(x) humanized grotesque headlines in Yale Daily News (mid-late 1950s) - Granby Bold Condensed {Mark S}
Howdy! In going through the archives of the Yale Daily News, I came across this sans used for headlines in the mid- and late-1950s. It seems to me to be a mid-century humanizing step in the evolution of grotesques, following the example of Morris Fuller Benton’s News, Trade, Franklin, and Clearface gothics, but I could definitely be misguided. As always, any help or directions for further research would be very much appreciated. (And sorry for the so-so images; they’re the best my camera phone can do :-) )
13.Dec.2007 2.08am
first thing that comes to mind is Tempo ... don’t have any reference handy, tho.
13.Dec.2007 2.12am
Ah, it looks like it’s not Tempo ...
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/tempo/
Erbar is a possibility, but it appears there are some differences with that one, too :(
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/erbar/
13.Dec.2007 2.24am
Thanks, Brian. Tempo and Erbar do have that stunted “f”, but I think my sans is a bit less geometric (open “e”, “a”, and “g”, angled terminals on the “r”). I looked through my FontBook, but the related types (Futura, Neuzeit Grotesk, Super Grotesk, DIN, etc.) are just more geometric. Hmmm...
In case it helps, some of the other headline types we used around that time were (I believe) Cheltenham, Didot, Trade Gothic Compressed, and Futura.
13.Dec.2007 8.16am
It’s Granby Bold Condensed. FontShop has some digital versions of Granby, but not Bold Condensed. Note that the dot on the “i” is usually a diamond, but in some weights it’s a rectangle, including Bold Condensed.
13.Dec.2007 8.43am
Fantastic! Thanks a ton, Mark. No more mystery, and now I’ve got another typeface to add to my type ID repertoire. I do find it interesting that in the light weights the bottom stroke of the “e” is vertically cut off like in Gill Sans, but in the heavier weights it’s diagonal (like in my images); reminds me a bit of the Helvetica “a” tail.
13.Dec.2007 12.57pm
nice one Mark! :D