Member CN1… Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Hi all, Can anyone help identify this font used on a book about the composer Stravinsky? Really struggling to find something that matches closely. Any help or thoughts would be very much appreciated! Many thanks! Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Hi Ralf, its from the book Igor Strawinsky [Stravinsky] by Armitage, Merle (Editor); Weston, Edward (Portraits). Published in New York: G. Schirmer, 1936 Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Another couple of examples of the typeface here: Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 The thin letters are probably hand-lettering turned into a printing block just for this book. Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Thanks Ralf - what would you consider to be the closest typographic match that we could use? Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 If you run the image from your first post through the WhattheFont service, you get some pretty good results. Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Thanks Ralf. We tried this but felt there wasn't anything that was close enough. Which typeface would you recommend as the best match? Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 What’s the goal? For something like a reprint, I would just digitize the original design. If you just like the overall look for an unrelated project, it would be a matter of taste which of the similar designs suits your needs. That’s why I didn’t want to pick. Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 No problem. Thanks Ralf. We’ll aim to create a digitised version. Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Let me know if you need someone with a type-design background to digitize it. 😉 Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Will do Ralf! Thanks again for your help! Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Mark Simonson's Mostra Nuova Thin has a very similar vibe, and with a bit of tweaking could approximate your sample. Link to comment
Member CN1… Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Thanks Kevin! Think this looks like a great option! Link to comment
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