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Lydian (typeface)

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in 1938. It is available in bold, italic, and condensed, as well as in a Cursive variant. The original foundry font was commissioned and cast by
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Category
Calligraphic
humanist
sans-serif
Designer(s)
Warren Chappell
Foundry
ATF
humanist
sans-serif
typeface
Warren Chappell
American Type Founders
American Type Founders
stylistic alternate
Friends
family


"This font you know from old pulp novels is all over new books"
"Lydian™ Font Family"
"Lydian Cursive"
MyFonts
"American Type Founders typeface showing card Lydian ca 1940s"
Categories
Sans-serif typefaces
American Type Founders typefaces
Display typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1938

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