Richard Beatty

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Richard Beatty Richard Beatty (Colorado) made beautiful fonts, often revivals and interpretations of old typefaces and calligraphic designs, around 1990-1993 under the name "Richard Beatty Designs". In all, he created over 500 designs, but most were only for private or corporate use. Typefaces: Baxter New Style (1988), Baxter Old Style (1988) Beatty Victoriana (1991): a set of five Victorian era fonts---Wanted, Spiral, Recherché, Hermosa and Childs (1985). Hermosa and Childs are nearly art nouveau. Childs is a revival of an 1892 typeface by Hermann Ihlenburg. Puzzling note: the Linotype catalogue says that Kismet was designed in 1879 by John F. Cumming. When you look at Spiral by Richard Beatty, you find a close copy of Kismet; Beatty says it's an "edited version of Kismet", but he holds the copyright. Is this another case of legal cloning? Benjamin (2002, BeattyType): from sketches by Ed Benguiat. BernardsHand (beautiful medieval hand) Borders (1990, some designed by R. Mitchell and R. Beatty) Calligraph Initials (1997): a Lombardic face. Civilite Cooper Desdemona (1994, +Black): art nouveau Doric Duchy, Duchy Initials (2002): A blackletter typeface based on a sketch by Ed Benguiat of Benton's Dutch Initials. Elizabeth (1994, BeattyType): An all caps almost uncial face. Fanny Mitchell, Fanny Mitchell Initials GeneralMenou Goodhue Goudy faces [Goudy is his favorite type designer]: Goudy Claremont (1993: based on Scripps College Old Style), Goudy Italian, Goudy Mediaeval Beatty, Goudy Saks (1990: based on a typeface designed in 1934 by Goudy for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York), Kennerley Old Style (1986, after Goudy's 1911 design) Jensen Eusebius, Jensen Eusebius New Style (1989) 11LivingstonJCL Lucianard Mediaeval Calligraphy Ornaments (based on 1928 figures drawn by E. Adler) Overdressed (2002): based on a sketch by Edward Benguiat for his Phototype Company. Prairie Poster (Plain, Fancy): arts and crafts face. Quillsong (calligraphic) ReneLouis (1992) Rolls Royce Designer Troyer Velda (2005, connected hand): the handwriting of Velda Burgess Will, classmate of the designer. White Tie, White Tie Relaxed (2005): roman lettering.	EXTERNAL LINKS Richard Beatty MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Western fonts ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Dingbats (original) ⦿ Ornamental caps typefaces ⦿ Handwriting fonts ⦿ Art Nouveau typefaces ⦿ Type scene in Colorado ⦿ Blackletter fonts ⦿ Calligraphic typefaces ⦿ Arts and Crafts Movement ⦿ Lombardic types ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Civilité ⦿ Uncial typefaces ⦿ Frederic William Goudy ⦿