Robert Foster

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Robert Foster Designer, sculptor and type designer, b. 1895. He created Foster Abstract and Pericles (1934, ATF), a Greek simulation or stone cut style typeface. For an extension and digitization of the latter face, see Pericles Pro (2005, Ascender; Steve Matteson), a 433-glyph OpenType font. The former typeface was revived in 2006 by John Bomparte as Abstrak BF. Mac McGrew writes: Foster Abstract is a very heavy, serifless type of futuristic design, in which parts of some letters are suggested rather than actually presented. It was designed by Robert Foster in 1931, and matrices were cut by Frederic W. Goudy for private casting. Some letters are much like Sans Serif Extrabold. Compare Pericles.	EXTERNAL LINKS [Designer info] MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Greek simulation fonts ⦿ Stone age fonts ⦿ Frederic William Goudy ⦿

file name: Steve Matteson Pericles Pro 2005 after Robert Foster 1934

file name: Steve Matteson Pericles Pro 2005 after Robert Foster 1934b

file name: John Bomparte Abstrak B F 2006 after Robert Foster Abstract 1934

file name: John Bomparte Abstrak B F 2006 after Robert Foster Abstract 1934b

file name: John Bomparte Abstrak B F 2006 after Robert Foster Abstract 1934c

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