The Alphabet Man

Dan Rhatigan on type...Type on Dan Rhatigan from Grey London on Vimeo.

Just for the sake of reference, here’s a list of my tattoos:

1. R from unknown wood type

2. & from Poetica by Robert Slimbach

3. ü from Meta Bold by Erik Spiekermann

4. s from Fette Fraktur

5. K from the old Krispy Kreme logo

6. g from Baskerville, based on types of John Baskerville

7. § from Champion Gothic Middleweight by Jonathan Hoefler

8. 7 from Century Oldstyle Bold by Morris Fuller Benton

9. y from Cooper Black Italic by Oswald Cooper

10. W from Whitney Bold by Tobias Frere-Jones

11. z from Stilla by François Boltana

12. r from Maple Medium by Eric Olson

13. 2 from Ingeborg Block by Michael Hochleitner

14. w from Actium Black Italic by Gerben Dollen

15. a from Dolly Italic by Underware

16. e from Sodachrome (Left and Right) by Ian Moore and Dan Rhatigan

17. Y from Banco by Roger Excoffon

18. Ã… from Leyton by Ian Moore

19. C from De Little 30-Line 196

20. H from Calypso by Roger Excoffon

21. é from Gill Sans Ultrabold (Gill Kayo) by Eric Gill

22. B from Festival Titling by Phillip Boydell

23. ø from Bell Centennial Bold Listing by Matthew Carter

24. N from Balega by Jürgen Weltin (based on Nebiolo Resolut by H Brünnel)

25. Q from Electra Bold by William Addison Dwiggins

26. s from Franklin Gothic No. 2 by Morris Fuller Benton

27. R from unknown wood type (seen in Aldo Noverese’s Alfa-Beta)

28. 9 from Frankfurter Highlight by Alan Meeks

29. N from Wood Font Four by Intellecta Design (after various 19th century sources)

30. J from Blesk by Samarskaya & Partners

31. . from Helvetica by Max Miedinger

32. • from Times New Roman by Stanley Morison, Victor Lardent, et al.

33. T from ITC Fat Face by Tom Carnese and Herb Lubalin

34. L from Profil (Decorated 035) by Eugen and Max Lenz

35. Ä¡ from Hobeaux by James Edmondson

36. q from Ryman Eco by Dan Rhatigan

37. » from Ohm by Tal Leming

38. ¶ from Quire Sans by Jim Ford