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Sherman
A typeface designed by Frederic Goudy in 1912. Mac McGrew: Sherman was designed in 1912 by Frederic W. Goudy as a plate type for Frederick Sherman, a publisher and fine printer. Since Sherman already had an earlier type drawn by Goudy, the designer felt that a new type for him should be decidedly different. While the drawings were pleasing, the type as cut in 14-point was a disappointment to Goudy. Due to his inexperience, he says, he had believed that close fitting was essential to a typeface, and in this design he went to extremes. However, a quantity of the type was cast and shipped to Sherman. This was dumped after Sherman's death. Later a special casting was made by ATF for Syracuse University, where this specimen was obtained. In 2017, Pentagram and Chester Jenkins of Village type revived Sherman for Syracuse University after that university's Special Books curator William T. La Moy discovery of Sherman in the university's archives. For the occasion they made a completely new typeface, Sherman Sans, as a companion for Sherman Serif. |
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file name: Pentagram Chester Jenkins Sherman Syracuse University 2017 after Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912b
file name: Pentagram Chester Jenkins Sherman Syracuse University 2017 after Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912c
file name: Pentagram Chester Jenkins Sherman Syracuse University 2017 after Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912d
file name: Pentagram Chester Jenkins Sherman Syracuse University 2017 after Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912e
file name: Pentagram Chester Jenkins Sherman Syracuse University 2017 after Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912f
file name: Frederic Goudy Sherman 1912
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