Robert Hunter Middleton

Type design director at Ludlow. Biography by Allan Haley in U&lc, 1992.

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Typefaces:
- Tempo (42)
- Coronet (12)
- Radiant (9)
- Karnak (8)
- Umbra (Ludlow) (8)
- Mandate (7)
- Eden (6)
- Record Gothic (5)
- Ludlow Black (3)
- NYT Karnak (3)
- Stellar (3)
- Delphian (2)
- Radiant Extra Condensed (2)
- Stencil (Ludlow) (2)
- Cameo (1)
- FB Garamond (1)
- Mayfair (1)
- Square Gothic (1)
- Wave (1)
- Admiral Script
- Ashkelon NF
- Bodoni Black Condensed
- Bodoni Campanile
- Cloister Open Face
- Coffee Script
- More…
- Florentine Cursive
- Formal Script
- Garamond (Ludlow)
- Lafayette Extra Condensed
- Middleton Brush
- Nicolas Jenson
- Samson
- Less…

Uses of typefaces by Robert Hunter Middleton

Edition Onepage N°19, “Gedicht gegen die Angst”2019

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Edition Onepage N°19, “Gedicht gegen die Angst”

Staff Pick

“Vote Carefully!” postcardc. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Josh Korwin

Staff Pick

Shock paperback series by Richard Matheson (Dell)1966

Norman Adams
Tom Ryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Shock</cite> paperback series by Richard Matheson (Dell)

Sponsor

Vita Nova by Louise Glück (Echo Press)1999

Michael Ian Kaye

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Vita Nova</cite> by Louise Glück (<span>Echo Press)</span>

Viennese Waltzes (Merit) album art1952

Einhorn

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Viennese Waltzes</cite> (Merit) album art

Marty Robbins – The Return Of The Gunfighter album art1963

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Marty Robbins – <cite>The Return Of The Gunfighter</cite> album art

Sibelius: Finlandia / Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol album art1952

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Sibelius: <cite>Finlandia</cite> / Rimsky-Korsakov: <cite>Capriccio Espagnol</cite> album art

The Best Loved Overtures of Weber (Plymouth) album art

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>The Best Loved Overtures of Weber</cite> (Plymouth) album art

Queen – News of the World album art1977

Frank Kelly Freas
Cream

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Queen – <cite>News of the World</cite> album art

Postcard by Flair, Inc., Portland, Oregonc. 1950

Photo(s) by The Cardboard America Archives on Flickr.

An Evening At The Opera (Plymouth) album artc. 1955

Otto Rado

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>An Evening At The Opera</cite> (Plymouth) album art

Conquêtes spatiales. Où vivrons-nous demain ?2020

Bureau 205

Contributed by 205TF

<cite>Conquêtes spatiales. Où vivrons-nous demain</cite><span class="nbsp"> </span><cite>?</cite>

Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven Symphony #7 album artc. 1952

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra – <cite>Beethoven Symphony #7</cite> album art

Slim Clark – Western Songs album art1952

Roots

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Slim Clark – <cite>Western Songs</cite> album art

We Have Just Begun to Serve: American Red Cross (Brooklyn Chapter) annual report1944

American Red Cross

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>We Have Just Begun to Serve</cite>: American Red Cross (Brooklyn Chapter) annual report

“Pow!” poster2019

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Staff Pick

Blue Hawaii – Billy Mure and His Orchestrac. 1965

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Blue Hawaii</cite> – Billy Mure and His Orchestra

Australia (2008) titles2008

Catherine Martin
Chris Godfrey

Contributed by J.R. Donaldson

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1975)1975

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Clip Books of Line Art</cite>, Volk (1975)

Staff Pick

Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata – Walter Schneiderhan & Erich Bergc. 1952

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata</cite> – Walter Schneiderhan & Erich Berg

Liszt / Beethoven / Mendelssohn – Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra1952

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<span><cite><span> Liszt / </span> <span> Beethoven / </span> </cite><span><cite> Mendelssohn</cite> – </span> <span> Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra</span></span>

Prokofiev Plays (Klavier Records)1974

Tri-Arts

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Prokofiev Plays</cite> (Klavier Records)

Romeo and Juliet – Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestrac. 1950

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Romeo and Juliet</cite> – Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra

Communists and the People by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn1953

