The purpose of this blog is to identify typefaces used on vintage printed material.Tumblr (3.0; @mcmtypefaces)http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/<p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xmiBYc2DsO8/S_tmUDJmUsI/AAAAAAAABH0/ze6IhllXK_o/s1600/p33_percussionclassics.jpg" width="500" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/AlternateGothic.jpg" width="500" height="191"/></p> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/efscangraphic/alternate-gothic-sb/no-two/">Alternate Gothic No. 2</a> designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1903.</p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/EurostileExtBlack.jpg" width="500" height="120"/></p> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/eurostile/t-black-extended/">Eurostile Extended Black</a> designed by Aldo Novarese in 1962.<br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6553988410http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6553988410Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:16:00 -0400san-serifextendedcondensedblackbold<p><img height="497" width="500" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E8XlW0rqE_0/TXmhLwYkRfI/AAAAAAAACiI/UTKVE0WiP_0/s1600/p33_stravinsky_symphonyc.jpg"/></p> <p><img height="297" width="500" src="http://markweaverart.com/images/LatinWide.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/latin-ct/wide/">Latin Wide</a> designed in 1940.<br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6490646497http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6490646497Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:28:00 -0400SerifBoldExtended<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/4627871350_cc13606e0e.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/Annonce.jpg" width="500" height="119"/></p> <p>Aurora Grotesk by C.E. Weber in 1912<br/>The digitized version of this typeface is called <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/canadatype/annonce/regular/">Annonce</a>.<br/>Image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/draplin/4627871350/in/photostream">Draplin</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6490607789http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6490607789Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:26:00 -0400boldextendedsans-serif<p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xmiBYc2DsO8/TBr-lqXzm8I/AAAAAAAABns/1rhMqDbhUlY/s1600/p33_hefti_hot.jpg" width="500" height="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/Venus.jpg" width="500" height="110"/></p> <p><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/efscangraphic/venus-sb/bold-extended/">Venus Bold Extended</a> designed by Robert Wiebking in 1924. <br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6488143549http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6488143549Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:30:00 -0400boldextendedsans-serif<p><img height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4831553867_1d2322e3e8.jpg"/></p> <p><img height="211" width="500" src="http://markweaverart.com/images/LubalinBold.jpg"/></p> <p>Close to <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/lubalin-graph/medium-bold/">Lubalin Graph Bold</a>. Designed by Herb Lubalin in 1974.<br/>Image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/draplin/4831553867/in/photostream">Draplin</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6390731904http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6390731904Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:37:00 -0400boldgeometricslab serif<p><img height="505" width="500" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uaDOBdBVmtU/TZDSf0hL8VI/AAAAAAAACjE/ogTJkMixWBA/s1600/p33_command_berlin2.jpg"/></p> <p><img height="192" width="500" src="http://markweaverart.com/images/BlockGothic.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/BodoniNarrowMedium.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/Onyx.jpg" width="500" height="212"/></p> <p>STEREO 35/MM: Close to <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/block-gothic-rr/extra-bold-condensed/">Block Gothic Extra Bold Condensed</a>.<br/><span>ENOCH LIGHT/CARNEGIE HALL: </span><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/urw-bodoni/urw-bodoni-t-medium-narrow/">Bodoni Narrow Medium</a><span>. Bodoni designed by Giambattista Bodoni in 1798.</span><br/>Irving Berlin: <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/itfmecanorma/onyx/regular/">Onyx Regular</a> designed by <span>Gerry Powell in 1937</span><br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6388090585http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6388090585Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:59:00 -0400boldsan-serifserifcondensed<p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGda8H5Pkk8/TbO7Y7FTllI/AAAAAAAACkY/bsxLZQpiKlU/s1600/p33_admiral_stereo.jpg" width="500" height="499"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/CrawModernBold.jpg"/></p> <p>Craw Modern Bold designed by Freeman Craw.<br/><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/craw-modern/urw-t-bold/">Purchase font</a><br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6383609211http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6383609211Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:34:00 -0400serifelegant<p><img height="483" width="500" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0tfJgeRmlpc/TefQfTt63pI/AAAAAAAAClk/JtCB1mzm2gY/s1600/p33_ellington_seattle.png"/></p> <p><img height="329" width="500" src="http://markweaverart.com/images/FranklinWide.jpg"/></p> <p>Franklin Wide Regular designed by Dennis Ortiz-Lopez.<br/><a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/ortizlopez/olfranklin/wide-regular/">Purchase font</a><br/>Image via <a href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6365148429http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6365148429Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:41:00 -0400<p><img src="http://aqua-velvet.com/blog/images/2010/07_july/15_vinyl1.jpg" width="500" height="311"/></p> <p><img src="http://markweaverart.com/images/JeffersonGothic.jpg" width="500" height="246"/></p> <p>Jefferson Gothic <span>by American typeface designer Sol Hessin 1916.</span><br/><a title="Purchase font" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/lanston/ltc-jefferson-gothic/regular/">Purchase font</a><br/>Image via <a title="Aqua Velvet" href="http://aqua-velvet.com/2010/07/mid-century-modern-album-covers/">Aqua Velvet</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6358288258http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6358288258Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:58:00 -0400<p><span> </span></p> <p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xmiBYc2DsO8/TG36XBLD5SI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/bexsAMXzci0/s1600/p33_Twist_robbie.jpg" width="400" height="400"/></p> <p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArT0jVKzRx4/Te_EeoQgKQI/AAAAAAAACl4/RHZZPUVp7cw/s1600/p33_bigbandbash.png" width="400" height="400"/></p> <p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xmiBYc2DsO8/TTKTYGXZb3I/AAAAAAAACWA/sB2wpHtttnk/s1600/p33_polynesian_Percussion.jpg" width="400" height="400"/></p> <p><img height="256" width="400" src="http://www.identifont.com/samples/urw/FuturaDisplay.gif"/></p> <p>Futura Display designed by Paul Renner<br/>Released in 1932 <br/><a title="Purchase font" href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/futura-display/">Purchase font</a><br/>Album covers via <a title="Project Thirty-Three" href="http://www.projectthirtythree.com/">Project Thirty-Three</a></p>http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6355595826http://mcmtypefaces.tumblr.com/post/6355595826Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:07:00 -0400