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Monotype Goudy™ Modern Roman (Monotype Originals) Plus de détails ... Ajouter au panier Prix à partir de: 26,00 US$

Monotype Goudy™ Modern Italic (Monotype Originals) Plus de détails ... Ajouter au panier Prix à partir de: 26,00 US$

Monotype Goudy™ Modern Bold (Monotype Originals) Plus de détails ... Ajouter au panier Prix à partir de: 26,00 US$

Monotype Goudy™ Modern Bold Italic (Monotype Originals) Plus de détails ... Ajouter au panier Prix à partir de: 26,00 US$

Frederic William Goudy – born 8. 3. 1865 in Bloomington, USA, died 11. 5. 1947 in Malborough-on-Hudson, USA – type designer, typographer, publisher, teacher. 1888: book-keeper for credit and mortgage companies. 1889: moves to Chicago, works in real estate. 1892: launches "Modern Advertising" magazine which issues only a few numbers. 1895: opens a print workshop in Chicago and prints the "American Chap-Book". 1897: designs his first type, Camelot Old Style. Produces typographical designs for [...]

In 1915, Frederic W. Goudy designed Goudy Old Style, his twenty-fifth typeface, and his first for American Type Founders. Flexible enough for both text and display, it is one of the most popular typefaces ever produced, frequently used for packaging and advertising. Its recognizable features include the diamond-shaped dots on i, j, and on punctuation marks, the upturned ear of the g, and the base of E and L. Several years later, in response to the overwhelming popularity of Cooper Black, [...]

First cut by Lanston Monotype, the Goudy Modern font family was based on designs used by French engravers during the eighteenth century. Although called a modern it possesses a number of old style characteristics. Capitals are much shorter than the ascenders, serifs are fully bracketed and round shapes have a slight stress. The overall weight of Monotype Goudy Modern is on the heavy side, giving good emphasis in display sizes but it is not too heavy for use in text.