manufactured the Ludlow Typograph, a device for casting slugs of type for the use in letterpress printing. It was specifically used for large sizes such as in newspaper headlines or on posters. Lines of type aren’t composed on a keyboard (as with the Linotype), but by hand-setting mats in a special composing stick. Robert Hunter Middleton served as their primary type designer.

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Typefaces:
- Franklin Gothic(312)
- Bodoni(173)
- Century Expanded(105)
- Cheltenham(85)
- Tempo(72)
- Goudy Oldstyle(65)
- Bookman(46)
- Bank Gothic(39)
- Coronet(20)
- Karnak(19)
- Mandate(18)
- Umbra (Ludlow)(18)
- Engravers Old English(15)
- Radiant(14)
- Ludlow Condensed Gothic(12)
- Record Gothic(12)
- Radiant Extra Condensed(8)
- Ludlow Black(7)
- Clearface(6)
- Eden(6)
- Medium Condensed Gothic(6)
- Artcraft(5)
- Bodoni Black(5)
- Ludlow Garamond(5)
- Mainzer Fraktur(5)
- Square Gothic(5)
- Stellar(4)
- Stencil (Ludlow)(4)
- Hauser Script(3)
- Cameo(2)
- Caslon Extra Condensed(2)
- Caslon Old Face Heavy(2)
- Delphian(2)
- Lining Plate Gothic(2)
- Wave(2)
- Wedding Text(2)
- Admiral Script(1)
- Amts-Fraktur(1)
- Bodoni Campanile(1)
- Florentine Cursive(1)
- Mayfair Cursive(1)
- Samson(1)
- Tempo Heavy Inline(1)
- Ultra-Modern(1)
- Block-Fraktur
- Bodoni Black Condensed
- Chamfer Condensed
- Cloister Open Face
- Cushing Antique
- Flair
- Formal Script
- Greenwich
- Lafayette Extra Condensed
- Laureate
- Nicolas Jenson
- Parkway Script
- Powell
- Stygian Black
- Zephyr (Harvey)

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The Science of Dreams by Edwin Diamond, Doubleday1962

Carl Smith

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

<cite><span>The Science of Dreams</span></cite> by <span>Edwin Diamond, Doubleday</span>

Equinox poster2026

Emily Swenson

Contributed by Emily Swenson

Malta Hilton identity and advertisingc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Patrick Nell

Malta Hilton identity and advertising

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Danny Wilson – Meet Danny Wilson album art1987

Mark Farrow
Gary Wathen

Contributed by ronin

Danny Wilson – <cite>Meet Danny Wilson</cite> album art

Gilbert Bécaud – Le petit oiseau de toutes les couleurs album art1967

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Gilbert Bécaud – <cite>Le petit oiseau de toutes les couleurs</cite> album art

Water Yam by George Brecht1963

George Maciunas

Contributed by Joe Gilmore

<cite>Water Yam</cite> by George Brecht

Waxy Bar2023

Ronny Hunger

Contributed by R H

Homer and Jethro – Homer & Jethro’s Next Album album art1969

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Homer and Jethro – <cite>Homer & Jethro’s Next Album</cite> album art

Now brand by Hasbro’s Tiger Electronicsc. 2003

Hasbro Toys

Contributed by Daniel Dell

Cleveland Orchestra, Rudlof Serkin – Brahms: Concerto No. 1 album art1952

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Cleveland Orchestra, Rudlof Serkin – Brahms: <cite>Concerto No.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1</cite> album art

The Breakfast Club main and end titles1985

Wayne Fitzgerald

Contributed by August Anaya

<cite>The Breakfast Club</cite> main and end titles

The Charfauros Brothers – Sylvia album art1976

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

The Charfauros Brothers – <cite>Sylvia</cite> album art

Wilbar Photo Engraving magazine ad1933

unknown

Contributed by fangly

Wilbar Photo Engraving magazine ad

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Natural Resources album art1970

Curtis McNair
Tom Schlesinger

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – <cite>Natural Resources</cite> album art

Socks by Beverly Cleary1973

unknown

Contributed by Ian Fine-Free

<cite>Socks</cite> by Beverly Cleary

Dr. Phil logo2002

unknown

Contributed by Mateo Toia

Az utolsó egyed by Sibylle Grimbert2025

Anagraphic
Anna Farkas

Contributed by Anna Farkas

<cite>Az utolsó egyed</cite> by Sibylle Grimbert

Firehouse Five Plus Two – Volume 5: Goes South! album art1956

Tri-Arts
Robert Guidi
Walt Kelly

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Firehouse Five Plus Two – <cite>Volume 5: Goes South!</cite> album art

Tecklenburger Kräutertropfenc. 2020

Sallandt Kornbrennerei

Contributed by Frank Grießhammer

Tecklenburger Kräutertropfen

Chuck Berry – After School Session album art1957

Don Bronstein

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Chuck Berry – <cite>After School Session</cite> album art

Toulouse Olympique Aviation Club membership card1945

unknown

Photo(s) by Frederic Humbert on Flickr.

