Photoscript

Photoscript Ltd. was a pioneering display phototypesetting company in London, UK, founded by Robert Norton in 1963 [Macmillan 2006].

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Typefaces:
- Schmalfette Grotesk (27)
- Moore Computer (25)
- Roberta (21)
- Smoke (18)
- Charleston (Ludwig & Mayer) (15)
- Tip-Top (15)
- Davison Arabesque (14)
- Plymouth (10)
- Marschall (9)
- Mexico Olympic (7)
- New Alphabet (7)
- Westminster (7)
- Chaillot (5)
- Ben Bold (4)
- Filmotype Vigus (4)
- Disco (3)
- Ideal Home / Roberta Fancy (3)
- OP-Letter (3)
- Sezessions-Grotesk (3)
- Soutache (3)
- Abracadabra (2)
- Alpine (Photoscript) (2)
- Chin Century 2000 (2)
- Filmotype Quincy (2)
- Lodwick Kabel (2)
- Mira (2)
- Peking (2)
- Roc (2)
- Strada (Lettera) (2)
- Urban (2)
- Zürich (Lettera) (2)
- Basuto (1)
- Blackfriars (1)
- Breitfette Unziale (1)
- Edwina (1)
- Fargo (1)
- France (1)
- Gazelle (1)
- Hopkins Wood (1)
- Implode (1)
- Liane (1)
- Madison (1)
- Marquis (1)
- Matador (1)
- Obelisk (Blackfriars) (1)
- One Up (1)
- Pop Up (1)
- Queen (Photoscript) (1)
- St. Clair (1)
- Williamson Skidoo (1)
- Adtype
- Airport (Matthew Carter)
- Bar One
- Camelot (Photoscript)
- Canaveral
- Chevron
- Collard
- Commercial Art
- Concentra
- Filmotype Vapor
- Flat Letter
- Happening
- Hustler
- Kuniform
- Lennie
- Longhurst
- Nippon
- Nova (Photoscript)
- Old Style Grotesque
- Patrician (Photoscript)
- Pear Drop
- Quartic
- Regis
- Rik Bold
- Scot Gothic
- Scroll
- Tadpole
- Unziale
- Urainus Bold
- Usher
- Wallenstein
- Whelan Antique
- Whitefriars

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The Mothers of Invention – Burnt Weeny Sandwich album art1970

Cal Schenkel
John Williams

Contributed by Andy Delgado

The Mothers of Invention – <cite>Burnt Weeny Sandwich</cite> album art

The Muppet Show Book1978

Tudor Banus
Ariel Moscovici
Melissa Zorn

Contributed by fangly

Staff Pick

Alan Jefferson – Galactic Nightmare album1986

Alan Jefferson

Contributed by Alex P.

Alan Jefferson – <cite>Galactic Nightmare </cite>album

Sponsor

2026 Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose Souvenir Ticketc. 2025

Camino Press

Contributed by Matt Kelsey

2026 Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose Souvenir Ticket

Berkeley Tribe, Vol. 2, No. 25, Issue 771971

Doug Lawler
East Bay Media
Gary Grimshaw

Contributed by thankyoucokieroberts

<cite>Berkeley Tribe</cite>, Vol. 2, No. 25, Issue 77

Casabella magazine, 2024–25c. 2025

TassinariVetta

Contributed by Tassinari Vetta

<cite>Casabella</cite> magazine, 2024–25

Staff Pick

The Checkmates Ltd. – Live! At Caesar’s Palace album art1967

Sandy Dvore

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Incredible Melting Man Super 8 film reel coverc. 1977

unknown

Contributed by William Kenny

<cite>The Incredible Melting Man</cite> Super 8 film reel cover

Prosa modernista hispanoamericana. Antología by Roberto Yahni (ed.)1974

Daniel Gil

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Prosa modernista hispanoamericana. Antología</cite> by Roberto Yahni (ed.)

