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| date = 1978
| date = 1978
| creator = [[Ed Benguiat]]
| creator = [[Ed Benguiat]]
| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation|International Typeface Corporation (ITC)]]
| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation]]
| classifications = ''Display''
| classifications = Display
| creationdate = 1977<ref>{{cite web | title=Identifont | url=http://www.identifont.com/find?font=Benguiat+Gothic&q=Go | work= | publisher= | date= | accessdate=2009-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=MyFonts: ITC Benguiat | url=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat/ | work= | publisher= | date=3 December 2007 | accessdate=2009-11-22}}</ref>
| creationdate = 1977<ref>{{cite web |title=ITC Benguiat Gothic Medium |url=http://www.identifont.com/find?font=Benguiat+Gothic&q=Go |work=Identifont |publisher= |date= |accessdate=22 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ITC Benguiat |url=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat/ |publisher=MyFonts |date=3 December 2007 |accessdate=22 November 2009 }}</ref>
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'''ITC Benguiat''' is a decorative [[serif]] [[typeface]] designed by [[Ed Benguiat]] and released by the [[International Typeface Corporation]] (ITC) in 1978. The face is loosely based upon typefaces of the [[Art Nouveau]] period but is not considered an academic revival. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high [[x-height]], combined with multiple widths and weights.
'''ITC Benguiat''' is a decorative [[serif]] [[typeface]] designed by [[Ed Benguiat]] and released by the [[International Typeface Corporation]] (ITC) in 1977. The face is loosely based upon typefaces of the [[Art Nouveau]] period but is not considered an academic revival. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high [[x-height]], combined with multiple widths and weights.


The original version of 1977 contained numerous nonstandard [[Typographic ligature|ligature]]s (such as AB, AE, AH, AK, AR, LA, SS, TT) and alternate shapes for some letters which were not carried into the digital version.<ref>{{cite web | title=Photo-Lettering ITC Benguiat ad | url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/14039/photo-lettering-itc-benguiat-ad | first=Stephen | last=Coles | publisher=Fonts in use | date=2016-07-27 | accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref>
The original version of 1977 contained numerous nonstandard [[typographic ligature|ligature]]s (such as AB, AE, AH, AK, AR, LA, SS, TT) and alternate shapes for some letters which were not carried into the digital version.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo-Lettering ITC Benguiat ad |url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/14039/photo-lettering-itc-benguiat-ad |first=Stephen |last=Coles |publisher=Fonts in use |date=27 July 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2016 }}</ref>


The font family consists of 3 weights at 2 widths each, with complementary italic.
The font family consists of 3 weights at 2 widths each, with complementary italic.


It is also sold as 'Revival 832' by Bitstream, 'BG' by Itek.
It is also sold as 'Formal 832' by Bitstream.

The font is used on the cover of [[The Smiths]] album [[Strangeways, Here We Come]], for the book covers of the [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] series, [[The Bitmap Brothers]] game [[The Chaos Engine]], as well as in the logos of both the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] and the [[Melbourne Knights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/14045/choose-your-own-adventure-book-series|title=Choose Your Own Adventure book series|date=2016-07-27|access-date=2016-07-29}}</ref> The typeface is featured in the main titles of the ''Star Trek'' films, ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', as well as the TV series ''[[Stranger Things (TV series)|Stranger Things]]'' and video game ''[[Nier: Automata]].'' Paramount's FBI warning, from 1995–present, also uses ITC Benguiat.<ref>{{cite web | title=A History of Star Trek Movie Titles | url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/03/15/a-history-of-star-trek-movie-titles/ | work=TrekMovie.com | publisher= | date=15 March 2009 | accessdate=2014-02-16}}</ref>


