The high-waisted R and low-waister A remind me of Venus, but the showing of the extra bold extended weight in one of my older type sample books omits the R and S, so I can't compare them to this sample.
Akzidenz Grotesk Bold Extended will get you close, although it's not as heavy as your sample.
As far as I can remember that font was not called Bigford.. And I think it looks too clean compared to the somewhat rough looking sample(s) anyway.. I'll try to find the PSD tomorrow.
Kidding aside, I've always been kinda partial to Annonce Grotesque and have been waiting in vain for a faithful rendition of the stout bugger. I suspect all of us type nuts must have this "want list" of as yet undigitized favourites. I have the impression that Bigford is not the "real thing".
30 Oct 2004 — 10:09pm
The high-waisted R and low-waister A remind me of Venus, but the showing of the extra bold extended weight in one of my older type sample books omits the R and S, so I can't compare them to this sample.
Akzidenz Grotesk Bold Extended will get you close, although it's not as heavy as your sample.
http://www.philsfonts.com/zzz_detail.html?sku=BQ90038007P1
30 Oct 2004 — 11:44pm
cheers! thanks Marc
31 Oct 2004 — 12:32pm
Nicely played, Mr. Peters!
31 Oct 2004 — 4:23pm
Check out this JPEG of a project I did ages ago:
As far as I can remember that font was not called Bigford.. And I think it looks too clean compared to the somewhat rough looking sample(s) anyway.. I'll try to find the PSD tomorrow.
31 Oct 2004 — 6:27pm
I was able to get the Ludlow's Annonce Grotesque around march of the last year, and no longer available Yves
Franz, maybe you used Reservoir, a very "rough" version of Annonce.
1 Nov 2004 — 1:07am
Yes, that's the one! And it's a freebie like I seemed to remember. I believe the original sample is set in Reservoir as well.
1 Nov 2004 — 1:08am
[my first double post, whee]
1 Nov 2004 — 2:30am
Thanks! and it's for free - u da greatest!
31 Oct 2004 — 1:36am
This is Annonce Grotesque. The only available digitization
I know of is CSA Images' Bigford.
31 Oct 2004 — 2:44pm
Why thank you, Mr. Oxborrow!
Kidding aside, I've always been kinda partial to Annonce
Grotesque and have been waiting in vain for a faithful
rendition of the stout bugger. I suspect all of us type nuts
must have this "want list" of as yet undigitized favourites.
I have the impression that Bigford is not the "real thing".