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The designer Ferdinay Duman created the font Linotype BlackWhite™ in 1989.
BlackWhite is a titling typeface, styled after the designs of the late 1980s. Like the name says, the figures emphasizes the play between dark and light. To this end, most inner spaces have been deleted. The constructed outlines of the robust figures draw the attention. In some weights, Duman split the figures horizontally, giving them a unique look. The technical and mechanical BlackWhite is perfect for generous
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The British designer Timothy Donaldson created the following fonts: ITC Airstream™ (1995), ITC Angryhog™ (1997), Banshee™, Coriander™, Cult™ (1995), ITC Cyberkugel™ (1997), ITC Digital Woodcuts™ (1995), Etruscan™ (1995), ITC Farmhaus™ (1995), Flight™ (1995), Green™ (1995), ITC Humana™ Serif (1995), ITC Humana™ Sans (1995), ITC Humana™ Script (1995), Immi™, ITC Jellybaby™ (1997), John Handy™ (1995), Klee™ (1992), ITC Musclehead™ (1997), Neo Neo™ (1995), Orange™ (1995), Pink™ (1994), Pneuma™
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Colin Brignall – born 1940 in Warwickshire, England – photographer, type designer, art director. Started work as photographer for the fashion trade, the press and industry.
1964: joins the Letraset Type Studio as photographic technician. Since 1974: type designer for Letraset International. Since 1980: type director for Esselte Letraset in London.
Fonts: Countdown™ (1965), Aachen™ (1969), Premier™ Lightline (1969), Revue™ (1969), Premier™ shaded (1970), Superstar™ (1970), Octopuss™
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The French designer Jean-Renaud Cuaz (born 1959) created the Fonts ITC Cerigo™ (1993) and ITC Ellipse™ (1996).
ITC Cerigo is the result of a challenge which Jean-Renaud Cuaz set for himself: to create a typeface with the grace of Renaissance calligraphy but different from the numerous Chancery scripts. He calls Cerigo a 'vertical italic' and based it on 15th century calligraphic forms. The weights are carefully designed to complement each other and are made more flexible by a number of
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David Farey (born 1943) created the fonts ITC Beesknees™ (1991), Bodoni™ Unique, Cachet™, Font, Gabardine, Greyhound™, ITC Highlander® (1993), ITC Johnston™ (with Richard Dawson, 1999), Little Louis, ITC Ozwald® (1992), Virgin Roman, Zemestro™ (2003), Tanseek Modern™ (with Arlette Boutros, Mourad Boutros, Richard Dawson, 2008), Tanseek Traditional™ (with Arlette Boutros, Mourad Boutros, Richard Dawson, 2008), Azbuka™ (with Richard Dawson, 2008).
Designer Alan Meeks (born 1951 in London) created the following fonts: Ambrose™, Aachen medium and bold (with Colin Brignall, 1969/1977), Algerian™ Condensed (1988), Astoria, Belwe™ Mono (1976/1989), Bertie™ (1985), Bickley™ Script (1986), Bramley™ (1979), Brigade, Burlington™ (1985), Cabaret™ (1980), Campaign™ (1987), Cancellaresca™ Script (1982), Candice™ (1976), Chalfont, Champers™ (1991), Chesterfield™ (1977), Claude™ Sans (1988/1990), Copacabana, Dynamo (with
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Serbian designer Slobodan Miladinov created the fonts ITC Beorama™ (1998), ITC Coconino™ (1998) and ITC Freemouse™ (1996).
American designer James Montalbano created the fonts ITC Freddo™ (1996), ITC Nora™ (1997) and ITC Orbon™ (1995).
ITC Freddo was inspired by a sign lettering manual from the 1930s. James Montalbano liked the character shapes illustrated in this manual but found many of the proportions odd. So he reinterpreted them to produce capitals and lower case letters which, according to today's standards, better complement one another.
ITC Nora was designed by James Montalbano when he was on a 1930s
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Austrian designer Otmar Motter (born 1927) created the fonts ITC Motter Corpus™ (1994), ITC Motter Femina™ (1981) and ITC Motter Sparta™ (1997).
The Austrian designer Michael Neugebauer created the fonts Cirkulus™ (1970), Litera (1983) and Squire™ (1980).
British designer Gary Tennant created the fonts Sharquefin™ (2004) and Linotype Submerge™ (2002).
Sharquefin is a round, constructed display face, which contains shark fin-like elements that rise out from part of its letterforms. Gary Tennant designed Sharquefin especially for fun uses, like party flyers.
Linotype Submerge is a spaceage-themed family of four fonts created by British designer Gary Tennant. The fonts' oval forms sport strokes that seem to pass by the eye like spaceships from
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The British designer Tony Watson created the fonts Highlight™ (1981) and Laura™ (1990).
Highlight is an airy, three-dimensional typeface based on a refined brush stroke style. Capitals can be used alone or in combination with the complementing lowercase and letters should be spaced closely. Highlight™ is ideal when a restrained, informal look is required.
Laura is a brush style typeface with an effective three-dimensional look. The forms are a little more formal than those of many other
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The designer Tony Wenman created the fonts Bottleneck™, Buster™ and Camellia™, all in 1972.
American designer Daniel Pelavin created the fonts ITC Anna™ (1991) and ITC Kulukundis™ (1997).
Daniel Pelavin designed ITC Anna for his wedding invitation and reused it on the birth announcement of his first child, Anna, whose namesake it is. The simple geometric forms and their proportions create a unique font appropriate for any special occasion.
ITC Kulukundis is a square, connecting script font which looks as though it could have been cast in shiny chrome for the side of a 1950s
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German designer Hermann Zapf created the following fonts:
Aldus® (1954), Aldus Nova (2005), Aurelia™ (1983), Comenius® Antiqua BQ (1976), Edison™ (1978), Kompakt™ (1954), Marconi® (1976), Medici® Script (1971), Melior® (1952), Noris Script® (1976), Optima® (1958), Optima nova (2002), Orion™ (1974), Palatino™® (1950), Palatino nova (2005), Palatino™ Sans (2006), Saphir™ (1953), Sistina® (1950), Vario™ (1982), Venture™ (1969), Virtuosa® Classic (2009),
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American designer Bob Alonso created the fonts ITC Aftershock™ (1996), ITC Outback™ (1997), ITC Serengetti™ (1996), ITC Ziggy™ (1997) and ITC Zipty Do™.
Portuguese designer Mario Feliciano created the following fonts: Aurea, Bronz, Cepo, Escrita, Gazz, Mex Sans, and Strumpf™.
Designer Deborah Zemke created the fonts ITC Professional Connections™ (1998), ITC Situations™ (1997) and ITC Zemke Hand™ (1997).
These Font Families are part of the ITC Library OpenType Edition.
Venture™
Venture Script reflects Hermann Zapfs handwriting. It was originally written with a Japanese feltpen. And like with Zapfs typeface Noris Script™ he wanted to preserve the rough outline of the handwritten form in the final drawings. Venture Script was made also for the Linofilm photocomposing system and released in 1969.
ITC Zapf Book®
Zapf Book font is a blend of the characteristics of Walbaum, Melior™ and the contrasting weights of Bodoni. It is a typical Zapf font, distinction
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Linotype BlackWhite and Linotype Submerge are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Strumpf is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Camellia, Cancellaresca, Croissant, Etruscan, Highlight, ITC Anna, ITC Beesknees, ITC Ellipse, ITC Freddo, ITC Freemouse, ITC Motter Corpus, ITC Zemke Hand, ITC Ziggy, Italia and Squire are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
ITC Zapf International is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.