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Red Rooster Type foundry [Steve Jackaman]

Red Rooster is a Cedars, PA-based foundry run by Steve Jackaman (b. 1954, Greenwich, London). Steve started out at London's Face Photosetting. Red Rooster was founded in Philadelphia in 1990 and has about 500 fonts, mostly complete text families in the classical mould, revivals of Ludlow and other foundries, and revivals of fonts by Canadian designer Les Usherwood from the phototypesetting era. Families of fonts:

  • Alexon (1993, by Les Usherwood), Alghera Pro (1996, Pat Hickson), Alphabet Soup (2007, a delicatessen signage typeface based on an 80s font he did while at Typographic House in Boston), Alys (calligraphic), Appleyard (1992, A. Pat Hickson), Aquarius (2007, based on a VGC font by that name), Argus (1992, Les Usherwood and Paul Hickson)
  • Badger, Bannock Brae Gothic, Banque Gothique, Barnsley Gothic (2017, a copperplate relate to Steelplate Gothic), Bassuto, Beckenham (1992, Les Usherwood and Paul Hickson), Bellini (an Egyptian family), BlockGothic (1996, Steve Jackaman at the Rabbit Reproductions Type foundry), Bodoni Black Condensed (after R.H. Middleton, 1930), Bodoni Campanile Pro (1998 and 2017, after R.H. Middleton, 1930), Byron
  • Cameo, Canterbury, Canterbury Old Style (1992, by Ray Vatter and Steve Jackaman after a 1920 original by Morris Fuller Benton at ATF), Canterbury Old Style Pro (2017, a remastering by Steve Jackaman), Canterbury Sans (a tall-ascender sans family based on the 1920-1926 design by Morris Fuller Benton for ATF), Casablanca (1997, avant-garde typeface based on Carlos Winkow's Electra), Caslon Extra Condensed (based on a Ludlow face), TCCentury (1996, Les Usherwood and Steve Jackaman at the Rabbit Reproductions Type foundry), Century New Style, Chamfer Gothic (after a condensed Ludlow typeface, ca. 1898), Chase, Chelsea (1993, Les Usherwood and Steve Jackaman), Claremont, Coliseum (1992, by A. Pat Hickson and Julie Hopwood for ITF). Steve Jackaman completely redesigned, redrew, and improved the Coliseum family in 2017 and called it Coliseum Pro. That redesign also produced the sister typefaces Clydesdale and Torpedo), Commander (1994, Steve Jackaman), Consort (1994, Steve Jackaman), ConranScript, Creighton (2009, a sans family), Coronet (after a 1937 typeface by R.H. Middleton).
  • Dominus, Dundee (1993, A. Pat Hickson), Dungeon (based loosely on a VGC design by Dick Jensen, Serpentine, 1972).
  • El Paso (2011, a Western/Mexican simulaton typeface based on El Paso from the Face Photosetting collection), Elston, Equestrienne, Erasmus, EuropaGrotesque, Extension
  • Faust (1993: based on a 1958 typeface by Albert Kapr), Flexion Pro (2007, by Hal Taylor and John Langdon), Florentine Cursive (after a 1956 script by R.H. Middleton), ForumTitling, Franklin Gothic Pro (2011, with Ashley Muir), French Fries (2017, handcrafted), Frenchy.
  • Garamond RR Light (after a 1929 typeface by R.H. Middleton), Gargoyle RR (Based on an Adrian Williams design, circa 1976 and Brook Type in 1903 designed by Lucien Pissarro for his private press, Eragny Press), GilmoreFahrenheit, GilmoreSansExtBolExtCondTitl, Gothic Extension, Gothic Medium Condensed (after a 1939 Ludlow typeface), GoudyY38, Grand Canyon (2002, a condensed slab serif family based on wood type). GroveScript
  • Hancock Pro (2017), Hauser Script (after a 1934 Ludlow font by Georg Hauser), Helium (1994, a mini slab serif face), Hess Old Style (1993, a revival of the garalde typeface Hess Old Style by Sol Hess for Lanston, 1920-1923), Honduras
  • Inverness, Iron Maiden RR
  • Jardine, Javelin, Jolly Roger (2003, a digitization of a 1970 font by Phil Martin), Jubilee
  • Keyboard, Kingsley, Kingsrow
  • Leighton, Lesmore, Los Alamos (2007, a condensed sans companion of Grand Canyon), Lodestone Pro (2017; based on Marvin (1970) by Face Photosetting).
  • Madrid (based on Nacional, a 1941 typeface by Carlos Winkow), Maximo, Mechanic Gothic DST, Megaphone, Motorcross (2008, after an art deco font from 1930 by Ludwig&Mayer)
  • NewJohnston
  • PallMall, Phoenix Pro (2011: after Morris Fuller Benton's condensed typeface Phenix American, 1935), Phosphate (based on Phosphor by J. Erbar, 1922-1930; contains a nice Inline; Phosphate Pro Solid and Inline was done with Ashley Muir in 2010), Pipeline, Poor Richard, Portobello (loosely based on Aldo Novarese's Pontecorvo)
  • Quest
  • Radiant RR (after a 1938 typeface by R.H. Middleton), Railroad Gothic Pro (2017: an American caps-only grotesque based on a Ludlow original, ca. 1900), Raleigh, RRRaleighGothic, Razor Bill (based on the original typeface from Face, London, circa 1972), Ribbit, RivoliInitials
  • Rocklidge Pro (2011, with Ashley Muir). Based on Jana (Richard D. Juenger, VGC, 1965).
  • Roman Tyres (1997).
  • SaintLouis, Salzburg, Schiller Antiqua (based on Nacional's Hispalis), Sandbox (2017, after a typeface from the Robert D. DeLittle Foundry, ca. 1888), Schindler, Secret Service Typewriter (2002, based on a 1905 proof of an early Remington typewriter font from the Keystone Type Foundry), Shinn, Shortwave Gothic, Silverado, Sinclair, Sphinx (1992, Steve Jackaman, based on a 1925 design by Deberny&Peignot), Stanhope, Steelplate Gothic Pro (1993 and 2017: a copperplate gothic based on Robert Wiebking's original, ca. 1918), Stirling, Superba Pro (1992 and 2017, after Hass's Superba, 1928-1930), Sycamore
  • TCAdminister (1994, Les Usherwood and Steve Jackaman), Tempo, Thingbat, TitanicCondensed, Triple Condensed Gothic (a movie credit font)
  • Ultraduck, Ultra Modern RR (after a 1928 art deco typeface by Douglas McMurtrie).
  • Venezuela (2000, Mexican simulation face, based on Albert Auspurg's Vesta from 1926, created by Pat Hickson), Veronese
  • Waverly, Willard Sniffin Script (2007, based on Willard Sniffin's 1930s ATF brush script called Keynote)
  • Yeoman Gothic
  • Xctasy Sans (2002, an avant-garde family influenced by the 1960s typeface Design Fineline)
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Text listing of their typefaces. Alphabetic catalog of the Red Rooster typeface library [large web page warning].

