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    <title>Alexander Girard</title>
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      <title><![CDATA[“The end of the plain plane, explained” ad by Braniff International (1966)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Photo(s)  by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.<br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/40672/the-end-of-the-plain-plane-explained-ad-by-br"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/141/140413/upto-700xauto/69b5714e/51233944225_290909a431_4k.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bartsol/51233944225/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.flickr.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “goudyoldstyle”</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4101/goudy-oldstyle"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/renders/36/4101/400/4/69ef736f/goudy-oldstyle.png"/></a><br/><br/><p>Several styles of <strong><a target="_self" class="entity-link" href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4101/goudy-oldstyle" data-entity-code-id="4101" data-entity-code-type="TypeEntity">Goudy Oldstyle</a></strong> were used for this ad from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braniff_International_Airways">Braniff International</a>’s “End of the Plain Plane” campaign. From Wikipedia:</p>

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<p>Braniff Airways, Inc., operating as Braniff International Airways, from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until closure, was an American airline that flew air carrier operations from 1928 until 1982 […]</p>

<p>To overhaul the Braniff image, Lawrence hired Jack Tinker and Partners, who assigned advertising executive Mary Wells – later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wells_Lawrence">Mary Wells Lawrence</a> after her November, 1967 marriage to Harding Lawrence in Paris – as account leader. First on the agenda was to overhaul Braniff's public image – including the red, white, and blue “El Dorado Super Jet“ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_livery">livery</a> which Wells saw as “staid”. New Mexico architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Girard">Alexander Girard</a>, Italian fashion designer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Pucci">Emilio Pucci</a>, and shoe designer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Levine_(Fashion_designer)">Beth Levine</a> were hired, and with this new talent Braniff began the “End of the Plain Plane” campaign.</p>

<p>At Girard’s recommendation the old livery was dropped in favor of a single color on each plane, selected from a palette of bright hues like “Chocolate Brown” and “Metallic Purple.” He favored a small “BI” logo and small titles. Braniff engineering and Braniff’s advertising department modified Girard's colors, enlarged the “BI” logo, and added white wings and tails. This, ironically, was based on the 1930s Braniff “Vega” Schemes, which also carried colorful paint with white wings and tails. The new “jelly bean“ fleet carried such colors as beige, ochre, orange, turquoise, baby blue, medium blue, lemon yellow, and lavender.</p>
</blockquote><br/><br/>This post was originally published at <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/40672/the-end-of-the-plain-plane-explained-ad-by-br">Fonts In Use</a><hr/>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alexander Girard monogram business card (fictional)]]></title>
      <link>https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Contributed by <a href="/contributors/18401/atp-design">Audrey Taylor Palmer</a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/75123/upto-700xauto/69b5347e/1/png/Business+Card+Mockup+01-Recovered.png"/></a><br/><br/><i><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4/futura"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/renders/1/4/400/4/6a006fe7/futura.png"/></a><br/><br/><p>This rapid assignment was to design a 2–3 color monogram for a randomly assigned current or historical figure. The monogram was to be applied to a business card for the person, in my case architect and designer, <a href="http://girardstudio.com">Alexander Girard</a>. For my monogram and business card I drew inspiration from Girard’s personally designed typeface and textile pattern designs.</p><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/75125/upto-700xauto/69b5347e/1/png/26-27_Page_1.png"/></a><br/><br/><i><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/75124/upto-700xauto/69b5347e/1/png/27.png"/></a><br/><br/><i><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/75126/upto-700xauto/69b5347e/1/png/BW-13.png"/></a><br/><br/><i><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><br/>This post was originally published at <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/23323/alexander-girard-monogram-business-card-ficti">Fonts In Use</a><hr/>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Audrey Taylor Palmer</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alexander Girard Memory Game (AMMO Edition)]]></title>
      <link>https://fontsinuse.com/uses/4144/alexander-girard-memory-game-ammo-edition</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Contributed by <a href="/contributors/4/stephen-coles">Stephen Coles</a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/4144/alexander-girard-memory-game-ammo-edition"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/12696/upto-700xauto/69b3cbf7/1/jpeg/9146722969_85dc8f0649_h.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiosmith/sets/72157634347004087/with/9146722969/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.flickr.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">© AMMO Books, Photo by Barry Smith</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/31437/girard-script"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/1/680/440/4/570e2050/girard-script.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/7688/girard-slab"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/1/679/440/4/570e2050/girard-slab.png"/></a><br/><br/><p>
	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Girard">Alexander Girard</a>&rsquo;s work as a memory game designed by Gloria Fowler and published by&nbsp;<a href="http://ammobooks.com/collections/kids/products/alexander-girard-memory-game">AMMO Books</a>.</p><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/4144/alexander-girard-memory-game-ammo-edition"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/use-media/12697/upto-700xauto/69b3cbf7/1/jpeg/9781934429761.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">© AMMO Books</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><br/>This post was originally published at <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/4144/alexander-girard-memory-game-ammo-edition">Fonts In Use</a><hr/>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Stephen Coles</author>
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