Member Dav… Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Hello Fellow Typophiles, I am desperately trying to find the name of the typographer who designed Penny Farthing, a Letraset font which appeared regularly in their catalogs in the seventies. Anyone? Thanks in advance. dr Link to comment
Member Mar… Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bob Newman. It was released by Letraset in 1974. Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Mark, you just made your way to the "Thank you" page of my upcoming book. Thank you. Oh and by the way, the typography book I have been working on for the last few years has been released by Perrousseaux (the french publisher of Blanchard and Frutiger books) march 19th in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada. Some of you typophiles are inside. I'm working on the english version right now. You can check the book there: http://www.davidrault.com/guidetypo. dr Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 David, I just had a look at the site linked. The book looks nice. Look forward to the English version. Cheers Link to comment
Member Typ… Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 really cool, I need a new book. Guerrizmo+Design No man is an island unto himself_John Donne Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 ...the name of the typographer who designed Penny Farthing... David, I really hate to be a word snob, but in English, typographers set type. Type designers design typefaces. :-) As Stefan says, looking forward to the English version of your book! Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Ricardo: oops sorry bout that. thanks for the heads up. and thanks for the comments everyone. as soon as I have an english / american publisher, I let you know. dr Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 This being said, I can't find any information about this Bob Newman, who appears to have designed many iconic typefaces from the seventies (including Data 70). Anyone? dr Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hmmm... He is not listed in the most recent edition of An A-Z of Type Designers... MyFonts has some info on Letraset, and its designers, here. Identifont's page on Freda Sack mentions Newman. Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 yes got these links too. not much... unbelievable. the guy disappeared. dr Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 A real shame, since he designed some really iconic 1970s faces -- but you said that already. :-) There might be magazine articles about him in design journals... It might be worth checking out a library's online records. Link to comment
Member Si_… Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 You could maybe ask Dave Farey - he was one of the Letra-set back in the day. Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I found a listing for a book called Letraset: A Lesson in Growth, by John Chudley (1974). But, according to Dave Nalle, who discusses it here, the book is mostly about the business end of things. P.S.: Adding to Si's comment, Freda Sack or Colin Brignall would also know something about Newman. Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 hey, thanks a lot everyone. I will contact the people aforementioned and hope to actually get in touch with the man himself. Link to comment
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