Rockwell
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- Designer(s)
- Frank Hinman Pierpont, Monotype Drawing Office
- Foundry(ies)
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- Release Year
- 1934
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Classification
- Serif, Slab Serif, Geometric Serif
- Original Format
- Metal (Machine Composition)
- Tags
- geometric, slab serif
Background
The original Rockwell was produced by the Inland typefoundry in 1910, which issued it as Litho Antique; American Type Founders revived the face in the 1920s, with Morris Fuller Benton cutting several new weights.
The Monotype Corporation produced its version of Rockwell in 1934; unfortunately, some of the literature erroneously referred to it as Stymie Bold, thereby creating confusion that still exists today.
Rockwell is a geometric slab serif design, a strong display face for headlines and posters; it is also legible in short text blocks.
Background Source
- MyFonts.com
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