font_designer: Morris Benton

Typo Upright

Typo Upright font

A faithful reproduction of the common French Ronde of the nineteenth century; the design originates at the Inland Typefoundry in St. Louis as French Script and was revised by Morris Fuller Benton in 1905...

Garamond No. 3

Garamond No. 3 font

Eighty years ago the mannered work of the seventeenth century protestant punchcutter, Jean Jannon of Sedan, was confused with that of Claude Garamond and was widely copied as his. This version, designed for American...

Engravers’ Old English

Engravers’ Old English font

Designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1907; an improved version of the familiar nineteenth century blackletter as he had executed it in his Wedding Text.

American Text

American Text font

A condensed American blackletter designed for ATF in 1932 by Morris Fuller Benton; the face grows out of nineteenth century roots.

News Gothic No 2

News Gothic No 2 font

Parsifal Oldestyle NF

Parsifal Oldestyle NF font

This timeless classic is patterned after the typeface Camelot, designed by Morris Fuller Benton for American Type Founders in 1926. Its elegant lines and pleasing color make it suitable for both headline and text...

Bodoni No 2

Bodoni No 2 font

Century Schoolbook WGL4

Century Schoolbook WGL4 font

In 1924 Morris Fuller Benton designed for ATF a new variation on his father’s design, Century Oldstyle. Century Schoolbook has become a synonym for readability.

Stymie EF

Stymie EF font