I Monster – A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars album art2009

Jarrod Gosling

Contributed by Lilith Cole

I Monster – <cite>A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars </cite>album art

Languages of Art by Nelson Goodman1976

unknown

Contributed by Benjamin Shaykin

Staff Pick

London Philharmonic Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art1971

Garrod & Lofthouse

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

London Philharmonic Orchestra <span>– <cite>The Planets</cite> by Gustav Holst album art</span>

BBC Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album artc. 1972

Jack Wood

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

BBC Symphony Orchestra – <cite>The Planets</cite> by Gustav Holst album art

The Avalanches – Wildflower album art2016

Chris Hopkins
Robbie Chater
Kris Vierra

Contributed by marble sphere

The Avalanches – <cite>Wildflower</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Led Zeppelin – “Dancing Days” French single cover1973

unknown

Contributed by Gianni Christian

Led Zeppelin – “Dancing Days” French single cover

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

Peter Max

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

City Atlas by Amalia Barbozac. 2024

mm, m
Manuel Wesely

Contributed by Manuel Wesely

Staff Pick

Beethoven’s Greatest Hits album art1969

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Wild Blue – No More Jinx album art and “Fire With Fire” single1986

Ria Lewerke

Contributed by Ian Fine-Free

Wild Blue – <cite>No More Jinx</cite> album art and “Fire With Fire” single

The Golden Lotus, Routledge & Kegan Paul1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span><cite>The Golden Lotus</cite></span>, <span>Routledge & Kegan Paul</span>

The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath1970

Sandy Field
Keef
Bloomsbury Group

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Blog

Black Sabbath – Master of Reality album art1971

Bloomsbury Group
Mike Stanford
Keef

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Black Sabbath – <cite>Master of Reality</cite> album art

Staff Pick

The Stooges – “Down on the Street” / “I Feel Alright (1970)” French single cover and band logoc. 1970

William S. Harvey
unknown
Imprimerie Jean Colombet

Contributed by William Kenny

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

Robert L. Heimall
William S. Harvey

Contributed by Reybach C

Staff Pick

Billie Davis – “Make The Feeling Go Away”/ “I’ll Come Home” French single cover1969

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Billie Davis – “Make The Feeling Go Away”/ “I’ll Come Home” French single cover

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Young Brigham album art1968

Ed Thrasher

Contributed by Rob Stenson

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – <cite>Young Brigham</cite> album art

Encounter magazine, Feb. 19691969

Banks and Miles

Contributed by James Alexander

<cite>Encounter</cite> magazine, Feb. 1969

Pink Floyd German concert posters (1972)1972

Eri Foerster

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Pink Floyd German concert posters (1972)

Staff Pick

Rufus Thomas – “Crown Prince of Dance” album art1973

The Stax Organization

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

The Good Food Guide 1971 1970

Banks and Miles
Colin Banks
John Miles

Contributed by James Alexander

Staff Pick

Banks and Miles Christmas tinc. 1970

Banks and Miles
Colin Banks
John Miles

Contributed by James Alexander

Staff Pick

Man and the Computerby John G. Kemeny1972

unknown

Contributed by D Jones

Staff Pick

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

Mihajlo Arsovski

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Hidemi Saito – Play Pops album art1971

unknown

Contributed by MrRifleman

Space Circus – Fantastic Arrival album art1979

Tsunehisa Kimura

Contributed by MrRifleman

Les Docteurs du Rythme – Haiti Goes Latin album art1975

Jacques Karaha

Contributed by Stefan Perkins

Les Docteurs du Rythme – <cite>Haiti Goes Latin</cite> album art

Hurricane Motor Lodge matchbookc. 1970

unknown

Photo(s) by cardboardamerica@gmail.com Jordan Smith on Flickr.

London Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Opus 60 by Antonín Dvořák album art1966

unknown
Zbigniew Jastrzebski

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Soft Machine – The Soft Machine (Hör Zu Black Label) album art1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Soft Machine – <cite>The Soft Machine</cite> (Hör Zu Black Label) album art

Staff Pick

Cream – Fresh Cream album art1966

Paragon Publicity and Public Relations Ltd.

Contributed by Robby Rhodes

The Butterfield Blues Band – East West album art1966

William S. Harvey

Contributed by Robby Rhodes

Darlin’ Bill: A Love Story of the Wild West by Jerome Charyn1980

Loretta Trezzo

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Darlin’ Bill: A Love Story of the Wild West</cite> by Jerome Charyn

John Mayer – Sob Rock album art and campaign2021

Jeremy Dean
Online Ceramics

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Harry Belafonte – The Warm Touch album art1971

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Perennial Library)1978

Drew Struzan

Photo(s) by exaquint on Flickr.

