Tommy Thompson | |
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Born | 1906 |
Died | 1967 (aged 61) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | typography |
Notable work | Thompson Quill Script |
Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson [1] (1906–1967) [2] was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. He was born Blue Point, New York. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering Inc. for his Thompson Quill Script. Previously, designers had worked in house for foundries or had sold the rights to their faces outright. He maintained a studio in Norwalk, Connecticut and was the author of several books on type and lettering. [3]
Thompson designed all of these foundry types: [4]
In addition, he prepared a version of Baskerville for the ATF Typesetter; this was the first 7-unit typeface for the machine, which previously used 5-unit typefaces similar to those used by the Justowriter on which it was built. [5] (Later, in 1964, the ATF Typesetter Model B-8, offered an 18-increment system allowing further improved typesetting.)
Tommy Thompson | |
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Born | 1906 |
Died | 1967 (aged 61) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | typography |
Notable work | Thompson Quill Script |
Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson [1] (1906–1967) [2] was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. He was born Blue Point, New York. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering Inc. for his Thompson Quill Script. Previously, designers had worked in house for foundries or had sold the rights to their faces outright. He maintained a studio in Norwalk, Connecticut and was the author of several books on type and lettering. [3]
Thompson designed all of these foundry types: [4]
In addition, he prepared a version of Baskerville for the ATF Typesetter; this was the first 7-unit typeface for the machine, which previously used 5-unit typefaces similar to those used by the Justowriter on which it was built. [5] (Later, in 1964, the ATF Typesetter Model B-8, offered an 18-increment system allowing further improved typesetting.)