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Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Wood Type ⦿ Type scene in Pennsylvania ⦿ Brush script typefaces ⦿ Typewriter fonts ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Mexican simulation typefaces ⦿ Avant Garde typefaces ⦿ Western fonts ⦿ Mexican simulation typefaces ⦿ Modern style [Bodoni, Didot, Walbaum, Thorowgood, Computer Modern, etc.] ⦿ Signage typefaces ⦿ Garalde or Garamond typefaces ⦿ Caslon ⦿ Frederic William Goudy ⦿ Morris Fuller Benton ⦿ Copperplate ⦿








file name: Steve Jackaman Los Alamos 2007


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file name: Steve Jackaman Bodoni Campanile 1999 after R H Middleton 1930


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011f


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file name: Steve Jackaman Bodoni Black Condensed after R H Middleton 1930


file name: Steve Jackaman Caslon R R Extra Condensed after Ludlow


file name: Steve Jackaman Chamfer Gothic after Ludlow 1898


file name: Steve Jackaman Coronet after R H Middleton 1937


file name: Steve Jackaman Florentine Cursive after R H Middleton 1956


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file name: Steve Jackaman Garamond R R Light 1999 after R H Middleton Ludlow 1929


file name: Steve Jackaman Garamond R R Bold 1999


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file name: Steve Jackaman Gargoyle after Lucien Pissarro Brook Type 1903


file name: Steve Jackaman Gargoyle after Lucien Pissarro Brook Type 1903b


file name: Steve Jackaman Gothic Medium Condensed after Ludlow 1939


file name: Steve Jackaman Radiant R R after R H Middleton 1938


file name: Steve Jackamn Schiller Antiqua after Nacional Hispalis


file name: Steve Jackaman Ultra Modern R R after Douglas C Mc Murtrie Ludlow 1928


file name: Red Rooster Block Gothic 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Clydesdale 2017 233599


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file name: Red Rooster Phoenix Pro 2011


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file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Phoenix Pro 2011a


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Phoenix Pro 2011


file name: Hal Taylor John Langdon Flexion 2007 192256


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file name: Hal Taylor John Langdon Flexion 2007


file name: George Hauser Hauser Script 1934 digitized by Steve Jackaman


file name: Steve Jackaman Hess Old Style R R Medium 1993 after Sol Hess 1920 1923


file name: Steve Jackaman Roman Tyres 1997


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Packard Old Style 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Portobello R R Bold 2000


file name: Steve Jackaman Faust R R Pro based on Albert Kapr


file name: Steve Jackaman Rocklidge Pro Bold 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Xctasy Sans R R 2002


file name: Steve Jackaman Alphabet Soup 2009


file name: Steve Jackaman Alphabet Soup Pro 2010


file name: Steve Jackaman El Paso Pro 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman El Paso Pro Open 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Canterbury Old Style Pro 2017 233659


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file name: Red Rooster Motorcross 2008


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file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Creighton Pro Bold 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Creighton Pro 2011


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file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Creighton Pro Extra Bold 2011


file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Creighton Pro Medium 2011


file name: Red Rooster Grand Canyon 2002


file name: Steve Jackaman Casablanca 1997


file name: Steve Jackaman Casablanca 1997b


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file name: Steve Jackaman U R W Casablanca 1997 based on Carlos Winkow Electra


file name: Steve Jackaman U R W Casablanca 1997 based on Carlos Winkow Electra


file name: Steve Jackaman Aquarius 2007 after Ronald Arnholm V G C Aquarius 1967


file name: Venezuela R R 2001 based on Albert Auspurg Vesta 1926b


file name: Steve Jackaman after Jakob Erbar19221930 Phosphate R R Inline







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