Knows more about his work and discovers some of his most important sources. Ed Benguiat Stranger Things Esquire and the Fonts of a Unique Typographer Ed Benguiat. ITC specimen Benguiat Gothic 99. Cary Graphic Arts Collection. snapshot of a life As a child Ed was able to enjoy a virtually unlimited supply of drawing supplies due to his fathers job at a department store as a display manager. From the age of 9 Ed started practicing lettering and creating posters with his fathers tools. Benguait stated that this approach did not lead him directly into the universe of typography but that it came to him as most people land in his profession accidentally.
In time he helped found the International Typeface Corporation ITC a licensing organization for typesetters. He worked for type companies such as PhotoLettering and Lubalin and Burns where he developed some of his signature fonts. Ed Benguiat Stranger Things Esquire and the Fonts of a Unique photo background removingTypographer Ed Benguiat. Poster 9. Cary Graphic Arts Collection. Ed Benguiat Stranger Things Esquire and the Fonts of a Unique Typographer Prisma Graphic by Ed Benguiat book title. Design by John Sposato and Frank Kelly Freas. Representative fonts Some of the sources that characterize his work include ITC Benguiat Benguiat Gothic Tiffany Bookman Korinna Souvenir Edwardian Script Panache In MyFonts you can consult a catalog of his creations and buy them directly. Ed Benguiat Stranger Things Esquire and the Fonts of a Unique Typographer 9 Ed Benguiat.
ITC Korinna specimen ca. 9. Cary Graphic Arts Collection. Ed Benguiat Stranger Things Esquire and the Fonts of a Unique Typographer Ed Benguiat. Fat Stuff design. School of Visual Arts Archive. In an interview he was asked what his favorite typeface was and he They are all like my children. I like them all but I dont use them all. I actually use Helvetica laughs a lot. Or Bodoni. It is a stable source. Ed Benguiat Designs and redesigns that endured over time Among some of the typographic logos either original or redesigned that are counted among Playboy redesign Sports Illustrated redesign ATT directed by Saul Bass.