Pioneered by Letraset in 1961,
dry
transfer lettering (a.k.a. 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. Watch a how-to
video and Dan Rhatigan’s
talk about the social impact. See also: lettering
from alphabet sample.
Other manufacturers include Abifol/Jürafix/Typofix
(Typopress, GDR), Alfac (Decadry),
Apcoset
(Armenian typefaces, made in Germany), Artype
(Trans-Artype, USA), Chartpak
(Deca-Dry,
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, More…
Pioneered by Letraset in 1961, dry transfer lettering (a.k.a. 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. Watch a how-to video and Dan Rhatigan’s talk about the social impact. See also: lettering from alphabet sample.
Other manufacturers include Abifol/Jürafix/Typofix (Typopress, GDR), Alfac (Decadry), Apcoset (Armenian typefaces, made in Germany), Artype (Trans-Artype, USA), Chartpak (Deca-Dry, 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).
