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Goudy may refer to: * Frederic Goudy (1865–1947), American type designer * Todd Goudy, Canadian provincial politician * William C. Goudy (1824–1893), American politician * Yann Goudy (born 1975), French racing driver * Goudy Old Style, a type face created by Frederic Goudy See also * Goudie Goudie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Goudie, Scottish painter * Andrew Goudie, geographer * Big Boy Goudie * Chuck Goudie (born 1956), American television journalist * Elizabeth Goudie * Gordon Goudie * Jame ...
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Frederic Goudy
Frederic William Goudy (, March 8, 1865 – May 11, 1947) was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. He was one of the most prolific of American type designers and his self-named type continues to be one of the most popular in America. Biography Goudy was not always a type designer. "At 40, this short, plump, pinkish, and puckish gentleman kept books for a Chicago realtor, and considered himself a failure. During the next 36 years, starting almost from scratch at an age when most men are permanently set in their chosen vocations, he cut 113 fonts of type, thereby creating more usable faces than did the seven greatest inventors of type and books, from Gutenberg to Garamond." Asked how to say his name, he told ''The Literary Digest'' "When I was a boy my father spelled our name 'Gowdy' which didn't offer any particular reason for verbal gymnastics. Later learning that the old Scots spelling was 'G ...
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Todd Goudy
Todd Goudy is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on March 1, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Melfort as a member of the Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Since 2007, it has been the province's governing party; both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe. The party was esta .... He was appointed Provincial Secretary responsible for francophone affairs on August 13, 2019. References Living people Saskatchewan Party MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ...
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William C
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of th ...
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Yann Goudy
Yann Goudy (born 7 November 1975) is a French racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise .... Goudy raced just once in the International Formula 3000 series. After a hiatus away from racing, he now races in the European Le Mans Series. Racing history Career summary References 1975 births Living people French racing drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Sportspeople from Nantes Blancpain Endurance Series drivers Auto GP drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers {{France-autoracing-bio-stub ...
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Goudy Old Style
Goudy Old Style (also known as just Goudy) is an Serif#Old-style, old-style serif typeface originally created by Frederic Goudy, Frederic W. Goudy for American Type Founders (ATF) in 1915. Suitable for text and display applications, Goudy Old Style matches the historicist trend of American printing in the early twentieth century, taking inspiration from the printing of the Italian Renaissance without a specific historical model. Eccentricities include the upward-curved ear on the g and the diamond shape of the dots of the i, j, and the points found in the period, colon and exclamation point, and the sharply canted hyphen. The design is relatively light in Type color, colour. History In Goudy's autobiography, he described the italic based on study of sixteenth-century italics: "I studied many of the older italics and came to the conclusion that...some of the outstanding italics of the sixteenth century had little or no inclination and yet preserved their italic character". Several ...
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