Tuesday, October 14, 2008

David Berlow




PART A

- Date and place of birth
Boston 1954

- Training or education
Majored in Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

− Start through designing a logo

− Milestones in their life
1st job: advertising agency (wasn’t for him)
Other jobs: Marvel Comics, a diploma factory, and Mergenthaler Linotype (1978), Bitstream Inc.
Co-Founded The Font Bureau in 1989 with Roger Black

- Where do/did they live
Wisconsin (for school), New York – took a job at an advertising agency (2months), Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

− Founding own company
Font Bureau

− Influences
Psychology, technology, history and the arts

− What he’s doing now
Working on the ITC Franklin Gothic type family for Monotype Imaging

PART B

− List all fonts
Agency FB
Agency FB Condensed
Agency FB Wide
Belizio
Belucian
Berlin Sans
FF Berlinsans
Bureau Grotesque Five Three
Bureau Grotesque One Three
Bureau Grotesque Three Seven
Bureau Grotesque Three Three
Californian FB
Californian FB Display
Californian FB Text
Charcoal
Cheltenham FB Bold Condensed
Eagle
Eldorado Display
Eldorado Micro
Eldorado Text
Empire (FB)
ITC Franklin Gothic Compressed
ITC Franklin Gothic Condensed
Gadget
Giza One Five
Giza One One
Giza One Three
Giza Seven Nine
Meyer Two
Numskill
Phaistos
Rhode Medium Extended
Rhode Medium Normal
Romeo Medium Condensed
Techno
Throhand Ink Italic
Throhand Ink Roman
Throhand Ink Roman (FB)
Throhand Pen Italic
Throhand Pen Roman
Throhand Pen Roman (FB)
Throhand Regular Italic
Throhand Regular Roman
Throhand Regular Roman (FB)
Titling Gothic
Titling Gothic Compressed
Titling Gothic Condensed
Titling Gothic Extended
Titling Gothic Narrow
Titling Gothic Skyline
Truth
Truth Light
Truth Ultra
Village

-Choose 1 -2 fonts
-Classify, examine, and identify 6 distinguishing characteristics

Sources:
http://www.monotypeimaging.com/ProductsServices/TypeDesignerShowcase/DavidBerlow/Biography.aspx?type=bio1
http://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/200709.html
http://www.identifont.com/find?Name=david+berlow&q=Go
http://www.fonts.com/AboutFonts/DesignerProfiles/DavidBerlow.htm