Robert Hunter Middleton

Type design director at Ludlow. Biography by Allan Haley in U&lc, 1992.

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Typefaces:
- Tempo (32)
- Coronet (12)
- Radiant (9)
- Karnak (6)
- Umbra (Ludlow) (6)
- Eden (5)
- Mandate (5)
- Record Gothic (4)
- NYT Karnak (3)
- Stellar (3)
- Delphian (2)
- Radiant Extra Condensed (2)
- Cameo (1)
- FB Garamond (1)
- Ludlow Black (1)
- Mayfair (1)
- Wave (1)
- Admiral Script
- Ashkelon NF
- Bodoni Black Condensed
- Bodoni Campanile
- Coffee Script
- Florentine Cursive
- Formal Script
- Garamond (Ludlow)
- More…
- Lafayette Extra Condensed
- Middleton Brush
- Nicolas Jenson SG
- Samson
- Stencil (Ludlow)
- Less…

Uses of typefaces by Robert Hunter Middleton

Australia (2008) titles2008

Catherine Martin
Chris Godfrey

Contributed by J.R. Donaldson

Liszt / Beethoven / Mendelssohn – Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestra1952

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Romeo and Juliet – Vienna Tonkünstler Symphony Orchestrac. 1950

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Sponsor

Prokofiev Plays (Klavier Records)1974

Tri-Arts

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Prokofiev Plays</cite> (Klavier Records)

Around the Fur – Deftones1997

Rick Kosick
Kevin Reagan

Contributed by Szynszyl97

“Vegetables” sign, Duda’s Farm Storec. 2019

unknown

Contributed by Kyle Anderson

Fifth Planet by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle (Fawcett)1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Fifth Planet</cite> by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle (Fawcett)

New York Daily News front pages (1939–85)c. 1939

New York Daily News

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>New York Daily News</cite> front pages (1939–85)

Staff Pick

Voulez-vous CHA-CHA?: French Cha-cha 1960–19642019

Virginie Morgand

Contributed by Pauline Nuñez

Staff Pick

Nick Waterhouse – Nick Waterhouse2019

Niall McCormack

Contributed by Mark Davis

<cite>Nick Waterhouse</cite> – Nick Waterhouse

1972 George McGovern Campaign bumper stickers1971

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Symphony #100 in G by Haydn (Merit Records)c. 1950

Curt John Witt

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Grocery ads in Oxnard Press-Courier1958

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Grocery ads in <cite>Oxnard Press-Courier</cite>

Staff Pick

Polskie Kolędy: Polish Christmas Carols

Richard DiLello

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Bing Sings The Hits – Bing Crosby1954

unknown

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

Sears Fine Food ad1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Best Of – Sir Douglas Quintet1966

Harry Farmlett

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Best Of</cite> – Sir Douglas Quintet

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – Going to a Go‑Go1965

unknown

Contributed by Tomovox Myers

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – <cite>Going to a Go‑Go</cite>

Cream — “I Feel Free” / “N.S.U.”1967

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Isaac Goldmann Company adsc. 1960

Aaron Burns

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Typographic Summer Program poster2018

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Staff Pick

Zia Motel – Gallup, New Mexico

unknown

Photo(s) by “cardboardamerica@gmail.com Jordan Smith” on Flickr.

Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite1950

unknown

Photo(s) by “Bart Solenthaler” on Flickr.

The Cinema of Luis Buñuel by Freddy Buache1973

Contributed by Hairy Lime

<cite>The Cinema of Luis Buñuel</cite> by Freddy Buache

They Live movie titles1988

Pacific Title
John Carpenter

Contributed by Toshi Omagari

The Storkette at the Northwood Mall, Tallahasseec. 1969

unknown

Photo(s) by “Florida Memory” on Flickr.

Ed-U-Cards alphabet flash cardsc. 1968

Ed-U-Cards

Photo(s) by “Groove is in the Art” on Flickr.

The Band Of The Welsh Guards ‎– God Bless The Prince Of Wales / The Princess of Wales1981

Michael Breese

Contributed by The Downstairs Lounge

The New York Times Book Review, March 26, 20172017

Erik Carter
Matt Dorfman

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits1964

Don Bronstein

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Restatement of the Lawc. 1965

Contributed by Dan Reynolds

Hold, Sold, & 2nd Grade Butterfatc. 1970

Barry Madigan Corp.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Blog

The New York Times ad campaign: The Truth Is Hard2017

Droga5

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>The New York Times</cite> ad campaign: <cite>The Truth Is Hard</cite>

Staff Pick

C’est Chic1978

Contributed by Getulio Vargas

You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues by Junior Parker1971

Daniel Cooper-Bey

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>You Don’t Have to be Black to Love the Blues</cite> by Junior Parker

Miehle Presses ad: “Accepted Standard Throughout the World”1950

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Rhapsody in Blue (Columbia Records, 1941)1941

Alex Steinweiss

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

ABC 1974 Fall Preview1974

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Dallas Times Herald, Nov 22, 19631963

Contributed by Bob Allen

<cite>The Dallas Times Herald</cite>, Nov 22, 1963

The New Fun with Dick and Jane1956

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds social graphics2015

Vi-An Nguyen

Contributed by Vi-An Nguyen

<cite>But Enough About Me</cite> by Burt Reynolds social graphics

The Captain and the Enemy by Graham Greene1989

Paul Hogarth

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>The Captain and the Enemy</cite> by Graham Greene

Cargo design template headers

Cargo

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Oli Caimari

unknown

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories of Gore Vidal2006

Howard Grossman

Contributed by Font Bureau

<cite>Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories of Gore Vidal</cite>

The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present by Harold C. Schonberg1966

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present</cite> by Harold C. Schonberg

George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music ad1968

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Record Gothic fictional in-use samplesc. 1960

Ludlow Typograph Co.

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Monk: Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster by Thelonious Monk Quartets1958

Reid Miles
Andy Warhol
Julia Warhola

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Monk: Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster </cite>by Thelonious Monk Quartets

Staff Pick

The Aura Will Prevail by George Duke1975

Sätty

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Aura Will Prevail</cite> by George Duke

Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, Harvest/HBJ Booksc. 1974

Rubin Pfeffer

Contributed by Chris Purcell

<cite>Cosmicomics</cite> by Italo Calvino, Harvest/HBJ Books

I Was Her Slave story opener in True Romance, 19381938

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Heaven / New Myths / Midnight Plus One / Gold Lake / Wrong Dots concert poster2015

Joe Newton
Woodside Press
Davin Kuntze

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Jamming in Jazz concert poster1945

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Blues release sheet1939

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Velvet Underground & Nico1967

Acy Lehman
Andy Warhol

Contributed by Herb Lubalin Study Center

<cite>The Velvet Underground & Nico</cite>

Staff Pick

A week in concertsc. 1972

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

The Commodore tickets1980

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Cave ticket1966

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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