Yoko Ono – “Mrs. Lennon” / “Midsummer New York” French single cover1971

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Yoko Ono – “Mrs. Lennon” / “Midsummer New York” French single cover

Staff Pick

Ignace – “More Than Sympathy” / “It Must Be A Dream” French single cover1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Ignace – “More Than Sympathy” / “It Must Be A Dream</span>” French single cover

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM)2021

Ott Kagovere
Indrek Sirkel

Contributed by Tüpokompanii

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM)

Venus School-Mistress1968

unknown

Contributed by Amanda Weiss

Mozart Jupiter LP cover1956

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Stéphane Darricau

Staff Pick

The Torero Band – Tijuana Christmas album art1968

Keith Davis

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Torero Band – <cite>Tijuana Christmas</cite> album art

Monster Series book covers and interiors1977

Doris Woods
Randal M. Heise
Tammy Loe

Contributed by Patrick Concannon

Top Drawer – Solid Oak album art1972

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Metra tickets, 1990–1991c. 1990

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Blog

Drawings. Birds Shells Hands by Philip Sutton1966

Philip Sutton

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Mystique Astrology1969

Mattel

Contributed by Elizabeth Goodspeed

Staff Pick

Mystique Palmistry1969

Mattel

Contributed by Elizabeth Goodspeed

Série Chouchou single coversc. 1973

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Cuby + Blizzards – Simple Man album cover1971

Jan van Uden
Eelco Gelling

Contributed by Jerry van Kooten

Cuby + Blizzards – <cite>Simple Man</cite> album cover

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The Mothers of Invention – Burnt Weeny Sandwich album art1970

The Muppet Show Book1978

Alan Jefferson – Galactic Nightmare album1986

2026 Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose Souvenir Ticketc. 2025

Berkeley Tribe, Vol. 2, No. 25, Issue 771971

Casabella magazine, 2024–25c. 2025

The Checkmates Ltd. – Live! At Caesar’s Palace album art1967

The Incredible Melting Man Super 8 film reel coverc. 1977

Prosa modernista hispanoamericana. Antología by Roberto Yahni (ed.)1974

I Monster – A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars album art2009

Languages of Art by Nelson Goodman1976

London Philharmonic Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art1971

BBC Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album artc. 1972

The Avalanches – Wildflower album art2016

Led Zeppelin – “Dancing Days” French single cover1973

Peter Max clocks for General Electric1968

City Atlas by Amalia Barbozac. 2024

Beethoven’s Greatest Hits album art1969

Wild Blue – No More Jinx album art and “Fire With Fire” single1986

The Golden Lotus, Routledge & Kegan Paul1972

The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath1970

Black Sabbath – Master of Reality album art1971

The Stooges – “Down on the Street” / “I Feel Alright (1970)” French single cover and band logoc. 1970

A Child’s Garden of Grass album art, book cover and campaign1971

Billie Davis – “Make The Feeling Go Away”/ “I’ll Come Home” French single cover1969

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Young Brigham album art1968

Encounter magazine, Feb. 19691969

Pink Floyd German concert posters (1972)1972

Rufus Thomas – “Crown Prince of Dance” album art1973

The Good Food Guide 1971 1970

Banks and Miles Christmas tinc. 1970

Man and the Computerby John G. Kemeny1972

Teatar &TD logo and posters (1970–1973)c. 1970

Hidemi Saito – Play Pops album art1971

Space Circus – Fantastic Arrival album art1979

Les Docteurs du Rythme – Haiti Goes Latin album art1975

Hurricane Motor Lodge matchbookc. 1970

London Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Opus 60 by Antonín Dvořák album art1966

The Soft Machine – The Soft Machine (Hör Zu Black Label) album art1970

Cream – Fresh Cream album art1966

The Butterfield Blues Band – East West album art1966

Darlin’ Bill: A Love Story of the Wild West by Jerome Charyn1980

John Mayer – Sob Rock album art and campaign2021

Harry Belafonte – The Warm Touch album art1971

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Perennial Library)1978

Yoko Ono – “Mrs. Lennon” / “Midsummer New York” French single cover1971

Ignace – “More Than Sympathy” / “It Must Be A Dream” French single cover1973

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM)2021

Venus School-Mistress1968

Mozart Jupiter LP cover1956

The Torero Band – Tijuana Christmas album art1968

Monster Series book covers and interiors1977

Top Drawer – Solid Oak album art1972

Metra tickets, 1990–1991c. 1990

Drawings. Birds Shells Hands by Philip Sutton1966

Mystique Astrology1969

Mystique Palmistry1969

Série Chouchou single coversc. 1973

Cuby + Blizzards – Simple Man album cover1971