{"id":2809,"date":"2019-08-08T15:54:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/?page_id=2809"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:05:53","slug":"the-alphabet-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/the-alphabet-man\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alphabet Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/208151318\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br><i><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/208151318\">Dan Rhatigan on Typographic Tattooing<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user62838039\">SVA Summer Residency Programs<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<!--1--><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Just for the sake of reference, here\u2019s a list of my tattoos:<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>R<\/b> from unknown wood type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>&amp;<\/b> from Poetica by Robert Slimbach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00fc<\/b> from Meta Bold by Erik Spiekermann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>s<\/b> from Fette Fraktur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>K<\/b> from the old Krispy Kreme logo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>g<\/b> from Baskerville, based on types of John Baskerville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00a7<\/b> from Champion Gothic Middleweight by Jonathan Hoefler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>7<\/b> from Century Oldstyle Bold by Morris Fuller Benton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>y<\/b> from Cooper Black Italic by Oswald Cooper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>W<\/b> from Whitney Bold by Tobias Frere-Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>z<\/b> from Stilla by Fran\u00e7ois Boltana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>r<\/b> from Maple Medium by Eric Olson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>2<\/b> from Ingeborg Block by Michael Hochleitner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>w<\/b> from Actium Black Italic by Gerben Dollen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>a<\/b> from Dolly Italic by Underware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>e<\/b> from Sodachrome (Left and Right) by Ian Moore and Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Y<\/b> from Banco by Roger Excoffon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00c5<\/b> from Leyton by Ian Moore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>C<\/b> from De Little 30-Line 196<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>H<\/b> from Calypso by Roger Excoffon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00e9<\/b> from Gill Sans Ultrabold (Gill Kayo) by Eric Gill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>B<\/b> from Festival Titling by Phillip Boydell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00f8<\/b> from Bell Centennial Bold Listing by Matthew Carter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>N<\/b> from Balega by J\u00fcrgen Weltin (based on Nebiolo Resolut by H Br\u00fcnnel)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Q<\/b> from Electra Bold by William Addison Dwiggins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>s<\/b> from Franklin Gothic No. 2 by Morris Fuller Benton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>R<\/b> from unknown wood type (seen in Aldo Noverese\u2019s <i>Alfa-Beta<\/i>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>9<\/b> from Frankfurter Highlight by Alan Meeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>N<\/b> from Wood Font Four by Intellecta Design (after Rustic No. 2, and various 19th century sources)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>J<\/b> from Blesk by Samarskaya &amp; Partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.<\/b> from Helvetica by Max Miedinger, et al.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u2022<\/b> from Times New Roman by Stanley Morison, Victor Lardent, et al.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>T<\/b> from ITC Fat Face by Tom Carnese and Herb Lubalin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>L<\/b> from Profil (Decorated 035) by Eugen and Max Lenz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u0121<\/b> from Hobeaux by James Edmondson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>q<\/b> from Ryman Eco by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00bb<\/b> from Ohm by Tal Leming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>\u00b6<\/b> from Quire Sans by Jim Ford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>a<\/b> from Network by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>U<\/b> from Egyptienne Bold Condensed by Walter H. McKay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>m<\/b> from Lo-Res (Base 9) by Zuzana Licko<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>d<\/b> from PMN Caecilia Italic by Peter Matthias Noordzij<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>S<\/b> by Louis John Pouch\u00e9e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>M<\/b> from Shatter by Vic Carless<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>X<\/b> from Flash by Enric Crous Vidal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>c<\/b> from Bely by Roxanne Gataud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>G<\/b> from Monotype Modern Display by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>1<\/b> from Microgramma by Alessandro Butti and Aldo Novarese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>O<\/b> from Gotham by Tobias Frere-Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong> from Chromatic Mexican by Wm. H. Page &amp; Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A<\/strong> from PLINC Slapstick by S. E. Norton, by way of Erik van Blokland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E<\/strong> from Babyteeth by Milton Glaser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>?<\/strong> from Ringold Sans\/Slab by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Y<\/strong> from Stop by Aldo Novarese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B<\/strong> lettering illustration from <i>How to Write Signs, Tickets, and Posters<br>With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>V<\/strong> from Benguiat Caslon by Ed Benguiat and Christian Schwartz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>u<\/strong> from Swift by Gerard Unger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u0151<\/strong> from Capucine by Alice Savoie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>W<\/strong> from Brylski by Nick Sherman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2014<\/strong> from Buckram by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>.<\/strong> from Buckram by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> from Buckram by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>*<\/strong> from Buckram by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>,<\/strong> from Buckram by Dan Rhatigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u0414<\/strong> from Lidia by Iraida Chepil (with annotation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>H<\/strong> from Schelter &amp; Giesecke\u2019s <em>Schriftenatlas<\/em>, 1898<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>X<\/strong> from Kaemmerer\u2019s <em>Letter Book<\/em>, 1911<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a7<\/strong> from Coign by Colophon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>F<\/strong> from Caslon Four-line pica Black no. 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u0423<\/strong> from a 19th-century decorated Russian alphabet found in <em>\u0414\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0428\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0442\u044b \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0425\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e-\u041e\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0420\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442<\/em> (<em>Decorative Fonts For Artistic And Design Works<\/em>), 1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>i<\/strong> from Caslon Ionic by Paul Barnes and Greg Gazdowicz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>L<\/strong> from Olivita by Rodrigo Saini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>a<\/strong> from Francesco by Franck Jalleau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> from Marian 1554 by Paul Barnes, Sandra Carrera, and Miguel Reyes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>ij<\/b> from Fit by David Jonathan Ross<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[seal of the International Typographical Union]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Z<\/strong> from Macula by Jacques Le Bailly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>f<\/strong> from Garino by Julien Fincker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>e<\/strong> from Metro Nova by William Addison Dwiggins and Toshi Omagari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>.notdef<\/strong> from Source Sans by Paul D. Hunt (.notdef form conceived by David Lemon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>t<\/strong> from Haas Unica by Team 77<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K<\/strong> from unknown Italian wood type<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Rhatigan on Typographic Tattooing from SVA Summer Residency Programs on Vimeo. 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