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Volta

The first Clarendon typeface with a matching italic. [Wikipedia] Released by Bauer in 1955 [Jaspert] or 1956 [Reichardt]. Imported to US as Fortune. Also known as Fortuna. Gans had it as Yoga. Impressum is a related text face by the same designers.

Foundries

Designers

Release Date

1956

Sources

Info

Volta in use

Marienschlucht postcardc. 1977

Werner+Lehmann-Verlag

Photo(s) by “Michael Studt” on Flickr.

Marienschlucht postcard

“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” – The Walker Brothers1966

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” – The Walker Brothers

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and postersc. 1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam flyers and posters

Sponsor

Come Out! Vol. 1 No. 5, 19701970

Contributed by ssssd

<cite>Come Out!</cite> Vol. 1 No. 5, 1970

Ned Kelly (1970) movie posters1970

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

<cite>Ned Kelly</cite> (1970) movie posters

Rocky glassesc. 1958

unknown

Contributed by Netta Szabo

Duograph colored pencils by Eberhard Faberc. 1960

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Duograph colored pencils by Eberhard Faber

NSA Security Education Program poster series (1950s–1970s)c. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

NSA Security Education Program poster series (1950s–1970s)

Insita — Bulletin of insite art, 1971–73c. 1971

unknown

Contributed by Malou Messien

<cite>Insita — Bulletin of insite art</cite>, 1971–73

Smash Hits magazine logos (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985)c. 1978

Steve Bush

Contributed by Giles Booth

<cite>Smash Hits</cite> magazine logos (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985)

A Reader’s Guide to Herman Melville, First Edition1962

Robin Fox

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>A Reader’s Guide to Herman Melville</cite>, First Edition

East / West and Further East / Further West by Bill Frisell2005

unknown

Contributed by Gareth Hague

<cite>East / West</cite> and <cite>Further East / Further West</cite> by Bill<span class="nbsp"> </span>Frisell

“Hey Paula” and “Young Lovers” – Paul and Paula1963

Photo(s) by “Klaus Hiltscher” on Flickr.

“Hey Paula” and “Young Lovers” – Paul and Paula

Konobac. 1975

Photo(s) by “goran patlejch” on Flickr.

Rack-o game, French editionc. 1960

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Rack-o game, French edition

Royal System by Paul Cadovius logo and advertising1959

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Computational Methods of Linear Algebra1959

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Computational Methods of Linear Algebra</cite>

Calling All Cars board game, 3rd editionc. 1961

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Calling All Cars board game, 3rd edition

Cartes sur table (Cards on the table, French Translation)1971

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Cartes sur table</cite> (Cards on the table, French Translation)

Travaux en Papier1956

unknown

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

<cite>Travaux en Papier</cite>

The Long March, Vintage Books Edition1962

George Giusti

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

<cite>The Long March</cite>, Vintage Books Edition

Provocative Percussion Series from Command Records1959

Josef Albers

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Provocative Percussion</cite> Series from Command Records

Homeland Vintage Jazz Record Covers2012

Ty Mattson

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Homeland</cite> Vintage Jazz Record Covers

Heerlijke haring in tomatensaus1956

Bauer

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Heerlijke haring in tomatensaus

Dibevo Dierenparadijs

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Dibevo Dierenparadijs

“I’m Thumbody” pin1971

Neil Baker

Contributed by Stephen Coles

“I’m Thumbody” pin

Dick Bruna’s Cinderella1966

Dick Bruna

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

Dick Bruna’s Cinderella