Origin unclear. Apparently an adaptation of Milton Glaser’s
Baby
Fat Black (in or before 1966), but without lowercase.
Differences most notable in ‘JQ14&’ and the left shadow of
round glyphs. Used already
in 1969, alongside typefaces by Filmotype. Shown in Fürst’s 1970 catalog as
Buxom, without source credits. Shown by VGC with numerical code
M-18 [VGC 1972], indicating it was copied from
Filmotype. Shown in the
5th revised edition (1976) of Lettera 2 as
Buxom, with (likely erroneous) Headliners credit and a “ca. 1970” date. [Lettera 2] Adopted by Letraset in their
Letragraphica range as Fat Shadow. [Letraset 1976]
Shown as Buxom [undated (post-1981) FotoStar
catalog] and as Baby Fat Black. [Phil’s 1980]
Typeshop shows a second style, Buxom Full, with solid
shade. [Typeshop c.1977]
“Robert Trogman originally designed Buxom for Fotostar in 1975
with lettering from Herman Spinadel.” [MyFonts] More…
Origin unclear. Apparently an adaptation of Milton Glaser’s Baby Fat Black (in or before 1966), but without lowercase. Differences most notable in ‘JQ14&’ and the left shadow of round glyphs. Used already in 1969, alongside typefaces by Filmotype. Shown in Fürst’s 1970 catalog as Buxom, without source credits. Shown by VGC with numerical code M-18 [VGC 1972], indicating it was copied from Filmotype. Shown in the 5th revised edition (1976) of Lettera 2 as Buxom, with (likely erroneous) Headliners credit and a “ca. 1970” date. [Lettera 2] Adopted by Letraset in their Letragraphica range as Fat Shadow. [Letraset 1976] Shown as Buxom [undated (post-1981) FotoStar catalog] and as Baby Fat Black. [Phil’s 1980] Typeshop shows a second style, Buxom Full, with solid shade. [Typeshop c.1977]
“Robert Trogman originally designed Buxom for Fotostar in 1975 with lettering from Herman Spinadel.” [MyFonts] At least the date can’t be correct, see above. “Another Facsimile Font original produced in the offices of FotoStar International. The lettering artist was Herman Spinadel a retired New York designer. His work also appears in the Photo Lettering, Inc. catalog.” [Robert Trogman]
Digital versions available from ITC, URW (with Outline style), and Elsner+Flake. See also Keepon Truckin NF.
