"Eagle Bold" derives from the letters "NRA," hand-lettered in a style akin to the Novel Gothic typeface, in the original design of the Blue Eagle logo of the National Recovery Administration. When the design was accepted it was found that the other letters in Novel Gothic were "too eccentric" for use on government posters[citation needed], and so a new, simpler face was designed by Morris Fuller Benton, the co-designer of Novel Gothic, for use on NRA materials. Naturally, it was named for the NRA eagle. It was an all-capitals display typeface, produced by the American Type Founders Company and cast in type in sizes from 18 to 96 point, and was available at least into the 1940s.
The Font Bureau copied this font in 1989 and published lower-case letters for it. In 1990, "Eagle Book" was added to the family for starting text. "Eagle Light" and "Eagle Black" were added to the family in 1994, thus completing the series.
Fameedit
This font family has gained fame throughout the 1930s when "Eagle Bold" became a huge hit. This font family has even inspired the Turner Broadcasting System to use the Eagle Bold font for two logos created for one of their 24-hour cartoon channels (Cartoon Network), until May 29, 2010.[relevant?]
Referencesedit
MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN0-938768-34-4.
March 16, 2024
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