Pioneered by Letraset in 1961,
dry
transfer lettering (AKA instant lettering, rub-on, rubdown, or
press type), empowered designers (especially amateurs) to cheaply
and quickly set type without needing traditional type or composing
equipment. See a how-to
video and Dan Rhatigan’s
talk about the social impact.
Other manufacturers include Abifol/Jürafix/Typofix
(Typopress, GDR), Alfac (Decadry),
Apcoset
(Armenian typefaces, made in Germany), Artype, Chartpak
(Velvet
Touch, USA), DYMO (Transplus),
Formatt
(USA), GeoType, Kalgraf (Poland), Mecanorma
(Normatype, France), Prestype,
Propisot (Czechoslovakia), Rapitype
(Graphic Systems, UK), R41 (Reber,
Italy; also distributed by Edding, Germany),
Typophane More…
Pioneered by Letraset in 1961, dry transfer lettering (AKA instant lettering, rub-on, rubdown, or press type), empowered designers (especially amateurs) to cheaply and quickly set type without needing traditional type or composing equipment. See a how-to video and Dan Rhatigan’s talk about the social impact.
Other manufacturers include Abifol/Jürafix/Typofix (Typopress, GDR), Alfac (Decadry), Apcoset (Armenian typefaces, made in Germany), Artype, Chartpak (Velvet Touch, USA), DYMO (Transplus), Formatt (USA), GeoType, Kalgraf (Poland), Mecanorma (Normatype, France), Prestype, Propisot (Czechoslovakia), Rapitype (Graphic Systems, UK), R41 (Reber, Italy; also distributed by Edding, Germany), Typophane (Deberny & Peignot, France), and Zipatone (USA).
