Designed by John
Langdon in 1971 and submitted to a Lettergraphics
competition. [Langdon] Issued by
Lettergraphics as Langdon Biform. [Lettergraphics
1976] Also shown by Conways under that name. [Jan. 1974 poster]
Shown by Typeshop under the alias Lampoon. [Typeshop c.
1977] Reproduced in Dan X. Solo’s Art Deco Display
Alphabets (Dover, 1982) as Lampoon.
Digital versions as Lampoon (Solotype, 2001),
Gradius
(LeD, 2001, a limited freebie), Dominion
(Patrick Griffin of Canada Type, 2006, w/ added oblique), Lampoon
(James Vipond, 2008, made in FontStruct, w/ differences in ‘Z’ and
‘7’), DXS Lampoon (Dick Pape, 2010), and
Harpoon More…
Designed by John Langdon in 1971 and submitted to a Lettergraphics competition. [Langdon] Issued by Lettergraphics as Langdon Biform. [Lettergraphics 1976] Also shown by Conways under that name. [Jan. 1974 poster] Shown by Typeshop under the alias Lampoon. [Typeshop c. 1977] Reproduced in Dan X. Solo’s Art Deco Display Alphabets (Dover, 1982) as Lampoon.
Digital versions as Lampoon (Solotype, 2001), Gradius (LeD, 2001, a limited freebie), Dominion (Patrick Griffin of Canada Type, 2006, w/ added oblique), Lampoon (James Vipond, 2008, made in FontStruct, w/ differences in ‘Z’ and ‘7’), DXS Lampoon (Dick Pape, 2010), and Harpoon ART (Alex Rosario, 2016, made in FontStruct). At least the latter three are based on the Dover showing. All six versions are unauthorized.
