Introduction
Prolific! Perhaps this is the best word to describe the life and work of Morris Fuller Benton. The creator of over 200 types for ATF, Benton left his mark on 20th Century design. His faces would spread across the globe, and dozens are still in use today.
Um sich an dieser Schriftauswahl zum Thema Strandparty zu erfreuen, brauchen Sie keinen Sand. Die Designs beschwören verschiedene Bilder herauf, von den Surfern der Sechziger über Tiki-Hütten bis hin zu DJs, die Technomusik am Sommerstrand machen. Ganz gleich, ob Sie eine Party planen, von Reiseabenteuern berichten oder die Verpackung eines Sommerprodukts entwerfen, diese Schriften geben Ihnen genau das Sonnen-und-Spaß-Feeling, das Sie suchen!
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
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Font Designer: Edward Benguiat, 1972
ITC Souvenir® was originally drawn by Morris Fuller Benton in 1914 as a single weight for the American Type Founders company. It was revived in 1967 by Photo-Lettering and optimized for phototypesetting equipment. ITC was formed in 1971 and, with the help of Photo-Lettering, introduced ITC Souvenir as one of its first font families. ITC Souvenir font was designed by Ed Benguiat and comes in four weights, each with a matching italic.
Font Designer: Edward Benguiat, 1972
Souvenir® font was originally drawn by Morris Fuller Benton in 1914 as a single weight for the American Type Founders company. It was revived in 1967 by Photo-Lettering and optimized for phototypesetting equipment. ITC was formed in 1971 and, with the help of Photo-Lettering, introduced ITC Souvenir as one of its first font families. ITC Souvenir font was designed by Ed Benguiat and comes in four weights, each with a matching italic.
