Goudy Old Style - History

History

Several variants, designed by several designers, were released in the ensuing years (all faces ATF unless otherwise specified):

  • Goudy Old Style (1915), designed by Frederic Goudy.
  • Goudy Cursive (1916), a "loose italic" designed by Frederic Goudy.
  • Goudy Bold (1916), was designed by Morris Fuller Benton.
  • Goudy Old Style Italic (1918) designed by Frederic Goudy.
  • Goudy Title (1918), is a full size variation on Goudy’s small capitals from his Goudy Old Style and was designed by Morris Fuller Benton.
  • Goudy Bold Italic (1919), was designed by Morris Fuller Benton. The Lanston Monotype version of the italic includes cursive capitals by Sol Hess.
  • Goudy Catalog (1919) and Goudy Catalog Italic (1921), were designed by Morris Fuller Benton as medium weight companions to Goudy Old Style.
  • Goudy Handtooled + Italic (1922), were in-line versions of Goudy Bold + Italic and were probably designed by Charles H. Becker, though other authorities credit either Morris Fuller Benton or Wadsworth A. Parker. Again, the Lanston Monotype version of the italic includes cursive capitals by Sol Hess.
  • Goudy Heavy Face Open (1926, Lanston Monotype) and Goudy Heavy Face Condensed (1927, Lanston Monotype), were designed by Sol Hess.
  • Goudy Extra Bold + Italic (1927), were a further extension of the series by Morris Fuller Benton.
  • Goudy Children, which features single-story variants of the letters a and g in italic, bold, and bold italic styles and is used in children's books but but is not available commercially.

The face was an instant best seller, prompting ATF to issue a special 124-page specimen book of the series in 1927. Goudy had sold the design to ATF for fifteen-hundred dollars and received no royalty on the type, causing his relationship with the foundry to deteriorate. Over time, because graphic designers came to see the face as more suitable for display, the bold became the most enduringly popular of the family.

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