John W. Zimmerman

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John W. Zimmerman Designer at Barnhard Brothers and Spindler (and head of matrix engraving there), who designed the art deco typeface Cubist Bold (a typeface without lower case) in 1928. Patent. Mac McGrew on Cubist Bold: The name tells it all. Designed by John W. Zimmerman, head of the matrix engraving department. at BB&S, probably just before BB&S merged with ATF in 1929, this font of unusual capitals and figures is very large for the body and has no lowercase. Compare Dynamic Medium, Modernique. Revivals of Cubist: Bric-A-Braque (2010, Nick Curtis). This font is named after Georges Braque, one of the co-founders of cubism. Blue Plate Special NF (Nick Curtis). Artisinal (2019, Stiggy & Sands).	EXTERNAL LINKS John W. Zimmerman [Designer info] Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Nick Curtis ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Cubist typefaces ⦿

file name: Nick Curtis Blue Plate Special N F based on Cubist Bold by Jphn Zimmerman B B S 1929

file name: Nick Curtis Blue Plate Special N F based on Cubist Bold by John Zimmerman B B S 1929

file name: Nick Curtis Brica Braque N 2010 after Cubist Bold by John W Zimmerman1929

file name: Stiggy Sands Artisinal 2019 316747

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file name: Stiggy Sands Artisinal 2019 316749

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file name: Stiggy Sands Artisinal 2019

file name: John W Zimmerman Cubist Bold 1928

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