Shown in Photo-Lettering’s One Line catalog (1971)
in three styles; Cooper Nouveau (upright, an amorphous
take on Cooper
Black), and the italic Cooper Nouveau Swash
in two weights named 7 (light, shown in the sample) and 10 (bold).
Drawn in 1966 [House Industries]. Not
yet shown in Alphabet Thesaurus Vol. 2 (1965).
Cooper Playbill Swash is lighter, with horizontal
contrast.
Latin Playbill Swash is similar to Cooper Nouveau
Swash, but with flared stems and pointed terminals.
Funky
Swash (Lettergraphics, c. 1968) and Lazybones
(Letraset, 1972) are very similar to the bold weight of
Cooper Nouveau Swash.
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Shown in Photo-Lettering’s One Line catalog (1971) in three styles; Cooper Nouveau (upright, an amorphous take on Cooper Black), and the italic Cooper Nouveau Swash in two weights named 7 (light, shown in the sample) and 10 (bold). Drawn in 1966 [House Industries]. Not yet shown in Alphabet Thesaurus Vol. 2 (1965). Cooper Playbill Swash is lighter, with horizontal contrast. Latin Playbill Swash is similar to Cooper Nouveau Swash, but with flared stems and pointed terminals.
Funky Swash (Lettergraphics, c. 1968) and Lazybones (Letraset, 1972) are very similar to the bold weight of Cooper Nouveau Swash.
In 2015, the light weight of Cooper Nouveau Swash was revived by Dave Foster for the digital reincarnation of PLINC and is used for the sample. It was added to the House Industries catalog in 2020.
