Member ac5… Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I wonder if there would be anything alike, with such an edge to it but clean... Cooper seems too round I think? Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Any idea when it was put up? If it’s a couple of decades old, it might just be sign painting without a specific font. Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Definitely a Clarendon-inspired piece of type, but agree with Ralf that this particular sample looks hand-painted / lettered. Similar: Clarendon Light Excelsior News 701 (A and T are too wide, but could be narrowed) Link to comment
Member ac5… Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 great Excelsior makes sense, as IL MATTINO since whenever it was made surely is a news store, so it might be a hand-made version on that basis (or Clarendon, or Ionic, or News) with sharper serifs... "Six years after the introduction of Ionic No.5, Griffith removed any remaining awkwardness to produce at Linotype Excelsior, which many believe to be the best newspaper text face of all time. It has retained its popularity in Europe, where newspaper columns are wide. Opticon and Paragon are slightly heavier and slightly lighter versions designed for newspapers that deliberately underink to favor halftones, or overink to favor text and headlines." Grazie! Link to comment
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