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 Mann2.
Same Old English (approximate)
Last Days of W, Alec Soth3.
Europa Grotesk SB-Bold Extended
The Americans (French edition), Robert Frank4.
Century ST-Book Italic
Iowa, Nancy Rexroth5.
Typewriter (approximate)
Self Portrait, Lee Friedlander6.
Cooper Black Swash Italic
The Animals, Garry Winogrand7.
Hadrian Bold
Sidewalk, Jeff Mermelstein8.
Futura Medium
Aperture Magazine9.
Vectipede Ultra Light
Exiles, Josef Koudelka10.
Mediaeval SB-XBold
Tulsa, Larry Clark11.
Industria Solid
Bystander, Westerbeck and Meyerowitz12.
Clarendon No 1 URW T Bold
Conversations with the Dead, Danny Lyons13.
Handwritten (by Matisse?)
The Decisive Moment, Henri Cartier-Bresson14.
Dom EF Casual
Carnival Strippers, Susan Meiselas15.
Vibertus
In the American West, Richard Avedon16.
Nimbus Sans Extended Black
Subway, Bruce Davidson17.
Stymie SB-Bold (w/ altered A)
Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Ed Ruscha18.
Cheltenham Bold Condensed
William Eggleston's Guide19.
Caslon Titling MT
American Photographs, Walker Evans20.
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:
Awesome. Thanks for the challenge, Blake. What a great quiz.
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