Comments on: ‘What Face Wednesday’ Competition

By: Ben Brundell

Ben Brundell — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:35:56 +0000

Dear Justin: inspired competition and I might even sign up for Twitter on the back of it! Have you seen the mention of Granby (and links to Johnstone's faces) at the bottom of this Typotheque article?

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:30:04 +0000

Hi,

Yeah it seems I was barking up the wrong tree and it was digitalised in 1982 by Elsner+Flake. Do really like the font though, especially the Inlined variant, do you know whether it is available anywhere?

Thanks again, I’ve only recently got really into the history of typography but am finding it fascinating and your blog has quickly become a valuable resource.

Cheers

By: Justin Knopp

Justin Knopp — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:09:07 +0000

Hello,

Thanks for your comment.

I’ve consulted a few of my trusty type specimen books and all I have been able to establish is that the Granby series was introduced by Stephenson & Blake in the 1930s and Granby Inlined (the variant shown above) was introduced in 1932.

I’d be interested to find out more, as Granby is one of my favourite letterpress sans-serif typefaces…

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:37:47 +0000

Hello,

I attempted to find out what this font was and got as far as Granby SB Xbold, I read that this font was created by Elsner+Flake in 1982, is there any truth in this? what is the history of Granby?

Thanks

By: Justin Knopp

Justin Knopp — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:55:51 +0000

Congratulations Jens – You correctly identified the typeface as Granby Inlined. This typeface was introduced by the Sheffield typefounders’ Stephenson & Blake in 1932.

By: Jens Jørgen Hansen, bogtrykker

Jens Jørgen Hansen, bogtrykker — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:22:34 +0000

Dear Justin Knopp
The typeface is GRANBY INLINED.
What a funny idea with a little quiz on this very interesting blog.
Best regards & Gott grüß die Kunst
Jens