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

<cite>Communists and the People</cite> by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Around the Fur – Deftones1997

Rick Kosick
Kevin Reagan

Contributed by Szynszyl97

“Vegetables” sign, Duda’s Farm Storec. 2019

unknown

Contributed by Kyle Anderson

Fifth Planet by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle (Fawcett)1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Fifth Planet</cite> by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle (Fawcett)

Voulez-vous CHA-CHA?: French Cha-cha 1960–19642019

Virginie Morgand

Contributed by Pauline Nuñez

<cite>Voulez-vous CHA-CHA?: French Cha-cha 1960–1964</cite>

Staff Pick

Nick Waterhouse – Nick Waterhouse album art2019

Niall McCormack

Contributed by Mark Davis

<cite>Nick Waterhouse</cite> – Nick Waterhouse album art

1972 George McGovern Campaign bumper stickers1971

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

1972 George McGovern Campaign bumper stickers

Grocery ads in Oxnard Press-Courier1958

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Grocery ads in <cite>Oxnard Press-Courier</cite>

Staff Pick

Symphony #100 in G by Haydn (Merit Records)c. 1950

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Symphony #100 in G</cite> by Haydn (Merit Records)

Polskie Kolędy: Polish Christmas Carols album art

Richard DiLello

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Polskie Kolędy: Polish Christmas Carols </cite>album art

New York Daily News front pages (1939–85)c. 1939

New York Daily News

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>New York Daily News</cite> front pages (1939–85)

Staff Pick

Sears Fine Food ad1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Bing Sings The Hits – Bing Crosby1954

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Bing Sings The Hits</cite> – Bing Crosby

The Best Of – Sir Douglas Quintet1966

Harry Farmlett

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Best Of</cite> – Sir Douglas Quintet

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – Going to a Go‑Go1965

unknown

Contributed by Tomovox Myers

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – <cite>Going to a Go‑Go</cite>

Cream – “I Feel Free” / “N.S.U.”1967

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Isaac Goldmann Company adsc. 1960

Aaron Burns

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Zia Motel – Gallup, New Mexico

unknown

Photo(s) by cardboardamerica@gmail.com Jordan Smith on Flickr.

Typographic Summer Program poster2018

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Staff Pick

The Cinema of Luis Buñuel by Freddy Buache1973

Contributed by Hairy Lime

<cite>The Cinema of Luis Buñuel</cite> by Freddy Buache

They Live movie titles1988

Pacific Title
John Carpenter

Contributed by Toshi Omagari

Ed-U-Cards alphabet flash cardsc. 1968

Ed-U-Cards

Photo(s) by Groove is in the Art on Flickr.

The Band Of The Welsh Guards ‎– God Bless The Prince Of Wales / The Princess of Wales1981

Michael Breese

Contributed by The Downstairs Lounge

The Band Of The Welsh Guards ‎– <cite>God Bless The Prince Of Wales / The Princess of Wales</cite>

The New York Times Book Review, March 26, 20172017

Erik Carter
Matt Dorfman

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>The New York Times</cite> Book Review, March 26, 2017

Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits album art1964

Don Bronstein

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits</cite> album art

Restatement of the Lawc. 1965

Contributed by Dan Reynolds

Hold, Sold, & 2nd Grade Butterfatc. 1970

Barry Madigan Corp.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Blog

The New York Times ad campaign: The Truth Is Hard2017

Droga5

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>The New York Times</cite> ad campaign: <cite>The Truth Is Hard</cite>

Staff Pick

C’est Chic1978

Contributed by Getulio Vargas

Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite1950

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra – <cite>Grand Canyon Suite</cite>

You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues by Junior Parker1971

Daniel Cooper-Bey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues</cite> by Junior Parker

Miehle Presses ad: “Accepted Standard Throughout the World”1950

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Rhapsody in Blue (Columbia Records, 1942)1942

Alex Steinweiss

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Rhapsody in Blue</cite> (Columbia Records, 1942)

Staff Pick

ABC 1974 Fall Preview1974

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“Fantastic!” ad for Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John & Bernie Taupin1975

Contributed by Nick Sherman

“Fantastic!” ad for <cite>Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy</cite> by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Staff Pick

The Dallas Times Herald, Nov 22, 19631963

Contributed by Bob Allen

<cite>The Dallas Times Herald</cite>, Nov 22, 1963

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