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Morris Fuller Benton

Morris Fuller Benton. Shelby See. Background. Trained as a mechanic and engineer jointed the American Type Founders His father, invented the pantographic engraving machine. Anatomy. Classifications.

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Morris Fuller Benton

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  1. Morris Fuller Benton Shelby See

  2. Background • Trained as a mechanic and engineer • jointed the American Type Founders • His father, invented the pantographic engraving machine

  3. Anatomy

  4. Classifications • coarse serifs, small x-heights, stress is diagonal, ascenders often exceed the height • greater contrast, bracketed serifs, larger x-height,vertical stress • extreme contrast, hairline serifs, small x-height, vertical stress in rounded strokes • minimal variation, heavy serifs, large x-heights, vertical stress • no variation, lack of serifs, larger x-height, no stress

  5. Bread&Butter Fonts • Fonts: Benton developed over 200 alphabets, all of which were published by ATF, including AcademyAgency FB, Agency FB Condensed, Agency FB Wide, Alternate Gothic, Alternate Gothic No 1, Alternate Gothic No 2, Alternate Gothic No 3, EF Alternate Gothic No. One, EF Alternate Gothic No. Three, EF Alternate Gothic No. Two, American Text, American Text (Bitstream), Bank Gothic, Bank Gothic (Group Type), Bank Gothic (ParaType), Bodoni, Bodoni (BT), Bodoni No. 2, EF Bodoni No. 2, Bodoni No. 2 Compressed, Monotype Broadway, EF Broadway, Broadway, Broadway (BT), Broadway (URW), EF Broadway Engraved, Broadway Poster, Bulmer, Bulmer (BT), Bulmer Bold, Bulmer Bold Display, Bulmer DisplayCanterbury Old Style, Century BQ, EF Century Expanded,, Century Expanded, Century Expanded (BT), Monotype Century Old Style, EF Century Old Style, Century Old Style, Century Old Style (URW), Century Oldstyle, Century Schoolbook, EF Century Schoolbook, Monotype Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook (BT), Century Schoolbook (URW), Century Schoolbook Monospaced, Cheltenham, Clear Gothic Serial, Clear Gothic TS, Monotype Clearface, Clearface Gothic, Clearface Gothic (URW), Clearface Gothic Bold, Clearface Gothic Demibold, Clearface TS, CG Cloister, Cloister, Cloister Black (BT), Cloister Open Face, EF Commercial Script, Commercial Script (BT), Commercial Script (ITC), Eagle Bold, Empire, Empire (BT), Empire (FB), Engravers' Old English (BT), Eva Paramount SG Ultra, Franklin Gothic (BT), ITC Franklin Gothic (EF), Franklin Gothic Condensed, Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed,, Franklin Gothic No. 2, Garamond 3, Garamont Amsterdam BQ, LTC Globe Gothic, LTC Globe Gothic Condensed, Goudy Catalogue, EF Goudy Catalogue, Linotype Goudy Catalogue, Goudy Catalogue (BT), Goudy Catalogue (URW), Goudy Catalogue SB, Goudy Catalogue SH, Linotype Goudy Handtooled,, Goudy Handtooled (BT), Goudy Handtooled (URW), Greeting MonotoneHamburg TS, EF Hobo, Hobo, Hobo (BT), Hobo (URW), Hoboken TS, League Gothic, Monotype Lightline Gothic, Lightline Gothic, EF Lightline Gothic, Linoscript, Linotext, Mariage, Mariage (URW), Modernique, Napoli Extra Bold, Napoli TS, Neo Franklin,, New Century Schoolbook, New Century Schoolbook Italic, Monotype News Gothic, EF News Gothic, News Gothic, News Gothic (BT), News Gothic (URW), Monotype News Gothic Condensed, Odette, Parisian, Parisian (BT), Parisian (ICG), Phenix American, Piranesi, Raleigh Gothic, ITC Souvenir, ITC Souvenir (EF), ITC Souvenir Demi, ITC Souvenir Light, Linotype Stymie, EF Stymie, Stymie (URW), TC Broadway, PL Tower Condensed, Typo Upright, Wedding, Wedding Text, Wedding Text (BT), Wichita Bold TS, Wichita TS

  6. Franklin Gothic: sans serif

  7. Marriage: decorative script

  8. Works Cited • http://www.linotype.com/682/morrisfullerbenton.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Fuller_Benton • http://www.newsdesign.net/story4.html • http://www.identifont.com/show?9S4 • http://graphicdesign.spokanefalls.edu/tutorials/process/type_basics/type_families.htm

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