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Copperplate Gothic is a typeface designed by Frederic W. Goudy and first produced by American Type Founders (ATF) beginning in 1901. While termed a " Gothic " (another term for sans-serif), the face has small glyphic serifs that act to emphasize the blunt terminus of vertical and horizontal strokes. The typeface shows an unusual combination of ...
Frederic William Goudy (/ ˈɡaʊdi / GOW-dee; [2] March 8, 1865 – May 11, 1947) was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. [3] He was one of the most prolific of American type designers and his self-named type continues to be one of the most popular in America.
Goudy Text Shaded (Lanston Monotype), was designed in house by Monotype. Pabst Old Style Condensed (Mergenthaler Linotype), was designed in house by Linotype. Pabst Extra Bold, though also cast by Linotype, has no relation to Goudy's face and is actually a knock-off of Cooper Black.
A copperplate script is a style of calligraphic writing most commonly associated with English Roundhand. Although often used as an umbrella term for various forms of pointed pen calligraphy, Copperplate most accurately refers to script styles represented in copybooks created using the intaglio printmaking method .
Goudy Old Style (also known as just Goudy) is an old-style serif typeface originally created by Frederic W. Goudy for American Type Founders (ATF) in 1915.. Suitable for text and display applications, Goudy Old Style matches the historicist trend of American printing in the early twentieth century, taking inspiration from the printing of the Italian Renaissance without a specific historical model.
Typeface Family Spacing Weights/Styles Target script Included from Can be installed on Example image Aharoni [6]: Sans Serif: Proportional: Bold: Hebrew: XP, Vista
ATF Designs. These foundry types were designed and produced by American Type Founders: Abbott Oldstyle (1901, Phinney) Adonic (1930, Willard T. Sniffin) Adscript (1914, Benton) Ad Lib (1961, Freeman Craw) Agency Gothic (1933, Benton), later digitized as Agency FB by Font Bureau. Agency Gothic Open (1934, Benton)
Fat face. Elephant is a digital fat face typeface by Matthew Carter based on the typefaces of Vincent Figgins. [1] In typography, a fat face letterform is a serif typeface or piece of lettering in the Didone or modern style with an extremely bold design. [2] Fat face typefaces appeared in London around 1805–1810 and became widely popular ...