==ITC Benguiat Pro==
==ITC Benguiat Pro==
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{{Infobox font
{{Infobox font
| name = ITC Benguiat Gothic
| name = ITC Benguiat Gothic
| image = BenquiatGothic.png
| image = Benguiat Gothic Specimen.svg
| imagesize = 234px
| imagesize = 234px
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
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| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation|International Typeface Corporation (ITC)]]
| foundry = [[International Typeface Corporation|International Typeface Corporation (ITC)]]
| classifications = ''Humanist''
| classifications = ''Humanist''
| creationdate = 1979<ref name='mygothic'>{{cite web | title=MyFonts: ITC Benguiat Gothic | url=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat-gothic/ | work= | publisher= | date=3 December 2007 | accessdate=2009-11-22|quote=Following up on his earlier serif design, Ed Benguiat created ITC Benguiat Gothic in 1979.}}</ref>
| creationdate = 1979<ref name='mygothic'>{{cite web |title=ITC Benguiat Gothic |url=http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat-gothic/ |publisher=MyFonts |date=3 December 2007 |accessdate=22 November 2009 |quote=Following up on his earlier serif design, Ed Benguiat created ITC Benguiat Gothic in 1979. }}</ref>
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'''ITC Benguiat Gothic''' is a [[sans-serif]] variant for the original serif font family. Both faces are loosely based upon typefaces of the [[Art Nouveau]] period but are not considered academic revivals. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.
'''ITC Benguiat Gothic''' is a [[sans-serif]] variant for the original serif font family. Both faces are loosely based upon typefaces of the [[Art Nouveau]] period but are not considered academic revivals. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.
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The font family consists of 4 weights at 1 width each, with complementary italic.
The font family consists of 4 weights at 1 width each, with complementary italic.


It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream, 'BT' by Itek.
It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream.{{cn|date=February 2019}}

==Notable Uses==

The font is used on the cover of the original 1980s editions of [[Stephen King]]'s novels, which inspired the logo for the show ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foutch |first1=Haleigh |title=Stranger Things' Font Has a Long, Proud History |url=https://collider.com/stranger-things-font-itc-benguiat/ |website=Collider |language=en |date=14 August 2016}}</ref>

The font used by the rock band [[Greta Van Fleet]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ro |first1=Crystal |title=18 Facts About Greta Van Fleet, AKA The Band That's Going To "Save Rock 'N' Roll" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/greta-van-fleet-facts |website=BuzzFeed |language=en |date=11 June 2018}}</ref>, for [[The Smiths]]' album ''[[Strangeways, Here We Come]]'', and for [[Logic]]'s album ''[[Supermarket]]''.

The font is used for many of filmmaker [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s title sequences, such as in the actors' names in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blystone |first1=Mike |title=Pulp Fiction (1994) titles |url=https://fontsinuse.com/uses/25604/pulp-fiction-1994-titles |website=Fonts in Use |language=en |date=19 March 2019}}</ref>


Benguiat is used in the main titles of ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''. It is also used in the video games ''[[The Chaos Engine]]'' and ''[[Nier: Automata]]''. Benguiat Gothic is used in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and ''[[Boom Blox Bash Party]]''.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Korinna]], a similarly styled typeface by [[Berthold Type Foundry|Berthold]]
* [[Korinna]], a similarly styled typeface by [[Berthold Type Foundry|Berthold]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*Lawrence W Wallis. ''Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces 1960-90''. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd: 2000. {{ISBN|0-85331-567-1}}.
* Lawrence W Wallis. ''Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces 1960–90''. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd: 2000. {{ISBN|0-85331-567-1}}.
*Friedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. ''Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History.'' Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. {{ISBN|1-57912-023-7}}.
* Friedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. ''Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History.'' Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. {{ISBN|1-57912-023-7}}.
*Macmillan, Neil. ''An A–Z of Type Designers.'' Yale University Press: 2006. {{ISBN|0-300-11151-7}}.
* Macmillan, Neil. ''An A–Z of Type Designers.'' Yale University Press: 2006. {{ISBN|0-300-11151-7}}.


