Tommy Thompson (type designer)

Tommy Thompson
Born 1906
Blue Point, New York
Died 1967 (aged 61)
New York City, New York
Nationality American
Known for typography
Notable work Thompson Quill Script

Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson[1] (1906–1967)[2] was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. He was born Blue Point, New York. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering Inc. for his Thompson Quill Script. Previously, designers had worked in house for foundries or had sold the rights to their faces outright. He maintained a studio in Norwalk, Connecticut and was the author of several books on type and lettering.[3]

Typefaces

Thompson designed all of these foundry types:[4]

Books

References

  1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1946. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. p. 654. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. "Samuel Winfield Thompson 1906–1967 - Arnold-Moberly Families | Tommy Thompson's family profile". myarnolds.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. Rollins, Carl Purlington American Type Designers and Their Work. in Print, V. 4, #1, p.18.
  4. MacGrew, Mac, American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4.
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