Ed (Ephram Edward) Benguiat, born 27. 10. 1927 in New York, USA, type designer, calligrapher. Studied at Columbia University, New York and the Workshop School of Advertising Art, New York.
1953: associate director of "Esquire" magazine. Opens his own design studio in New York. 1962: joins Photo-Lettering Inc. as typographic design director, a position he still holds today. 1970: joins the International Typeface Corporation and is made vice-president; he works on the in-house magazine "U&lc" with Herb Lubalin. Member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. He has produced logotypes for the "New York Times", "Playboy", "Reader`s Digest", "Sports Illustrated", "Esquire" and "Look". He has taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York since 1961.
Fonts:
Souvenir® (1970),
Avant Garde Gothic® (1974),
Korinna® (with Victor Caruso, 1974),
Tiffany® (1974),
Bauhaus® (with Victor Caruso, 1975),
Bookman® (1975),
Benguiat® (1977/79),
Barcelona® (1981),
Modern 216® (1982),
Caslon 224® (1983),
Panache® (1988),
Century Handtooled™ (1992),
Cheltenham Handtooled® (1992),
Garamond Handtooled® (1992),
Edwardian Script (1994).
* TYPOGRAPHY - An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History by Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott (Editor), Bernard Stein, published by Känemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic® by Adobe, ITC Barcelona™, ITC Benguiat®, ITC Bookman® by Adobe, ITC Century® Handtooled, ITC Cheltenham® Handtooled, ITC Edwardian Script™, ITC Garamond™ Handtooled by ITC, ITC Korinna®, ITC Modern No. 216™, ITC Panache®, ITC Souvenir®, ITC Tiffany™ are part of the
ITC Collection.
