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Abril Text (19)
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Foundries

Designers

Morris Fuller Benton

Release Date

1908

Sources

Info

News Gothic in use

Vertigo opening titles1958

Saul Bass

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Fact magazine covers1964

Herb Lubalin
Tom Carnase

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Blog

The Histomap: Four Thousand Years Of World History1931

John B. Sparks

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Sponsor

Happy Frame of Mind by Horace Parlan1963

Reid Miles

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Interstellar movie posters and main title2014

BLT Communications
Concept Arts

Contributed by Rob Hudson

<cite>Interstellar</cite> movie posters and main title

Staff Pick

Cornbread by Lee Morgan1965

Reid Miles

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

AIA Guide to New York City, 19691969

Herb Lubalin
Fran Elfenbein
Jerome Kuhl

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Dippin’ by Hank Mobley1965

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Staff Pick

Love of Apples1961

Gene Federico

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Combination Gothic (Sample unavailable)

Achtung: Berlin Symposium at the Yale School of Architecture2013

Jessica Svendsen

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Industrial Design Magazine (1955–63)1955

James S. Ward
Mathilde Lourie
Peter Bradford

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Industrial Design</cite> Magazine (1955–63)

Staff Pick

The Movie Title Stills Collection

Christian Annyas

Contributed by Stephen Coles

A Scandal in Paris movie ad1946

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>A Scandal in Paris</cite> movie ad

Staff Pick

Kafka im Künstlerbuch2015

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Castle Books edition1965

Roy Kuhlamn

Contributed by Annie Szafranski

DI-CEL Cartons ad1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Thirteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis1969

John Gorham

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Thirteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis</cite>

Byrdland by Charlie Byrd1966

John Berg

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan1964

Reid Miles

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Sidewinder</cite> by Lee Morgan

Self-Conscious Cowboy Medicine2015

Jesse Marsolais

Contributed by Jesse Marsolais

Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel1966

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

It’s-It

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

The 45th Annual of Advertising & Editorial Art & Design of the Arts Directors Club of New York1966

Mo Lebowitz

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

VGC Typeface Design Competition Announcement1964

Herb Lubalin
Aaron Burns

Photo(s) by Nick Sherman on Flickr.

Staff Pick

ATF Type-of-the-Month Card1958

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Ibsen: The Last Plays1967

George Maas

Contributed by Stephen Coles

ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions2017

Maria Nicholas

Contributed by Maria Nicholas

<cite>ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions</cite>

anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Newsweek covers, 19651965

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Aniara: A Review of Man in Time and Space, first American hardcover1963

Contributed by Stephen Coles

You Better Sit Down Kids b/w Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) by Cher1967

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Reflections of a Russian Statesman, Ann Arbor Paperbacks edition1965

Quentin Fiore

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Reflections of a Russian Statesman</cite>, Ann Arbor Paperbacks edition

Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Polydor)1968

David King

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Electric Ladyland</cite> by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Polydor)

Indians of the United Statesc. 1967

Al Nagy

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Century (ATF) (Sample unavailable)

Design Research2010

Contributed by Alisa Aronson

Digital Precision CRT Display Type 30 Manual1964

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Sears Toy Book, 19631963

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Thomas Mann, The Ironic German, Meridian Books edition1961

Elaine Lustig Cohen

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Ford Pinto ad: “In your wallet, you’ll know it’s right”1971

Photo(s) by “SenseiAlan” on Flickr.

The African Beat by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble1962

Reid Miles

Contributed by Martin LAVIELLE

<cite>The African Beat</cite> by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble

Ben Sherman Website

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Yale Architecture Poster2012

Pentagram
Michael Bierut
Laitsz Ho

Contributed by Indra Kupferschmid

A Computer Glossary, or, coming to terms with the data processing machine1968

Eames Office

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Shostakovitch Symphony No. 51954

Contributed by Rob Hudson

<cite>Shostakovitch Symphony No. 5</cite>

The Six Comforts2015

Sarah Clayton
Christopher Gustave

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Weak and Wicked by Al James1961

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“Eye Shade” ad for Joseph Magnin1958

Marget Larsen

Contributed by Stephen Coles

ABBA logo and album art1976

Rune Soderqvist

Contributed by Alex Bury

Roger Williams – “Songs of the Fabulous Fifties”1960

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Smokey Bones website2011

Push
Welikesmall

Contributed by Webtype

¡Tres Mosqueteros! mock movie poster2010

Chad Mazolla

Contributed by Nick Sherman

<cite>¡Tres Mosqueteros!</cite> mock movie poster

Nick Cave – HEARD•NY2013

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Penguin Science Survey 19611961

FHK Henrion

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Newsweek, Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2012 (Mad Men)2012

Dirk Barnett
Lindsay Ballant

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Newsweek</cite>, Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2012 (Mad Men)

AT&T ad: “Wife Preservers”1967

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Eye, No. 7 Vol. 2, 19921992

Stephen Coates

Contributed by Stephen Coles

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Designers

Release Date

Related Typefaces

Sources

Info

News Gothic in use

Vertigo opening titles1958

Fact magazine covers1964

The Histomap: Four Thousand Years Of World History1931

Happy Frame of Mind by Horace Parlan1963

Interstellar movie posters and main title2014

Cornbread by Lee Morgan1965

AIA Guide to New York City, 19691969

Dippin’ by Hank Mobley1965

Love of Apples1961

Achtung: Berlin Symposium at the Yale School of Architecture2013

Industrial Design Magazine (1955–63)1955

The Movie Title Stills Collection

A Scandal in Paris movie ad1946

Kafka im Künstlerbuch2015

The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Castle Books edition1965

DI-CEL Cartons ad1960

Thirteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis1969

Byrdland by Charlie Byrd1966

The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan1964

Self-Conscious Cowboy Medicine2015

Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel1966

It’s-It

The 45th Annual of Advertising & Editorial Art & Design of the Arts Directors Club of New York1966

VGC Typeface Design Competition Announcement1964

ATF Type-of-the-Month Card1958

Ibsen: The Last Plays1967

ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions2017

anCnoc Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Newsweek covers, 19651965

Aniara: A Review of Man in Time and Space, first American hardcover1963

You Better Sit Down Kids b/w Mama (When My Dollies Have Babies) by Cher1967

Reflections of a Russian Statesman, Ann Arbor Paperbacks edition1965

Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Polydor)1968

Indians of the United Statesc. 1967

Design Research2010

Digital Precision CRT Display Type 30 Manual1964

Sears Toy Book, 19631963

Thomas Mann, The Ironic German, Meridian Books edition1961

Ford Pinto ad: “In your wallet, you’ll know it’s right”1971

The African Beat by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble1962

Ben Sherman Website

Yale Architecture Poster2012

A Computer Glossary, or, coming to terms with the data processing machine1968

Shostakovitch Symphony No. 51954

The Six Comforts2015

Weak and Wicked by Al James1961

“Eye Shade” ad for Joseph Magnin1958

ABBA logo and album art1976

Roger Williams – “Songs of the Fabulous Fifties”1960

Smokey Bones website2011

¡Tres Mosqueteros! mock movie poster2010

Nick Cave – HEARD•NY2013

Penguin Science Survey 19611961

Newsweek, Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2012 (Mad Men)2012

AT&T ad: “Wife Preservers”1967

Eye, No. 7 Vol. 2, 19921992