Toulouse Olympique Aviation Club membership card

David Oistrakh – Plays Prokofieff and Miaskovsky album art1955

Lily Gruen Zepel

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

David Oistrakh – <cite>Plays Prokofieff and Miaskovsky</cite> album art

The Muppet Show Book1978

Tudor Banus
Ariel Moscovici
Melissa Zorn

Contributed by fangly

<cite>The Muppet Show Book</cite>

Ear Candy album art1980

Tim Bryant Design
Fred Nelson
George Corsillo

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Ear Candy</cite> album art

Biche launch campaign2026

Tida Tep

Contributed by Tida Tep

Biche launch campaign

The Very Best of Chevalier album art1964

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>The Very Best of Chevalier</cite> album art

My Robot by Eve Bunting2006

unknown

Contributed by Pijush Dutta

<cite>My Robot</cite> by Eve Bunting

The Witches’ Marriage manga2023

Bianca Pistillo

Contributed by Alex P.

<cite>The Witches’ Marriage</cite> manga

IX Bienal de Arte Flamenco de Málaga2025

Tiquismiquis Club
Roberto Espartero
Juan Martín

Contributed by Tiquismiquis Club

IX Bienal de Arte Flamenco de Málaga

Berkeley Tribe, Vol. 2, No. 25, Issue 771971

Doug Lawler
East Bay Media
Gary Grimshaw

Contributed by thankyoucokieroberts

<cite>Berkeley Tribe</cite>, Vol. 2, No. 25, Issue 77

Modern Art in Your Life at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition catalog1953

Paul Rand

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

<cite>Modern Art in Your Life</cite> at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition catalog

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – At Carnegie Hall album art1963

Horn/Griner

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – <cite>At Carnegie Hall</cite> album art

Mermaid magazine1962

unknown

Contributed by fangly

<cite>Mermaid</cite> magazine

Coffee Tea or Me? book seriesc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Jeff Vorzimmer

<cite>Coffee Tea or Me?</cite> book series

Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh1966

unknown
Al Hirschfeld

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Man of La Mancha</cite> by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh

Turning On by Damon Knight, Ace Books1966

Jack Gaughan
unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Turning On</cite> by Damon Knight, Ace Books

50 Party Playtime Songs box set1970

Frank Daniel

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>50 Party Playtime Songs</cite> box set

“Post Park Skiing” poster2026

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

“Post Park Skiing” poster

Sean Mason – A Breath of Fresh Air album art2025

Amélie Lehoux

Contributed by Amélie Lehoux

Sean Mason – <cite>A Breath of Fresh Air</cite> album art

The Executioner book series, Pinnacle Booksc. 1970

unknown

Contributed by Andy Bartlett

<cite>The Executioner</cite> book series, Pinnacle Books

Bijelo Dugme band logo and cover artc. 1974

Dragan S. Stefanović

Contributed by Nicolas Greenwood

Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner album artc. 1999

Josh Cheuse

Contributed by Jack Griffin

Ben Folds Five – <cite>The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner</cite> album art

Your Computer magazinec. 1981

Barry Brady
Michelle Mabbott
Rolf Hagenmaier

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Your Computer</cite> magazine

The Twilight of Briareus by Richard Cowper, Gollancz1974

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Twilight of Briareus</cite> by Richard Cowper, Gollancz

Western Birds. An Audubon Handbook by John Farrand Jr.1988

Massimo Vignelli
Dix Type

Contributed by Spencer Lachmanec

<cite>Western Birds. An Audubon Handbook</cite> by John Farrand Jr.

“If you can’t do it properly” poster2026

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

“If you can’t do it properly” poster

Bill Godbout Electronics advert in BYTE magazine1975

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Bill Godbout Electronics advert in <cite>BYTE</cite> magazine

Textual no. 9, December 19741974

Jesús Ruiz Durand

Contributed by Samuel Garijo

<cite>Textual</cite> no. 9, December 1974

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard video game2017

Capcom

Contributed by Alex Nguyen

<cite>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</cite> video game

D’un seul souffle. Claire Tabouretc. 2025

Lisa Sturacci

Contributed by 205TF

<cite>D’un seul souffle. Claire Tabouret</cite>

10 Years of Barbershop Champions album art1960

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>10 Years of Barbershop Champions</cite> album art

Marty Supreme ephemera (fan art)2026

Connor Mikita

Contributed by Connor Mikita

<cite>Marty Supreme</cite> ephemera (fan art)

Palmolive magazine ad1928

unknown

Contributed by fangly

Palmolive magazine ad

Batman: The Animated Series, season 1 episode title cards1992

Eric Radomski

Contributed by fangly

<cite>Batman: The Animated Series</cite>, season 1 episode title cards

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Washington Square Press)1962

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire</cite> (Washington Square Press)

Prince Douglas – Dub Roots album art1980

Leslie A. Moore

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

Prince Douglas – <cite>Dub Roots </cite>album art

Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang – Taxi Connection album art1983

Lloyd Robinson

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang – <cite>Taxi Connection</cite> album art

The Incredible Melting Man Super 8 film reel coverc. 1977

unknown

Contributed by William Kenny

<cite>The Incredible Melting Man</cite> Super 8 film reel cover

The Looking Glass Murder by Anthony Gilbert, Pyramid1968

unknown
Lou Marchetti

Photo(s) on Flickr.

<cite>The Looking Glass Murder</cite> by Anthony Gilbert, Pyramid

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