John W. Zimmerman

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John W. Zimmerman Designer at Barnhard Brothers and Spindler (and head of matrix engraving there), who made Cubist Bold (a typeface without lower case) in 1928. This art deco font was remade by Nick Curtis, who called it Bric-A-Braque, after Georges Braque, one of the co-founders of Cubism. Sometimes his name is spelled with one n, but McGrew uses two n's. Blue Plate Special NF by Nick Curtis is also based on Cubist Bold. MyFonts link. 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. Klingspor link.	EXTERNAL LINKS John W. Zimmerman [Designer info] MyFonts search Monotype 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: John W Zimmerman Cubist Bold 1928

file name: John W Zimmerman Cubist Bold 1928b

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