Even though it is called “Gothic,” Copperplate Gothic features small and simple, yet elegant, glyphic serifs. Regarding earlier type designers, Goudy famously said: “The old fellows stole all of our best ideas.”Ĭopperplate Gothic imbues a modern Gothic (i.e., sans-serif) typeface with the ancient, glyphic sensibility of Roman square capitals ( capitalis monumentalis). As one of the most prolific type designers of the Twentieth Century, Goudy specialized in reviving and reinterpreting classic type styles- Blackletter and Classical/Old Style-for a modern American milieu. Goudy (1865–1947) designed Copperplate Gothic for American Type Founders (ATF) in 1901. Beyond the level of personal preference, however, each typeface represents a set of meanings and associations, which in turn dictate how the pro-SB 101 sign was meant to be seen and understood by the viewer/reader.įrederic W. Copperplate Gothic Bold (“Protect” and “Freedom”) and Papyrus (“Religious”) are ubiquitous these days, and each has its fair share of devotees and detractors. While many people might not be able to identify these typefaces by name, they are almost certainly familiar with both. Last month, while watching the Daily Show’s coverage of Indiana Senate Bill 101 (the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act), the signs held by the bill’s supporters caught my eye:įor the sake of legibility, here is a closer and sharper photograph of the design:
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