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

Hold, Sold, & 2nd Grade Butterfatc. 1970

Barry Madigan Corp.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Blog

Grocery ads in Oxnard Press-Courier1958

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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

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Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1975)1975

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Sponsor

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)

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The Cinema of Luis Buñuel by Freddy Buache1973

Contributed by Hairy Lime

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

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

Virginie Morgand

Contributed by Pauline Nuñez

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“Pow!” poster2019

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

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The Cave ticket1966

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Vote Carefully!” postcardc. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Josh Korwin

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Wolverine Post Card Club postcard1955

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

A week in concertsc. 1972

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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Zia Motel – Gallup, New Mexico

unknown

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

The Blues release sheet1939

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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

Contributed by Nick Sherman

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Record Gothic fictional in-use samplesc. 1960

Ludlow Typograph Co.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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Kodak Graphic Arts Handbook, 1st Edition1955

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Velvet Underground & Nico1967

Acy Lehman
Andy Warhol

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Velvet Underground & Nico</cite>

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Jamming in Jazz concert poster1945

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Monk: Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster by Thelonious Monk Quartets1958

Reid Miles
Andy Warhol
Julia Warhola

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Monk: Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster </cite>by Thelonious Monk Quartets

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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>

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Mi MoMA!

Scott Massey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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“2nd Grade Butterfat” Tag

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Dylan Stuart business cards

The Counter Press

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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US, The paperback magazine covers1969

Contributed by Nick Sherman

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American Manhood covers1952

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, Harvest/HBJ Booksc. 1974

Rubin Pfeffer

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Cosmicomics</cite> by Italo Calvino, Harvest/HBJ Books

C’est Chic1978

Contributed by Getulio Vargas

Ed-U-Cards alphabet flash cardsc. 1968

Ed-U-Cards

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

Typographic Summer Program poster2018

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

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3 Little Kittens Cat Food ad1954

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Mille Bornes Card Game (1960 Parker Brothers Bilingual Edition)1960

Joseph Le Callennec

Contributed by Chris Purcell

Mille Bornes Card Game (1960 Parker Brothers Bilingual Edition)

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ABC 1974 Fall Preview1974

Robert Abel & Associates

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The New York Times Book Review, March 26, 20172017

Erik Carter
Matt Dorfman

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

They Live movie titles1988

Pacific Title
John Carpenter

Contributed by Toshi Omagari

Cream – “I Feel Free” / “N.S.U.”1967

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Australia (2008) titles2008

Catherine Martin
Chris Godfrey

Contributed by J.R. Donaldson

The New York Times Article Redesign (May 2013)2013

The New York Times

Contributed by Robin Rendle

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Oli Caimari

unknown

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

Crystaluxe letterhead1941

Robert A. Williams

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Commodore tickets1980

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Nick Waterhouse – Nick Waterhouse album art2019

Niall McCormack

Contributed by Mark Davis

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

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

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. Poems About Food and Drink2003

Carol Devine Carson
Abby Weintraub

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. Poems About Food and Drink</cite>

Rhapsody in Blue (Columbia Records, 1942)1942

Alex Steinweiss

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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1972 George McGovern Campaign bumper stickers1971

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Around the Fur – Deftones1997

Rick Kosick
Kevin Reagan

Contributed by Szynszyl97

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>

Shock paperback series by Richard Matheson (Dell)1966

Norman Adams
Tom Ryan

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Philosophy of Literary Form1973

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Art of Ian Bow: “Portrait of a Painter”1954

Photo(s) by Ben Mitchell on Flickr.

John Dawson Winter III ‎by Johnny Winter1974

Teresa Alfieri

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>John Dawson Winter III</cite> ‎by Johnny Winter

Ludlow ad for the Radiant type family1948

Ludlow Typograph Co.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Taylor-Made Rule Co. ad: “A Bargain Always”1948

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds social graphics2015

Vi-An Nguyen

Contributed by Vi-An Nguyen

<cite>But Enough About Me</cite> by Burt Reynolds social graphics

Isaac Goldmann Company adsc. 1960

Aaron Burns

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Sears Fine Food ad1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Marty Robbins – The Return Of The Gunfighter album art1963

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

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

Otto Rado

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Queen – News of the World album art1977

Frank Kelly Freas
Cream

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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