Collective entry for two similar phototype designs.
Epic is listed in a 1969 Lettergraphics catalog in
four all-caps styles: Epic, E. Solid, E. Outline, E. Shaded. Allan Haley claims to
be the designer of Epic Shaded. A 1976 catalog
additionally shows a lowercase. [Lettergraphics 1976]
Hollywood by FotoStar/Facsimile Fonts is a very similar design
without lowercase. It is listed in in three styles:
Hollywood (solid w/ outlined shade),
H. Outline (outlined
letter & shade), H. Shaded (solid shade). [Berthold 1974] The same series is shown
in Homage to the Alphabet as Cinema
(One = Shaded, Two = Outline, Three = regular). [Phil’s Photo 1985] Film Cinema
Shaded is credited for a 1977 use [AIGA].
Castcraft has a digital version of a shadowless style as
OPTICinema Solid.
To add confusion, Castcraft shows both Epic and
Hollywood/Cinema as “Cinema” [More…
Collective entry for two similar phototype designs.
Epic is listed in a 1969 Lettergraphics catalog in four all-caps styles: Epic, E. Solid, E. Outline, E. Shaded. Allan Haley claims to be the designer of Epic Shaded. A 1976 catalog additionally shows a lowercase. [Lettergraphics 1976]
Hollywood by FotoStar/Facsimile Fonts is a very similar design without lowercase. It is listed in in three styles: Hollywood (solid w/ outlined shade), H. Outline (outlined letter & shade), H. Shaded (solid shade). [Berthold 1974] The same series is shown in Homage to the Alphabet as Cinema (One = Shaded, Two = Outline, Three = regular). [Phil’s Photo 1985] Film Cinema Shaded is credited for a 1977 use [AIGA]. Castcraft has a digital version of a shadowless style as OPTICinema Solid.
To add confusion, Castcraft shows both Epic and Hollywood/Cinema as “Cinema” [Castcraft 1978]. Both series have wide round alternates for CEGOQ, Hollywood/Cinema additionally for S. In Epic’s E, the bar is higher and the inner shadow meets the lower curve, see the sample. Other differences in Epic include the Q (shorter interior bar), the U (asymmetrical), and the ampersand.
