- Nacional Typefoundry
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Fundicion Tipográfica Nacional Former type Defunct Industry Type foundry Founded Madrid, Spain (1915) Defunct 1971 Headquarters Madrid, Spain Key people Carlos Winkow, Enric Crous-Vidal Fundicion Tipográfica Nacional or the Nacional Typefoundry was for many years the leading type foundry of Spain. It was founded in Madrid in 1915 and functioned there until bought out by Fundicion Tipográfica Neufville of Barcelona in 1971. It employed prestigious designers like Carlos Winkow and Enric Crous-Vidal and was noted for its bold and striking art deco faces.
Typefaces
- Alcazar, (1944, Carlos Winkow)
- Alfrodita
- Astur
- Belinda
- Cursiva Rusinol, based on Carlos Winkow’s Reporter
- Electra, (Carlos Winkow), digitized by Font Bureau as Romeo. Not to be confused with a similarly named typeface done by Dwiggins for Linotype.
- Hispalis
- Iberica, (1942, Carlos Winkow)
- Ilerda, (1954, Enric Crous-Vidal)
- Inglés
- Imperio
- Interpol
- Nacional, (1941, Carlos Winkow)
- Numantina
- Radar
- Victoriana
References
- Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
Categories:- Type foundries
- Foundry Type Foundries
- Companies established in 1915
- Manufacturing companies based in Spain
- Spanish history stubs
- Industrial company stubs
- Typography stubs
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