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Overseen by Robert Harling, Stephenson Blake’s reinterpretation of 19th-century French Antique wood type [Millington 2002]. Slightly narrower than Caslon’s French Antique but not as compressed as Page’s. Copied by Baltotype as Trylon, with added shaded styles, see Trylon Shaded.

Face’s phototype version [Face c.1981] and Bitstream’s digitization are distinguished by squarer forms and an ‘A’ with top bar.

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Robert Harling

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1938

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Geoff Love & His Orchestra – Your Favourite TV Themes album art1973

Geoff Hocking

Contributed by Jason Timmons

<span>Geoff Love & His Orchestra</span> – <cite>Your Favourite TV Themes</cite> album art

Space City News, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jun 5 1969)1969

unknown

Contributed by thankyoucokieroberts

<cite>Space City News</cite>, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jun 5 1969)

Alec Wilder Octet – Alec Wilder Octets album art1949

Dan Shapiro
unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<span>Alec Wilder Octet – </span><cite>Alec Wilder Octets</cite> album art

Sponsor

Dippy Canoesc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Mad Book of Magic and Other Dirty Tricks by Al Jaffee1970

Al Jaffee
John Putnam

Contributed by Sunny Schultz

<cite>The Mad Book of Magic and Other Dirty Tricks</cite> by Al<span class="nbsp"> </span>Jaffee

The Cooke Duet – God Is Not Dead, He’s Still Alive album art1970

Contributed by Owen Gardner

The Cooke Duet – <cite>God Is Not Dead, He’s Still Alive</cite> album art

Jenga game packaging (1986)1986

unknown

Contributed by Jayce Wheeled

Jenga game packaging (1986)

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

Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. in Phineas and Ferb2007

Disney

Contributed by Ignacio Bravo

Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. in <cite>Phineas and Ferb</cite>

Viennese Waltzes (Merit) album art1952

Einhorn

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

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

Billy Rowland – Billy Rowland Plays Boogie Woogie album art1961

S. Neil Fujita

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<span><span>Billy Rowland – </span></span><cite>Billy Rowland Plays Boogie Woogie</cite> album art

The Viennese Symphonic Orchestra – One Hour Of Strauss Waltzes album artc. 1955

Norman Graber

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Viennese Symphonic Orchestra – <cite>One Hour Of Strauss Waltzes </cite>album art

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1968)1968

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Clip Books of Line Art</cite>, Volk (1968)

Damn Everything but the Circus1970

Corita Kent

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Damn Everything but the Circus</cite>

Charley Pride – Pride Of Country Music album art1967

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Charley Pride – <cite>Pride Of Country Music </cite>album art

Bing Crosby – St. Patrick’s Day1949

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bing Crosby – <cite>St. Patrick’s Day</cite>

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and posters

Leon Sash – I Remember Newport1968

Laini (Sylvia Abernathy)

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Leon Sash – <cite>I Remember Newport</cite>

Bing Crosby – Bing Sings the Hits album art1954

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bing Crosby – <cite>Bing Sings the Hits </cite>album art

Bud Freeman & DeMarco Sisters – Jazz album art1957

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bud Freeman & DeMarco Sisters – <cite>Jazz</cite> album art

London Transport Advertisment Rates folder (1947)1947

Pieter Byl
Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

London Transport Advertisment Rates folder (1947)

Red River Dave & Jesse Rogers – 6 Saddle Songs of The West album artc. 1949

Stephen Haas

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Red River Dave & Jesse Rogers – <cite>6 Saddle Songs of The West </cite>album art

New Musical Express logosc. 1952

unknown
Barney Bubbles

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>New Musical Express</cite> logos

The Bold Knight, Cattleman’s Restaurant of San Jose matchbooks

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

The Bold Knight, Cattleman’s Restaurant of San Jose matchbooks

PrintMaster1985

Unison World Inc.
Berkeley Softworks

Contributed by B.J. Winzer

Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop / Experimental Theater Company matchbook

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

Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop / Experimental Theater Company matchbook

Taj Mahal — Mucho Amor (A Lot Of Love) / Seis Dias Caminando (Six Days On The Road)1970

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Taj Mahal — <cite>Mucho Amor (A Lot Of Love) / Seis Dias Caminando (Six Days On The Road)</cite>

The Clash – Black Market Clash album art1980

Julian Balme
Paul Simonon

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Clash – <cite>Black Market Clash </cite>album art

Academy Cinema postersc. 1960

Peter Strausfeld

Contributed by Michael Bojkowski

Academy Cinema posters

Cambrai Calling2017

Yannick Prangère

Contributed by Yannick Prangère

Cambrai Calling

Willesden High Road in 19582011

Phil Baines
Catherine Dixon

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Willesden High Road in 1958</cite>

circus alphabet: d, everything coming up daisies1968

Corita Kent

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>circus alphabet: d, everything coming up daisies</cite>

Billy Budd, John Lehmann edition1946

Keith Vaughan

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Billy Budd</cite>, John Lehmann edition

Julien Clerc logo and album art (1968–1970)1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Es geht voran! Die neue deutsche Tanzmusik album art1982

Klaus Dempel

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Es geht voran! Die neue deutsche Tanzmusik </cite>album art

Royal System by Paul Cadovius logo and advertising1959

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

72 Sure-fire Ways of Having Fun (The Life of the Party) by Fred Menaker and Franklin Folsom1951

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>72 Sure-fire Ways of Having Fun (The Life of the Party)</cite> by Fred Menaker and Franklin Folsom

The Print Shop1984

Brøderbund Software
David Balsam
Martin Kahn

Contributed by Stephen Coles

NBA Promos for the 2012 Season2011

NBA

Contributed by Stephen Coles

NBA Promos for the 2012 Season