Last week I went to the Type Director's Club to hear Arlen Schumer speak about the history of Comic Book fonts.. He spoke at length about an unknown designer and letterer named Ira Schnapp, who not only designed and refined the logos for Superman, Action Comics and the Comics Code, but ALSO hand-chiseled the letters on the New York Public Library.. You know, the ones that say "NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR HEAT NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT STAYS THESE COURIERS FROM THE SWIFT COMPLETION OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS." Correct.. Same guy.. Ira Schnapp.. How cool is that?
You can read more about Ira Schnapp here www.dialbforblog.com/archives/372
Check out Arlen's work here www.arlenschumer.com
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