An independent archive of typography.
Topics
Formats
Typefaces

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1977)

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler. Imported from Flickr on Dec 15, 2019. Artwork published in .
“Wedding” (No. 292) ft. the festive  caps set on a curve.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “saphir”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Wedding” (No. 292) ft. the festive Saphir caps set on a curve.

Covers for various clip books of line art issued by Volk Corp in 1977. This year marked their silver anniversary. The celebration started already in 1976, indicating that the company was established in late 1951. According to Bart Solenthaler, it went out of business sometime in the 1980s.

See the previous post about the clip books issued in 1955 for more information on Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio.

“Holidays” (No. 293) ft. , a biline variant of .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “paprika”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Holidays” (No. 293) ft. Paprika, a biline variant of Tabasco.

“Entertainment” (No. 295) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “tonight”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Entertainment” (No. 295) ft. Tonight.

“Office” (No. 296) ft. Bobo Bold.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “bobobold”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Office” (No. 296) ft. Bobo Bold.

“Hobbies” (No. 297) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “abbeyscroll”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Hobbies” (No. 297) ft. Abbey Scroll.

“Women” (No. 300) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “yagidouble”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Women” (No. 300) ft. Yagi Double.

“Holidays” (No. 301) ft.  with EndcapS.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “koloss”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Holidays” (No. 301) ft. Koloss with EndcapS.

“Men” (No. 302) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “atrax”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Men” (No. 302) ft. Atrax.

“Spring” (No. 303) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “jollyroger”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Spring” (No. 303) ft. Jolly Roger.

“The Farm” (No. 678) ft.  in all caps.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “arnoldböcklin”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“The Farm” (No. 678) ft. Arnold Böcklin in all caps.

“Summer” (No. 679) ft. the Sparkly style from the  series.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “churchwarddesign”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Summer” (No. 679) ft. the Sparkly style from the Churchward Design series.

“Children” (No. 680) ft.  Bold Condensed.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “eurostile”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Children” (No. 680) ft. Eurostile Bold Condensed.

“Medicine” (No. 682) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “columna”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Medicine” (No. 682) ft. Columna.

“Sales” (No. 683) ft. Whimzitype 3600.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “whimzitype3598–3600”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Sales” (No. 683) ft. Whimzitype 3600.

“Groups” (No. 685) ft.  Bold Extended.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “eurostile”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Groups” (No. 685) ft. Eurostile Bold Extended.

“Christmas” (No. 688) ft.  caps with swash alternates.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “benguiatcaslon”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Christmas” (No. 688) ft. Benguiat Caslon caps with swash alternates.

“Menu” (No. 690) ft. more .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “saphir”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Menu” (No. 690) ft. more Saphir.

“Energy” (No. 691) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “frankfurter”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Energy” (No. 691) ft. Frankfurter.

“Homemaker” (No. 692) ft. more , here in caps .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “benguiatcaslon”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Homemaker” (No. 692) ft. more Benguiat Caslon, here in caps set on a curve.

“Industry” (No. 693) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “oldgothicbolditalic”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Industry” (No. 693) ft. Old Gothic Bold Italic.

“Teens” (No. 695) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “itcuptightneon”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Teens” (No. 695) ft. ITC Uptight Neon.

“Science” (No. 697) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “data70”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Science” (No. 697) ft. Data 70.

“Spring & Summer Sports” (No. 699) ft. . Illustration by Tom Sawyer.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “marvin”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Spring & Summer Sports” (No. 699) ft. Marvin (Face). Illustration by Tom Sawyer.

“Design Devices” (No. G75) ft. . The decorated A is taken from . The logo of the Grafika subseries is in  with ligatures for ra and fi, accompanied by  Light with omitted tittles.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “charrette”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Design Devices” (No. G75) ft. Charrette. The decorated A is taken from Cloister Initials. The logo of the Grafika subseries is in ITC Fat Face with ligatures for ra and fi, accompanied by Kabel Light with omitted tittles.

“Pointers” (No. G77) ft.  with caps from .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “windsorelongated”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Pointers” (No. G77) ft. manicules (☛☞) with caps from Windsor Elongated.

“Symbols” (No. G80) ft. caps from  Light with a custom SY ligature. The anniversary note in the counter of O is in .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “futura”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Symbols” (No. G80) ft. caps from Futura Light with a custom SY ligature. The anniversary note in the counter of O is in Helvetica Condensed.

“John Doe” (No. G82) ft. .
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “augusteaopen”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“John Doe” (No. G82) ft. Augustea Open.

“Jane Doe” (No. G83) ft. Keyhole, which was Formatt’s copy of  with added alternates.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “keyhole”. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Jane Doe” (No. G83) ft. Keyhole, which was Formatt’s copy of Sintex with added alternates.

Typefaces

Formats

Topics

Designers/Agencies

Artwork location

Post a comment