Chuck
Parkinson Type Design · Jim Parkinson
displayInscriptional
A display typeface modelled directly on the bronze lettering of the Golden Gate Bridge's South Tower commemorative plaque.
About
The letterforms were taken from an actual bronze plaque honouring the bridge's builders, giving the design a monumental, inscriptional quality rooted in a specific historical artefact. The source material lends it a distinctly mid-century American character suited to display and commemorative applications.
Classification
Drawn from letterforms on a bronze plaque commemorating the builders of the Golden Gate Bridge, Chuck sits firmly in the display category with an inscriptional character derived from monumental lettering traditions.
Languages
Latin
Tags
displayinscriptionalhistoricalmonumentalplaqueamericanbridgecommemorative