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American type designer (born 1941)
Jim Parkinson at the TYPO SF conference in 2012
Jim Parkinson (born October 23, 1941, in Oakland, California ) is an American type designer in Oakland, California.
Life
[ edit ] Parkinson's drafts of a logo for Esquire
Parkinson studied advertising design and painting at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, graduating in 1963. In 1964, he worked as a lettering artist for Hallmark Cards under Myron McVay with some consultation from Hermann Zapf . Afterwards, Parkinson moved back to Oakland and freelanced as a lettering artist doing work for rock bands (including Creedence Clearwater, Taj Mahal, The Doobie Brothers, Kansas, et al.), sign painting, advertisements, packaging.[1] [2]
In the mid-1970s Dan X. Solo introduced Parkinson to Roger Black who was, at that time, the newly appointed Art Director for Rolling Stone Rolling Stone .[3]
Parkinson's distinctive Rolling Stone masthead
Although Parkinson's lettering sensibility is rooted in old wood type and signage from the 19th century and during the first part of his career he used pen and ink for finished pieces,[4] San Francisco Chronicle
Parkinson now operates his independent type foundry Parkinson Type Design Fast Company Esquire Billboard Newsweek [5] [6] San Francisco Examiner Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus .[7] William Addison Dwiggins , including adaptations of his Metro and Electra typefaces for the Chronicle and Letterform Archive .[8] [9] [10] [11]
Typefaces
[ edit ] Showcard Gothic which is a font used in Hamsterball
Typefaces designed by Jim Parkinson include:
LfA Aluminia , 2017
Amador , 2004
Amboy , 2001
Antique Condensed No.2 , 1995
Avebury , 2005
Azuza , 2001
Balboa , 2001–2003
Balboa Plus , 2015
Benicia , 2003
ITC Bodoni (with Janice Prescott Fishman, Holly Goldsmith, and Sumner Stone ), 1994
Bonita , 1996
Cabazon , 2005
FF Catchwords , 1996
Chuck , 2004
Commerce Gothic , 1998
Comrade , 1998
Diablo , 2002
Dreamland , 1999
El Grande , 1998
Fresno , 2001
Generica , 1996
FF Golden Gate Initials , 1996
Hoosier Daddy , 2012
Hotel , 2001
Industrial Gothic ,
Jimbo , 1995
Keester
FF Matinee , 1996
Meatball , 2012
Modesto , 2001–2005
Mojo , 1960
Montara , 2002
FF Motel , 1996
Parkinson , 1994
Parkinson Electra
Poster , 1993
Pueblo , 1998
Richmond , 2003
ITC Roswell , 1998
Showcard Gothic , 1993 (shown above)
Showcard Moderne , 1995
Sutro , 2003-2004
Sutro Deluxe , 2014
Wigwag , 2001
Nameplates
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Parkinson has designed and cleaned up numerous newspaper and magazine nameplates, making subtle adjustments to letterforms and character spacing to improve their appearance and legibility. Redesigned nameplates include The Washington Post The Wall Street Journal Houston Chronicle New Zealand Herald Los Angeles Times Rolling Stone Esquire Fast Company Newsweek The Daily Californian [12] Santa Cruz Weekly North Bay Bohemian Pacific Sun [13]
Publications
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“Creative Characters” Edited by Jan Middendorp, MyFonts. The Netherlands: BIS Publishers, 2010
“Indie Fonts 2” Edited by Richard Kegler, James Greishaber and Tamye Riggs. Buffalo, N.Y: P-Type Publications, 2003
External links
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References
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^ Jan Middendorp, "Creative Characters Interview with Jim Parkinson" , MyFonts , April, 2008
^ John D. Berry, "dot-font: Logo Designer Jim Parkinson Sets Type First" , Creative Pro , June 8, 2001
^ Paul Shaw (18 April 2017). Revival Type: Digital Typefaces Inspired by the Past ISBN 978-0-300-21929-6
^ Parkinson, Jim. "Balboa" . MyFonts . Parkinson Type Design. Retrieved 30 April 2017 .
^ Stephen Coles, "FontCast #10 - Jim Parkinson, Part 1" , FontFeed March 25, 2010
^ "Electric" . Jim Parkinson Type Design . Retrieved 10 November 2017 .
^ "Richmond" . MyFonts . Retrieved 2 October 2016 .
^ Parkinson, Jim. "Parkinson Electra" . MyFonts . Linotype. Retrieved 2 September 2015 .
^ "Recasting Electra as Aluminia" . Letterform Archive . Retrieved 10 November 2017 .
^ Crewdson, Andy (January 22, 2001). "Bay Area Native Gives New Life To Daily Cal Logo" . dailycal.org . Daily Californian. Retrieved 30 May 2015 . [permanent dead link
^ Pulcrano, Dan (2015-05-29). "The Sun's new rise" . Retrieved 2015-05-30 .
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