Franklin Gothic was my first favourite typeface. Way back in…ehum…19…ehum…when I was just starting out as a typographer it was Morris Fuller Benton's no-nonsense 1902 hit that became a staple for my enthusiastic Piet Zwart mimicry. Whether it was a technically correct tie-in, I'm not sure.
So I was delighted to see, a few months back, a homage to the condensed version of the typeface letterpressed by Blush Publishing as part of their Assorted Types series.
More recently, they've printed a sheet for Bauer Bodoni and the voluptuous Clarendon.
These fonts look so beautiful when placed on a plain white piece of paper and juxtaposed next to a more busy background. I checked out the Clarendon link - I'm in font love. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Nick Fisher | 08 May 2012 at 05:58 AM