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Benguiat Gothic|ITC Benguiat Gothic}}
{{Commons category multi|ITC Benguiat|Benguiat Gothic}}
*[http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/Classics/Benguiat.htm ITC Classics: ITC Benguiat]
* [https://www.fonts.com/font/itc/itc-benguiat ITC Benguiat]
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* [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat-gothic/ Benguat Gothic display]
*[http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/Detail.htm?pid=242672 ITC typeface page on Monotype Imaging website]
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*[http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/itc-benguiat-gothic/ Benguat Gothic display]


[[Category:Serif typefaces|Benguiat]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benguiat}}
[[Category:Sans-serif typefaces|Benguiat]]
[[Category:Serif typefaces]]
[[Category:Sans-serif typefaces]]
[[Category:International Typeface Corporation typefaces]]
[[Category:International Typeface Corporation typefaces]]
[[Category:Photocomposition typefaces]]
[[Category:Photocomposition typefaces]]
[[Category:Digital typefaces]]
[[Category:Digital typefaces]]
[[Category:Art Nouveau typefaces|Benguiat]]
[[Category:Art Nouveau typefaces]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1978]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1978]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1979]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1979]]

Latest revision as of 18:21, 4 December 2024

ITC Benguiat
CategorySerif
ClassificationDisplay
Designer(s)Ed Benguiat
FoundryInternational Typeface Corporation
Date created1977[1][2]

ITC Benguiat is a decorative serif typeface designed by Ed Benguiat and released by the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in 1977. The face is loosely based upon typefaces of the Art Nouveau period but is not considered an academic revival. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.

The original version of 1977 contained numerous nonstandard ligatures (such as AB, AE, AH, AK, AR, LA, SS, TT) and alternate shapes for some letters which were not carried into the digital version.[3]

The font family consists of 3 weights at 2 widths each, with complementary italic.

It is also sold as 'Formal 832' by Bitstream.

ITC Benguiat Pro

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It is a version released in September 2008. It includes support for Central European and many Eastern European characters.

ITC Benguiat Gothic

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ITC Benguiat Gothic
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationHumanist
Designer(s)Ed Benguiat
FoundryInternational Typeface Corporation (ITC)
Date created1979[4]

ITC Benguiat Gothic is a sans-serif variant for the original serif font family. Both faces are loosely based upon typefaces of the Art Nouveau period but are not considered academic revivals. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.

The font family consists of 4 weights at 1 width each, with complementary italic.

It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream.[citation needed]

Notable Uses

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The font is used on the cover of the original 1980s editions of Stephen King's novels, which inspired the logo for the show Stranger Things.[5]

The font used by the rock band Greta Van Fleet[6], for The Smiths' album Strangeways, Here We Come, and for Logic's album Supermarket.

The font is used for many of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's title sequences, such as in the actors' names in Pulp Fiction.[7]

Benguiat is used in the main titles of Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. It is also used in the video games The Chaos Engine and Nier: Automata. Benguiat Gothic is used in The Sims 2 and Boom Blox Bash Party.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITC Benguiat Gothic Medium". Identifont. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ "ITC Benguiat". MyFonts. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  3. ^ Coles, Stephen (27 July 2016). "Photo-Lettering ITC Benguiat ad". Fonts in use. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "ITC Benguiat Gothic". MyFonts. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009. Following up on his earlier serif design, Ed Benguiat created ITC Benguiat Gothic in 1979.
  5. ^ Foutch, Haleigh (14 August 2016). "Stranger Things' Font Has a Long, Proud History". Collider.
  6. ^ Ro, Crystal (11 June 2018). "18 Facts About Greta Van Fleet, AKA The Band That's Going To "Save Rock 'N' Roll"". BuzzFeed.
  7. ^ Blystone, Mike (19 March 2019). "Pulp Fiction (1994) titles". Fonts in Use.
  • Lawrence W Wallis. Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces 1960–90. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd: 2000. ISBN 0-85331-567-1.
  • Friedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
  • Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
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