Designed by Joseph Churchward, beginning in 1970. Expanded with
many weights, multiline variations, and shadow effects. A 1974
leaflet by Churchward International Typefaces Ltd. shows 54
variants, a list compiled by Churchward in 2008 76 styles.
[Bennewith]
Named Churchward Design 70 by distributor Berthold
Fototypes, probably to distinguish it from Churchward
69. Berthold carried 22 (E1, 1974) and
later 26 styles (E3, 1982). Mecanorma’s version
spanned at least two weights and was named Galaxy.
[Ariadne,
1971] See also the separate entries for
Churchward Design Lines and
Churchward Design Sparkly & Modern.
BluHead Studio has released More…
Designed by Joseph Churchward, beginning in 1970. Expanded with many weights, multiline variations, and shadow effects. A 1974 leaflet by Churchward International Typefaces Ltd. shows 54 variants, a list compiled by Churchward in 2008 76 styles. [Bennewith] Named Churchward Design 70 by distributor Berthold Fototypes, probably to distinguish it from Churchward 69. Berthold carried 22 (E1, 1974) and later 26 styles (E3, 1982). Mecanorma’s version spanned at least two weights and was named Galaxy. [Ariadne, 1971] See also the separate entries for Churchward Design Lines and Churchward Design Sparkly & Modern.
BluHead Studio has released a digital family called Churchward Design (2007) in 9 styles, but it differs in many ways from the original, especially in the widths of various letters. It also lacks the original’s ultra tight spacing. Many of the wilder variants remain relegated to film. The Ultrabold style was digitized by Jordan Davies (Wooden Type Fonts, 2018).
