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Alternative spellings include Glow worm, Glow-worm and GlowWorm. There is also a Compressed. Black Shadow Black is a related style by the same designer.

See also Zelek Bold Reflection (Dick Pape, 2010), a digital expansion to Zelek.

Foundries

Designers

Bogdan Żochowski

Sources

Info

1988 specimen

Glowworm in use

Festival Olympique 19761976

Grapus

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Mellieha Bay Hotel promo sticker

Photo(s) by “Nile Peterson” on Flickr.

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