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Sans-serif, narrow, geometrical, lo-case typeface from the masthead of an American 1946 magazine. Scanned.
Posted by Fiz de la Penha in
13 Jun 2012 — 12:14pm
13 Jun 2012 — 12:14pm
Hello everyone,
I have attached a scan of the masthead. It reminded me of Wim Crouwel's 1957 Hiroshima poster but this was done almost a decade earlier. The letterforms seem to be drawn on a grid of a 7:2 ratio, if I am correct. Minimal counters and a very graphic, clean appearance.
Thanks in advance!
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13 Jun 2012 — 2:42pm
It’s a pretty sure bet that your sample is hand-lettered—notice how clumsy the ampersand is, compared to the other letters. And, given the date, the lettering probably was not based on an actual foundry-released typeface: the design is simply way too ahead of the pace of the times to have been commercially viable as a release in metal.
Or so it seems to me…
13 Jun 2012 — 4:11pm
Thanks for the quick response, oldnick. Is there any metal or digital typeface that may look the part anyway? I guess the keywords are narrow letterforms with chaffed borders?
Thank you anyway for your answer.
13 Jun 2012 — 4:39pm
This kind of construction is often paired with stroke contrast (see, for example, http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/taboo/) or even a stencil effect.
13 Jun 2012 — 4:43pm
There also is a font inspired by Crouwel’s Hiroshima lettering:
Nagasaki (http://www.milc.ro/)
13 Jun 2012 — 4:56pm
You maybe also interested in SF Port Mc Kenzie by ShyFonts
(free for personal use)
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I found it using Find my Font - http://www.findmyfont.com