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Post #1188148

2024-03-10 18:26 UTC

Staff pick: Tom Carnase’s Bernase Roman in early use for “Make America a better place”. The campaign for the Peace Corps was designed in 1968 by Bernie Zlotnick at Young & Rubicam. Copywriting by Mort Redner, photo by Carl Fischer. https://fontsinuse.com/uses/37336/make-america-a-better-place-peace-corps-poste Contributor Garrison’s compelling theory: this might be Bernase Roman’s original use (it was officially released by ITC in 1970), and its name is a portmanteau of Bernie Zlotnick + Tom Carnase. #FontsInUse #typography #typefaces #fonts

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  • @lubalincenter@typo.social 2024-03-11 16:01

    @FontsInUse@typo.social I can second that theory. Bernie himself told me that the name is indeed Carnase+Bernie. He may have been the one to commission it from Tom. Bernie used to work with Tom under Herb Lubalin. Carl Fischer also worked with Herb.

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