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I love the hand-drawn illustrations, but I really love the typography. Does anyone know which fonts (or, probably more importantly, which modern-day equivalent

I love the hand-drawn illustrations, but I really love the typography. Does anyone know which fonts (or, probably more importantly, which modern-day equivalents) are used to get this feeling?

landl0rd 1y ago
It's not precisely the same but you may enjoy Berkeley Mono: https://neil.computer/notes/introducing-berkeley-mono/ https://neil.computer/notes/introducing-berkeley-mono/ I enjoy using it for reading and writing code.
- metalliqaz 1y ago
  That's a nice font but... pricey.
  - wpm 1y ago
    $75 for a font is pretty good I thought . I’ve found some other fonts I’d love to use for twice the price, or more, with more restrictive licensing.
- dfc 1y ago
  It's a great font but I do not see anything that looks similar in the PDF. This comment is more like "Speaking of fonts, I like this unrelated san serif mono spaced font."
graypegg 1y ago
For the body copy, I think it's a version of Rockwell. [0] It fits the time, as well as the lower case "g" always looks quirky to me in rockwell-flavours. Stubby tail + serif on top. The heft on the headings also matches Rockwell Extra Bold with a couple tiny variations. Plus, just simply... slab serifs. Things working against that are: - % is wrong. That really looks like a different typeface all together. Not unheard of, might be worth seeing if it matches any other monotype fonts. - Bolded headings have some differences. Rockwell Extra Bold should still have circular tittles, but unless it's a scanning artifact, the few lowercase "i" examples I can find in those headings seem to be square. - The Rockwell favour in the tables is tweaked, with no descenders and uses tabular digits. This is pretty common, but the digital copies of Rockwell I have laying around don't have those exact forms... doesn't really say much when we're talking about what specific hot-metal type casts did monotype sell them 90-odd years ago. --- On the title pages (like page 13), my best guess is Memphis. [1] The R is wrong for Rockwell, but also the lower a in "Brand" is totally wrong for Memphis, and the quote is totally different. Going to take lunch, and possibly come back to this in a bit because now I'm intrigued haha. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_(typeface) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_(typeface) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_(typeface) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_(typeface)
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- graypegg 1y ago
  Comment got deleted, but Gallatin isn't the title page font. That was a digital font released in 2019, which is meant to look like Memphis with a two storey a. https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/128627/gallatin https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/128627/gallatin That does mention that Linotype had a Memphis flavour with a two-storey "a" though... so maaaaaybe it is Memphis! Most likely their Rockwell typeface was also supplied from Linotype in that case, probably under a different name.
- not_clear 1y ago
  I could be wrong, but I think that Stymie is a closer match for the body than Rockwell, particularly due to the serif on the middle arm of capital E (and F). I think that Stymie also matches other details as outlined in the comparison page on Identifont (http://www.identifont.com/differences?first=stymie&second=rockwell&q=Go http://www.identifont.com/differences?first=stymie&second=ro...)
  - graypegg 11mo ago
    Ohhhhh! REALLY good catch, I think you're right. Matches all of the features! There's some really neat uses of it on Fonts In Use. [0] Also a new-jersey based foundry specimen book, from a few years before publishing this catalog. [1] There's a non-zero chance that these samples were originally what convinced the original designer to go with this typeface, if we believe the designer also worked in Corning New York at the pyrex office. [0] https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4509/stymie https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4509/stymie [1] https://archive.org/details/ATFBookOfAmericanTypes1934/page/n55/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ATFBookOfAmericanTypes1934/page/...
munificent 1y ago
Agreed, the design is really strikingly beautiful. The typography is part of this, but I suspect you may also be undervaluing how much the overall design contributes here. The layout, use of whitespace, use of different fonts and sizes to convey hierarchy. It's just really good design made with care and attention by a skilled practitioner.
ashleyn 1y ago
The cover looks like the Spire typeface.

I love the hand-drawn illustrations, but I really love the typography. Does anyone know which fonts (or, probably more importantly, which modern-day equivalents) are used to get this feeling?

landl0rd 1y ago

It's not precisely the same but you may enjoy Berkeley Mono: https://neil.computer/notes/introducing-berkeley-mono/ https://neil.computer/notes/introducing-berkeley-mono/ I enjoy using it for reading and writing code.

metalliqaz 1y ago
That's a nice font but... pricey.
- wpm 1y ago
  $75 for a font is pretty good I thought . I’ve found some other fonts I’d love to use for twice the price, or more, with more restrictive licensing.
dfc 1y ago
It's a great font but I do not see anything that looks similar in the PDF. This comment is more like "Speaking of fonts, I like this unrelated san serif mono spaced font."

graypegg 1y ago

For the body copy, I think it's a version of Rockwell. [0] It fits the time, as well as the lower case "g" always looks quirky to me in rockwell-flavours. Stubby tail + serif on top. The heft on the headings also matches Rockwell Extra Bold with a couple tiny variations. Plus, just simply... slab serifs. Things working against that are: - % is wrong. That really looks like a different typeface all together. Not unheard of, might be worth seeing if it matches any other monotype fonts. - Bolded headings have some differences. Rockwell Extra Bold should still have circular tittles, but unless it's a scanning artifact, the few lowercase "i" examples I can find in those headings seem to be square. - The Rockwell favour in the tables is tweaked, with no descenders and uses tabular digits. This is pretty common, but the digital copies of Rockwell I have laying around don't have those exact forms... doesn't really say much when we're talking about what specific hot-metal type casts did monotype sell them 90-odd years ago. --- On the title pages (like page 13), my best guess is Memphis. [1] The R is wrong for Rockwell, but also the lower a in "Brand" is totally wrong for Memphis, and the quote is totally different. Going to take lunch, and possibly come back to this in a bit because now I'm intrigued haha. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_(typeface) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_(typeface) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_(typeface) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_(typeface)

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graypegg 1y ago
Comment got deleted, but Gallatin isn't the title page font. That was a digital font released in 2019, which is meant to look like Memphis with a two storey a. https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/128627/gallatin https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/128627/gallatin That does mention that Linotype had a Memphis flavour with a two-storey "a" though... so maaaaaybe it is Memphis! Most likely their Rockwell typeface was also supplied from Linotype in that case, probably under a different name.
not_clear 1y ago
I could be wrong, but I think that Stymie is a closer match for the body than Rockwell, particularly due to the serif on the middle arm of capital E (and F). I think that Stymie also matches other details as outlined in the comparison page on Identifont (http://www.identifont.com/differences?first=stymie&second=rockwell&q=Go http://www.identifont.com/differences?first=stymie&second=ro...)
- graypegg 11mo ago
  Ohhhhh! REALLY good catch, I think you're right. Matches all of the features! There's some really neat uses of it on Fonts In Use. [0] Also a new-jersey based foundry specimen book, from a few years before publishing this catalog. [1] There's a non-zero chance that these samples were originally what convinced the original designer to go with this typeface, if we believe the designer also worked in Corning New York at the pyrex office. [0] https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4509/stymie https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4509/stymie [1] https://archive.org/details/ATFBookOfAmericanTypes1934/page/n55/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/ATFBookOfAmericanTypes1934/page/...

munificent 1y ago

Agreed, the design is really strikingly beautiful. The typography is part of this, but I suspect you may also be undervaluing how much the overall design contributes here. The layout, use of whitespace, use of different fonts and sizes to convey hierarchy. It's just really good design made with care and attention by a skilled practitioner.

ashleyn 1y ago

The cover looks like the Spire typeface.