Member bep… Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 hello i found this font on covers and interior pages of gialli mondadori, a crime and investigations book series from the 60s. it seems close to franklin, but it isn't (uppercase O and D are different, for instance, and much more rectangular shaped). also it is similar to the very recent woolworth , which was released in 2014, so it isn't it. it probably comes from some wood type specimen, but i've no precise idea and i'm very curious. thanks a lot for any help you can give me. beppe Link to comment
Solution Member Gec… Posted October 23, 2018 Solution Share Posted October 23, 2018 It looks like "Aurora Grotesk" a very old typeface from the early 1920's Link to comment
Member bep… Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 dear gecko from vietnam thank you, it really seems to be what you suggest… i'll check it better later, but compliments and many thanks since now! but how did you get to it? b Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I second the ID of Aurora-Grotesk. It hasn’t received a full digital revival. Woolworth, by The Northern Block, is similar and comes in full range of weights. Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I have a old Berthold catalogue of typefaces from 1982 just before the digital explosion. One of the books I would rush into my house to rescue if my home was burning down. It tells a very short story on every page about a fox that jumped over a lazy dog. 1 Link to comment
Member bep… Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 yes. i just discovered it is the italian version of aurora, cairoli, by nebiolo. i attach a little specimen from archivio tipografico (http://archiviotipografico.it/en-GB/collection/types/cairoli). thanks a lot to everybody 1 Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Before digital typeface my samples in the Berthold Catalogue have squarish O and D in fact the type has a similar feel to the typeface "DIN" in many instances. However I just had a look at the modern digital versions and they all seem to have gone for a more circular O and D. I think the more modern Woolworth is closer to the original Aurora Grotesk. 1 Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Well done finding Cairoli - I never heard of it myself, maybe Kevin Thompson has. It's always nice to be of service. Link to comment
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