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Bijaz wrote:I imagine Penguin never had a digital file of the original fonts and has long since trashed the plates used for their prints runs.

Hurry up and finish so we can use the fonts for an upcoming literary project :wink:
Yeah, but it's possible that font had a name and was recreated digiatally somewhere.
If it existed before it was used for the Dune books it might...

DE says "designed by Jeremiah B. Lighter" but this was before Berkley Books merged with Penguin in 1996. If he was still around he may know.
He seems to be a review writer for the NTY now.
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Freakzilla wrote:
Bijaz wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
Bijaz wrote:I imagine Penguin never had a digital file of the original fonts and has long since trashed the plates used for their prints runs.

Hurry up and finish so we can use the fonts for an upcoming literary project :wink:
Yeah, but it's possible that font had a name and was recreated digiatally somewhere.
If it existed before it was used for the Dune books it might...

DE says "designed by Jeremiah B. Lighter" but this was before Berkley Books merged with Penguin in 1996. If he was still around he may know.
He seems to be a review writer for the NTY now.
i have a large reference book of who's who in the world of SF art at home. Ill check to see if I can find out anything about him when I get home tonight.
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Freakzilla wrote:
Bijaz wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
Bijaz wrote:I imagine Penguin never had a digital file of the original fonts and has long since trashed the plates used for their prints runs.

Hurry up and finish so we can use the fonts for an upcoming literary project :wink:
Yeah, but it's possible that font had a name and was recreated digiatally somewhere.
If it existed before it was used for the Dune books it might...

DE says "designed by Jeremiah B. Lighter" but this was before Berkley Books merged with Penguin in 1996. If he was still around he may know.
He seems to be a review writer for the NTY now.
Looks like he may have been the typographer, so if he is still around he would be the one.
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The links I see when I Google his name are to letters to the editor that he wrote to the NYT.

I looked in Greenwood's A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (1988) and found nothing for him.
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I did a google and I reckon "designer" refers to cover designer (as in layout etc) ... rather than font designer/typographer.

But.. that said, if he does still exist, he probably would know :P - same publisher, same series, same font - I wouldn't be suprised if he set the US covers of most of FH's books from that era.
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DuneFishUK wrote:I did a google and I reckon "designer" refers to cover designer (as in layout etc) ... rather than font designer/typographer.

But.. that said, if he does still exist, he probably would know :P - same publisher, same series, same font - I wouldn't be suprised if he set the US covers of most of FH's books from that era.
I can't read the article, but this did come up on the search in the NYT archives.

Maybe him, maybe not...

"Jeremiah B. Lighter has joined Federal Advertising Agency, Inc., as typographer."
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Bijaz wrote:
DuneFishUK wrote:I did a google and I reckon "designer" refers to cover designer (as in layout etc) ... rather than font designer/typographer.

But.. that said, if he does still exist, he probably would know :P - same publisher, same series, same font - I wouldn't be suprised if he set the US covers of most of FH's books from that era.
I can't read the article,
Really? Bugger -- it's the back of a book that says "Cover Design by Jeremiah B. Lighter"
but this did come up on the search in the NYT archives.

Maybe him, maybe not...

"Jeremiah B. Lighter has joined Federal Advertising Agency, Inc., as typographer."
Ah - nice :D Could be him then... :P
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Coming soon....

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Just got a few anomalies and crazy kerning rubbish to sort out now :) .. and why the file sometimes doesn't work :P hmm...
If you can spot anything wrong - please feel free to point it out. Thanks.


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Lookin' good. :D
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DuneFishUK wrote:Image
Awesome! :D
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DuneFishUK wrote:Image
Ass wooping awsome! :D
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How about some punctuation as well (since you asked for suggestions and all :wink: ).
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I think a unicorn flying over the top, maybe leaving a trail of fairy dust and sparkles. That would make it fit in with all the other huge Dune forums. What say, chap? :D
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Oh YES! A My Pony Unicorn is simply a MUST. :lol:
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DuneFishUK wrote:Coming soon....

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Cheers, I'll keep nudging the kerning (is that a euphemism?)

Nekhrun: I've got . , : - and ' so far.. Will see what else I can cook up. :)


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And, oh yeah, unicorns an' shit...

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DuneFishUK wrote:Cheers, I'll keep nudging the kerning (is that a euphemism?)

Nekhrun: I've got . , : - and ' so far.. Will see what else I can cook up. :)


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And, oh yeah, unicorns an' shit...

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WTF BBQ IYF?!?!
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DuneFishUK wrote:And, oh yeah, unicorns an' shit...

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Someone simply MUST post that at DN (or wherever) for Hyppo to see.

She'll wet her pants. :lol:
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My GOD, man ... some jokes should never be given visual form! :shock:

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That's awesome.

Can you please do an Arrakeen one? With a shit-brown background?
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DuneFishUK wrote:Coming soon....

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Just got a few anomalies and crazy kerning rubbish to sort out now :) .. and why the file sometimes doesn't work :P hmm...
If you can spot anything wrong - please feel free to point it out. Thanks.


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I'm pumped!

This is the best logo design yet. Forget my drafts, this wins!!! It fits with the whole water-stealer thing, as well as the OH position. Very well done.

Freak, please make this the official logo!

So what's the font going to be called? "Frank" or "Jacurutu" would be nice.
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I intent to. I'll make much use of this font when it's ready.
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