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Sun Times front page 1970
Posted by TypographyShop in
20 Apr 2012 — 7:04pm
20 Apr 2012 — 7:04pm
A reporter wrote me on Flickr as I have a Sun Times specimen book from 1961. http://is.gd/ZVtD3X
The image is here http://twitpic.com/9bayzs
I'm pretty sure the sans face is Futura bold condensed, though the lower case "a" troubles me a bit. Although the Sun Times masthead resembles a number of faces I can't find an exact match.
Thanks for your help.
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20 Apr 2012 — 9:31pm
You're looking at the Nameplate, not the masthead. Here's a history of the nameplate:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2021472/CST-Nameplate-Story
22 Apr 2012 — 7:22am
Great article, thanks. However, the example in the image is from 1970 according to the writer, pre-dating the redesign. Still trying to identify the typeface.
24 Apr 2012 — 6:05pm
for the title (similar but not an exact match):
Gazette LT Std Bold - close with a different /A
ITC Cheltenham Bold - not so close
...and for the sans: Futura ND Cn Bold looks like a perfect match
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I found them using Find my Font - http://www.findmyfont.com