About ITC Ozwald
ITC Ozwald is a typographic revival from the creative hand of David Farey. In this design he has captured the charm, wit and creative spirit of one of America’s most important type designers: Oswald Cooper. ITC Ozwald is a restoration of a little-known Oz Cooper typeface called Cooper Fullface. Cooper’s original intention with Fullface was to create a modernized version of Bodoni. Cooper once characterized Fullface this way: “It is unusual because it combines the sharp contrast of main and minor lines, as in Bodoni, with the free rendering of pen drawn characters as in Caslon.” While the Bodoni influence is clearly evident in Cooper’s Fullface, the Caslon design traits are more difficult to see. Farey’s recreation of Cooper Fullface started in 1987 when he found a copy of Mac McGrew’s preliminary edition of American Metal Typeface of the 20th century in an antiquarian book shop. Two years later Farey purchased a rare limited edition book about Oz Cooper and his work. There he found a full alphabet showing of Cooper Fullface. As soon as he made this find, Farey knew that he was destined to revive the Cooper design. |
