Edwin W. Shaar

Born in 1906 [Klingspor-Museum] or 1915 and worked as a designer and art director assistant for the Lanston Monotype company, before becoming an art director at Intertype. — Linotype

Typefaces:
- Futura Extra Bold (27)
- Flash (23)
- Nuptial (3)
- Futura Script (2)
- Gazette
- Imperial
- Valiant

Uses of typefaces by Edwin W. Shaar

Aporita column in Tahidromos magazine1980

unknown

Contributed by Maria Paganopoulou

Aporita column in <cite>Tahidromos</cite> magazine

In the Flesh by Clive Barker (Poseidon)1987

Fred Marcellino

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>In the Flesh</cite> by Clive Barker (Poseidon)

Roxette – “Church of Your Heart” single cover1992

Lars Nordin

Contributed by Thomas Evensson

Sponsor

Roxette – Joyride album cover1991

Kjell Andersson
Roxette

Contributed by Thomas Evensson

Roxette – <cite>Joyride</cite> album cover

Joey Zen – “Strike Me Down” music video and promo graphics2021

Austin Sellars
Good Enough Forever
47 Eyez On Me

Contributed by Austin Sellars

Joey Zen – “Strike Me Down” music video and promo graphics

Den2020

Philippe Dionne Bussières

Contributed by Philippe Dionne Bussières

Van Halen – “Jump” / “House Of Pain” single sleeve and 1984 album cover1983

Margo Nahas
Jay Vigon
Richard Seireeni

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology (Random House, 1973 and Ballantine, 1974)c. 1973

John Sposato
Frank Kelly Freas

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) graphicsc. 1969

Contributed by Owen Gardner

Pelo magazine logo and covers (1970–2001)c. 1970

Juan Bernardo Arruabarrena
Juan Carlos Piña

Contributed by Felix Nic

Staff Pick

“Gönn Dir was Gutes”, Fleischer-Fachgeschäft Raab, Limburg

Contributed by Christopher Bergmann

The Stranglers band logo and early record sleevesc. 1976

Kevin Sparrow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Outer Space Sounds of Urban Zotel album cover2020

Urban Zotel

Contributed by Urban Zotel

Germs Make Me Sick! by Melvin Berger; 1985, 1995, 2015 editionsc. 1985

Marylin Hafner

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

<cite>Germs Make Me Sick!</cite> by Melvin Berger; 1985, 1995, 2015 editions

Ender’s Game series book covers1986

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Ender’s Game </cite>series book covers

Schuhhaus van den Eynden, Nettetal

Photo(s) by isoletters on Flickr.

The Cars – “Double Life” / “All I Can Do” German single cover1979

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

The Cars – “Double Life” / “All I Can Do” German single cover

NASA: The Space Storyc. 1979

NASA

Contributed by Ezra Fike

The Candy Bar And The Spearmint Twist1959

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“Big Lang at BYU” magazine illustration2017

Brigham Young University

Contributed by Darden Studio

Doctor Who Action Transfers by Letraset1976

Letraset

Contributed by Hee Jin

“So Damn Funky” – Mosey x Bonita2018

Sweet Studio

Contributed by mikel antonio

“German Bold Italic” – Towa Tei ft. Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono1997

Tycoon Graphics
Towa Tei

Contributed by Thiago

“German Bold Italic” – Towa Tei ft. Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono

Staff Pick

Conways Photosetting adc. 1974

Conways

Contributed by Mathieu Triay

Droïds – “The Force” German and Italian single covers1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

La Briacinec. 2017

Contributed by Malou Messien

ELEVE Berlin posterc. 2017

Sjoerd de Ridder

Contributed by Sjoerd de Ridder

Age of Empires logos1997

Ensemble Studios

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Bon Appétit, September 20172017

Kristin Eddington
Alaina Sullivan
Rosie Naberezny

Contributed by Chris Purcell

Child’s View by Nobukazu Takemura1994

Kazuhiko Komoda

Contributed by Timothée Goguely

Pale Saints — In Ribbons album art1992

Vaughan Oliver
Chris Bigg

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Pale Saints — <cite>In Ribbons </cite>album art

La Souterraine poster seriesc. 2015

Brest Brest Brest

Contributed by 205TF

Staff Pick

Commodores – “Still” German single cover1979

Contributed by Garrison Martin

See Red poster: self defencec. 1980

See Red Women’s Workshop

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Smash Hits magazine logos (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985)c. 1978

Steve Bush

Contributed by Giles Booth

Staff Pick

Nintendo Entertainment System NES Classic Edition packaging2016

Contributed by Choo Kwang Zhee

Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin album art1968

George Hardie

Contributed by Neil Priddey

Led Zeppelin – <cite>Led Zeppelin</cite> album art

Melvins – Bullhead album art1991

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Melvins – <cite>Bullhead</cite> album art

Maclean’s, Oct 5, 20152015

Photo(s) by Joe Clark on Flickr.

Black Lace – “Agadoo” single coverc. 1984

Contributed by Robert Pariseau

Let’s Talk Type! from Metropolis newspaper1977

Mark Simonson
Metropolis Weekly Newspaper

Contributed by Mark Simonson

<cite>Let’s Talk Type! </cite>from <cite>Metropolis </cite>newspaper

Staff Pick

Strength Thru Oi! album art1981

unknown

Contributed by Ben Anslow

<cite>Strength Thru Oi!</cite> album art

Stanford Torus by Oracles2014

YAWN

Contributed by yawn

Talc Magazine2013

Edward Vince
Vince & Son

Contributed by Shiva Nallaperumal

The Big Kill by Mickey Spillane1951

Lu Kimmel

Photo(s) by Steve on Flickr.

Master of the House by Lilian Peake1974

Bern Smith

Photo(s) by Steve on Flickr.

Church: 3rd Birthday2014

Winter-Hébert

Contributed by Nathaniel Hebert

Working at the Maize1953

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Crash by J.G. Ballard (Triad / Panther Books, 1985)1985

James Marsh

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Depeche Mode – “See You” and “The Meaning Of Love” single covers1982

Moritz Reichelt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Spirit of Sun Myung Moon book cover1976

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Murder Can’t Stop by W.T. Ballard1953

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Cichy Zaułek movie poster1984

Witold Dybowski

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Washington State Lottery2011

Cole & Weber
Sasha Barr

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

The Chop Shop

Ptarmak

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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