The font evolved from the lettering used for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus logo is Modesto developed by Jim Parkinson. See the original post here. Congratulations to MikeRDzign for naming it!

Modesto can be purchased from MyFonts. From Parkinson’s site:

Modesto is based on a signpainters lettering style popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It evolved from the lettering I used for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus Logo.

From MyFonts:

Modesto is based on a hand-lettering style that Parkinson often used in the ’60s and ’70s for ads, book covers and posters.“It was my fall-back position, hand-lettering-wise. It was easy and readily accepted,” says Parkinson. Eventually, it became the Ringling Bros logo, which, in turn, became the Modesto type family. Its classic forms and small serifs recall Goudy’s Copperplate Gothic, although it’s more fancy in its details. Modesto Text has an idiosyncratic lowercase alphabet, the Initials font has a gorgeous outline and the Open Caps have distinctive inlines.

The lettering used for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus logo was developed by a famous typographer and designer. He based a font on this signpainter lettering style. Can you name the font?

He also is responsible for the Rolling Stone Magazine logo (hint, hint).

The font I used for the Party City packaging I developed was Disturbance which can be purchased from MyFonts or fonts.com. Congratulations to Suzanne for naming the font.

On a totally unrelated note, from the image above, can you see where my mind is lately?

From typography.net:

Throughout the 20th Century various experiments have been carried out to simplify the structure of the alphabet, Herbert Bayer in 1925, Jan Tschichold in 1929, Sjoerd de Roos in 1938 and Wim Crouwel in 1966.

Bradbury Thompson experimented with his Alphabet 26 structure throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Thompson used Baskerville Roman and Small Capitals to create his alphabet. This mix of traditional letterforms had a more acceptable rhythm allowing for better legibility and readability.

Thanks to Alberto Jiménez for the beach image and Willi Heidelbach for the sign.

Can you name the font used for the product name in this mix-n-match costume and accessory packaging I developed for Party City? This will be easy for those that know me as this is one of my favorites.

The font used for the product name on Wal-Mart’s Princess and Pixie dress-up line I developed is Ed Benguiat Script from House Industries.

From House Industries:

After seeking endless inspiration from the work of Ed Benguiat over the years, we wanted to return the favor. What better way to show our appreciation than to collaborate with him for the release of these fonts. From svelte and sophisticated to loose and lively, the Ed Benguiat Fonts are a timeless ensemble of unique display typefaces.

House is one of the better type foundries, and one of the first to create such a strong niche for unique and stable fonts. From Wiki:

Ed Benguiat is an influential American typographer. He has crafted over 600 typefaces including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Edwardian Script, and the self-titled typefaces Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic. He also designed logotypes for The New York Times, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, the original Planet of the Apes movie, Superfly, and countless others.

Name the font for the product name in the Princess and Pixie dress-up line I developed for Wal-Mart.

The tagline used for the current season at Diversionary Theatre was designed using Cocktail Script by Font Diner. Cocktail Script comes in the County Fair Picnic font set.

I really like the work done at Font Diner. They have some of the most fun and the best retro typography for designers available. The fonts are stable and well thought out. Specifically the automatic kerning works very well. That’s the detail not found at every font foundry.

The tagline used for the current season at Diversionary Theatre was developed and designed to emphasize the belief in the fantasy and vision of the theatrical arts. What typestyle was used (without alteration) to create the tagline?

The font used in The Mermaid Salon and Day spa is Fontesque. Great job Deborah and Suzanne. Okay, that was an easy one. Will this week’s be more difficult?

I recently came across an old logo I did for The Mermaid Salon and Day Spa. (Please note, I did NOT do their website). This logo was created about eight years ago. I ran across it on a fluke as I was Googling some mermaid reference. It was fun to happen upon this and see the design has stood the test of time.

Can you name the font that was used as the basis of the logo?