Not Caslon
Designer
Rudy VanderLans
born 1955
Typographer
Mark Andresen
United States, born 1950
Date1991
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions32 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (82.6 x 56.5 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.730
DescriptionTaking its name from the 18th-century type- founder William Caslon, Caslon is considered to be the first English typeface and is known for its clean legibility. Here, Mark Andresen’s typeface is exactly what its name implies—everything that Caslon is not. Inspired by the architecture of the French Quarter in his home city of New Orleans as well as Haitian VouDou symbolism, the letterforms are wild and effervescent, incorporating an abundance of swashes and curls. The typeface first appeared in 1991 on an advertising poster for 688, a punk-rock club in Atlanta, Georgia. Andresen created the letter- forms by combining the most elaborate elements of various typefaces using pieces of dry-transfer lettering. In 1995, Zuzana Licko digitized the typeface for release through Emigre Fonts.On View
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