One of the earliest of the 1970s Bauhaus-inspired phototype
faces, Blippo Black was designed in 1969 by Joe Taylor
for FotoStar, as part of their Facsimile Fonts range. It was
inspired by Burko and
named Blippo Black by Joe's boss, Robert Trogman.
[Joe
Taylor,
Bob Trogman]
The Solotype catalog shows four styles, Light, Bold, Black, and
[Black] Outline. Berthold’s E1 includes the same four
styles plus a Medium weight. The Bold appears to be a copy of
Burko Bold as shown in a 1969 annual. The two lightest
weights, Light and Medium, are virtually identical to VGC’s
Harry Thin and Harry Plain. FotoStar’s Film Font Digest
(post-1981) shows a
Blippo
Fat, which matches Harry Fat. Mecanorma
offered two weights (Bold and Black) with various alternates, some
closer to Burko’s shapes. Castcraft’s Poppo
Black is a copy of Blippo Black, with numerous
alternates. [Castcraft 1978] See also More…
One of the earliest of the 1970s Bauhaus-inspired phototype faces, Blippo Black was designed in 1969 by Joe Taylor for FotoStar, as part of their Facsimile Fonts range. It was inspired by Burko and named Blippo Black by Joe's boss, Robert Trogman. [Joe Taylor, Bob Trogman]
The Solotype catalog shows four styles, Light, Bold, Black, and [Black] Outline. Berthold’s E1 includes the same four styles plus a Medium weight. The Bold appears to be a copy of Burko Bold as shown in a 1969 annual. The two lightest weights, Light and Medium, are virtually identical to VGC’s Harry Thin and Harry Plain. FotoStar’s Film Font Digest (post-1981) shows a Blippo Fat, which matches Harry Fat. Mecanorma offered two weights (Bold and Black) with various alternates, some closer to Burko’s shapes. Castcraft’s Poppo Black is a copy of Blippo Black, with numerous alternates. [Castcraft 1978] See also Eden / Morry.
Digital versions by Bitstream, Mecanorma, URW, Linotype, Elsner+Flake, mostly of the Black only, and without any of the many alternates. URW’s version spans six styles; Black D (Display), Black P (Poster), Black Outline P, Stencil D, Black Relief, and Black Rounded. Linotype’s also includes the Stencil, which has bridges on ‘OoQ08’ and wider bridges overall. Bauhaus 93 is a copy of the Black. Brandish is a digitization of the Bold (Fontbank, 1993).
Wood Type Customs has a wood type version of the Black as Bauhaus.
