Type Tuesday - International Printing Ink Corporation

International Printing Ink Corporation understands that color combining is not a simple matter!

From the introduction, Color Chords, published in this informational pamphlet: 

The matter of which colors go well with others is a study of a lifetime. A comprehension of fixed laws plus natural aptitude for creation governs the attainment of color harmony.

What follows are suggested color combinations for two colors which are complimentary to each other, blue and orange. 

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Butler Brands Paper

Today's Type Tuesday features Butler Brands Paper's Campania series. 

Butler Brands Paper was distributed by the Sierra Paper Company, one of the first paper companies I have seen from our collection located in Los Angeles.

The Campania series was named after one if Italy's oldest provinces and was offered in seven colors, including white. 

Below is the Campania series offered in grey.

Jaime Henderson

Archivist

jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Patterns and Repetition from Typefounders of Chicago

A great cover from the Typefounders of Chicago, but the real fun is inside!

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - International Typeface Corporation specimen booklets

The final installment in our selection of International Typeface Corporation specimen booklets. 

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Black Letters from Francis Hart and Company

Today we feature pointed texts and black letters from the printing office of  Francis Hart and Company, New York. For a closer look at these specimens, take a look at the CHS page on Behance, featuring these and other materials from our Kemble Collection on Western Printing and Publishing. 

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - International Typeface Corporation specimens

A recent donation of International Typeface Corporation specimen booklets has so impressed me with their bold colors and stylistic fonts that I thought I would share a few over the next few weeks. 

International Typeface Corporation (ITC) was started in New York in 1970, making it one of the first foundries to have no history in the production of metal type. Instead, ITC designed, licensed and marketed typefaces for filmsetting and computer set types. 

ITC's journal U&lc (Upper and Lower Case) features an advertisement and order form for each of the ITC specimen books. Although the Kemble Collection's holdings include most of these specimens, I do spot some unfamiliar specimens featured in this ad.

What delightful specimens to be on the lookout for!

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Mead Paper advertisements

Today we showcase a few Mead Paper advertisements from the early 1950s. These advertisements were originally featured in Better Impressions, the journal of the Mead Corporation, a paper company dating back to 1846.

Type Tuesday - La Fondografica

Today we feature type from an international type foundry - La Fondografica, from Torino, Italy. 

Jaime Henderson
Archivist
jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Miller and Richard's Le Naudin series

Today we showcase Le Naudin series from the letter foundry of Miller & Richard. 

Jaime Henderson

Archivist

jhenderson@calhist.org

Type Tuesday - Halloween Cuts from Empire Type Foundry

Happy Halloween!

featuring cuts from Empire Type Foundry

Jaime Henderson

Archivist/Digital Archivist

jhenderson@calhist.org