Jim Parkinson

Type designer and lettering artist, best known for his magazine and newspaper logos. Born 1941 in Richmond, California. Lived in Oakland most of his life, other than a stint at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City in the 1960s. Died 2025.

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Typefaces:
- Balboa (10)
- Amador (7)
- Parkinson (6)
- Amboy (4)
- Cabazon (4)
- El Grande (4)
- Modesto (4)
- Balboa Plus (3)
- Showcard Gothic (3)
- Antique Condensed (2)
- Avebury Black (2)
- ITC Bodoni Twelve (2)
- ITC Roswell (2)
- Bonita (1)
- Comrade (1)
- FF Matinee Gothic (1)
- Generica Condensed (1)
- ITC Bodoni Six (1)
- Montara Gothic (1)
- Showcard Moderne (1)
- Sutro (1)
- Avebury Open
- Azuza
- Balboa Shaded
- Benicia
- Boogie Woogie
- Chicken Shit
- Chuck
- Commerce Gothic
- Diablo
- Dreamland
- Epic (Hallmark)
- Fancy Stuff
- FF Catch Words
- FF Golden Gate Gothic
- FF Motel Gothic
- Fresno
- Hoosier Daddy
- Hotel (Parkinson)
- Iduno
- Industrial Gothic
- Jimbo
- LfA Aluminia
- Meatball
- Modesto Initials
- Modesto Open
- Modesto Text
- Mojo
- Montara
- Montara Bold Initials
- Parkinson Electra
- Poster Black
- Pueblo
- Richmond
- Richmond Inlined Caps
- Richmond Shaded Caps
- Sutro Deluxe
- Sutro Initials
- Sutro Shaded
- Wigwag

Uses of typefaces by Jim Parkinson

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Volksbühne Berlin season magazine 2013/20142013

LSD
Leonard Neumann
Lenore Blievernicht

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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Thousands Under Ninety2013

Jessica Hische

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

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Font Magazine 006: “Cuba” article

Conor Mangat

Photo(s) by Stephen Coles on Flickr.

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Uses of typefaces by Jim Parkinson

Volksbühne Berlin season magazine 2013/20142013

Thousands Under Ninety2013

Font Magazine 006: “Cuba” article