Coronet is an American
typeface designed in 1937 by
R. Hunter Middleton
Robert Hunter Middleton (May 6, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was an American book designer, painter, and typeface designer. Born in Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, School of the ...
.
Uses in popular culture
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...
's "signature" on the cover of
Velvet Underground and Nico is done in this font.
* Some of the credits for ''
I Love Lucy'' were in this font; it was also the typeface used for the
Desilu closing ident seen on
The Lucy Show and the original
Star Trek series.
* It was used for the
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica logo.
*
Deftones uses Ribbon 131,
Bitstream
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A bytestream is a sequence of bytes. Typically, each byte is an 8-bit quantity, and so the term octet stream is sometimes used interchangeably. An octet may ...
's digitisation of Coronet, o
some of their albums
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom ...
's ''
Happier than Ever
''Happier Than Ever'' is the second studio album by American singer Billie Eilish, released by Darkroom and Interscope Records on July 30, 2021. Eilish co-wrote the album with her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas O'Connell, who also ...
'' uses Coronet for its cover text and associated branding.
References
Script typefaces
Letterpress typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1937
Typefaces designed by R. Hunter Middleton
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