Glaser Stencil™ Font Family

Glaser Stencil™ Regular (Assorted Collection) More details ... Add to shopping cart Price from: US$ 26.00

Milton Glaser – born 26. 6. 1929 in New York, USA – graphic designer, illustrator, teacher. 1948–51: studies at the Cooper Union in New York. 1952–53: studies at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna, Italy under Giorgio Morandi. 1954–74: founder and president of the Push Pin Studio (with Semour Chwast, Reynold Ruffins and Edward Sorel) in New York. 1955–74: editor and co-art director of the "Push Pin Graphic" magazine ( with Reynold Ruffins and Seymour Chwast). From 1961 onwards: [...]

The renowned American illustrator and graphic designer Milton Glaser designed Glaser Stencil in 1970. Glaser Stencil is a perfect summation of both Modernist proportion and New York-style solidity and self-assurance. An all capitals font, the shapes of the letters are reminiscent of popular sans serif faces of the time, such as Futura and ITC Avant Garde Gothic. Like everything New York-related, Glaser Stencil should be used big, in headlines and display applications, where it can play a bold, proud, and confident role.