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A guide explaining the names used by ATF for their many somewhat related 'gothic' types. Franklin Gothic itself is an extra-bold sans-serif type. It draws upon earlier, nineteenth century models from many of the twenty-three foundries consolidated into American Type Founders in 1892.
A sample of News Gothic. A sample of Bank Gothic. A sample of Franklin Gothic.. All of Benton's typefaces were cut by American Type Founders.. Roycroft (c. 1898), inspired by lettering in the Saturday Evening Post and often credited to Lewis Buddy, though (according to ATF) designed “partly” by Benton.
Globe Gothic (c. 1900, Benton), a refinement of Taylor Gothic, designed by ATF vice-president Phinney in 1897 for Charles H. Taylor for the exclusive use of the Boston Globe. Globe Gothic Condensed + Extra Condensed + Extended (c. 1900, Benton) Globe Gothic Bold (1907, Benton), credited to Benton, though Goudy claims Phinney commissioned him to ...
The American Type Founders Co. was the dominant American manufacturer of metal type from its creation in 1892 until at least the 1940s; it continued to be influential into the 1960s. Many fonts developed by the ATF Co. in its period of dominance, including News Gothic, Century Schoolbook, Franklin Gothic, Hobo and Bank Gothic, remain in ...
Specimens of typefaces by Morris Fuller Benton. Morris Fuller Benton (November 30, 1872 – June 30, 1948) was an American typeface designer who headed the design department of the American Type Founders (ATF), for which he was the chief type designer from 1900 to 1937.
Here, 20 the best gothic books to read this fall: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story. The Castle of Otranto is considered the first supernatural English novel and also the first gothic novel ...
Advertisers Gothic, 6-72pt, Design: Robert Wiebking 1917, for Western Type Foundry take over by BB&S in 1919, ATF 1512 Advertisers Gothic Condensed 6-72pt, ATF 1513 Advertisers Gothic Outline 6-72pt, ATF 1515
Frankenstein has frequently been recommended on Five Books, with literary scholars, psychologists, novelists, and historians citing it as an influential text. [80] Today, the novel is generally considered to be a landmark work as one of the greatest Romantic and Gothic novels, as well as one of the first science fiction novels. [81]