http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/bank-gothic-burger/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/bank-gothic-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-724 JD Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:19:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=38#comment-724 I've always associated this font with prohibition-era America. Perhaps that's the feel that Hamburger Union is going for? I’ve always associated this font with prohibition-era America. Perhaps that’s the feel that Hamburger Union is going for?

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/bank-gothic-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Gez Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:07:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=38#comment-113 Geek Geek

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/bank-gothic-burger/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Tom Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:04:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=38#comment-112 Good stuff. <br/><br/>There's nothing particularly <i>bad</i> about Bank Gothic. It was designed in the 30s by a <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Type_Founders" REL="nofollow">major type foundry</a> - I suspect as a bit of an experiment (due to its fairly limited character set and variety of weights) - and from a typographical purist's point of view it's well-crafted and certainly very original. <br/><br/>The problem, as you point out, is its chronic, misguided and ignorant overuse. Good stuff. There’s nothing particularly bad about Bank Gothic. It was designed in the 30s by a major type foundry – I suspect as a bit of an experiment (due to its fairly limited character set and variety of weights) – and from a typographical purist’s point of view it’s well-crafted and certainly very original. The problem, as you point out, is its chronic, misguided and ignorant overuse.

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