Stencil (typeface)

Stencil (typeface)

Infobox font
name = Stencil
style = Serif
classifications = Serif


based_on =
aka =
releasedate = 1937
creator = Gerry Powell, Robert Hunter Middleton, Alexei Chekulaev
foundry = American Type Founders
foundries = Linotype GmbH, Adobe, URW
variations =
sample =

Stencil is a family of typeface designed by Gerry Powell, Robert Hunter Middleton. Consists of only capital letters with rounded edges and thick main strokes, it recreates the stenciled alphabet used on boxes and crates.

History

Two stencil typefaces were released in 1937 within a month of each other, one was designed for American Type Founders. That version became known as Stencil Bold.

In 1997, Alexei Chekulaev made a Cyrillic version of Stencil Bold, called Stencil Cyrillic Regular.

In the type specimen book "Rookledge's classic international typefinder", the entry Stencil Bold (575) shows the existence of a lowercase letters in the Stencil Bold font that are unavailable from known commercial foundries.

In popular culture

Stencil becomes a common font for army-themed displays, including The A-Team television series. It is also used as the font for the logo for the Disney TV show Recess

ee also

*Samples of display typefaces

External links

* [http://www.linotype.com/en/1502/stencil-family.html Stencil Font Family - by Gerry Powell]
* [http://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?store=OLS-US&event=displayFont&code=STEN10012000 Stencil Bold by Adobe]
* [http://urwpp.de/cgi-bin1/dalcgi/source/fontliste0.htd?sprache=english&auswahl=-1&fontnummer=s010000d&obpb-id=wd07ba98c0e691319b9987dbeae12bccd5a861fbdec Stencil by URW]


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