Friday, December 16, 2011

Be It Resolved

Results have been tabulated from last week's Typeface ID quiz. The winner is Melissa Lyttle with 27 points. She wins a pack of cards and a print. Congrats to Melissa and thanks to all who sent in entries.

Answer key below. Note: typeface names are those used here. Some slight variations in naming may exist.

1.
Berling Roman

Immediate Family, Sally Mann


2.
Same Old English (approximate)

Last Days of W, Alec Soth


3.
Europa Grotesk SB-Bold Extended

The Americans (French edition), Robert Frank


4.
Century ST-Book Italic

Iowa, Nancy Rexroth


5.
Typewriter (approximate)

Self Portrait, Lee Friedlander


6.
Cooper Black Swash Italic

The Animals, Garry Winogrand


7.
Hadrian Bold

Sidewalk, Jeff Mermelstein


8.
Futura Medium

Aperture Magazine


9.
Vectipede Ultra Light

Exiles, Josef Koudelka


10.
Mediaeval SB-XBold

Tulsa, Larry Clark


11.
Industria Solid

Bystander, Westerbeck and Meyerowitz


12.
Clarendon No 1 URW T Bold

Conversations with the Dead, Danny Lyons


13.
Handwritten (by Matisse?)

The Decisive Moment, Henri Cartier-Bresson


14.
Dom EF Casual

Carnival Strippers, Susan Meiselas


15.
Vibertus

In the American West, Richard Avedon


16.
Nimbus Sans Extended Black

Subway, Bruce Davidson


17.
Stymie SB-Bold (w/ altered A)

Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Ed Ruscha


18.
Cheltenham Bold Condensed

William Eggleston's Guide


19.
Caslon Titling MT

American Photographs, Walker Evans


20.
Geometric 15 Black

Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990 (spine lettering)


21. (extra credit)

The title of Diana Arbus' 1972 monograph was hand-lettered by designer Marvin Israel in the style of Linofilm Janson, 12/16, a 16th century French face.

1 comment:

m said...

Awesome. Thanks for the challenge, Blake. What a great quiz.