Designed by Tom
Carnase and Ronné Bonder and released by ITC in 1970 [Berthold 1982]. The name is a portmanteau
of Bernie Zlotnick and Tom Carnase: Zlotnick used the typeface
already in 1968/1969 for
a Peace Corps campaign [Martin,
Tochilovsky].
Several alternates (note that there is no consistent distinction
between default and alternate forms): descending ‘C’, low-waisted
‘G’, ‘H’ w/ horizontal bar, ‘M’ w/ splayed legs, ‘R’ w/ tapering
leg, two two-story forms of ‘a’ w/ tapering and w/ ball terminal
(in addition to a single-story form), ‘k’ w/ and ‘y’ w/o ball
terminal [1973
VGC specimen].
Bernase Roman was shown by Fürst w/ additional
swash forms (‘CSs’), a catch-all swash to attach to various caps,
and an ‘M’ w/ high vertex [Fürst 1975]. Saxon is
copy/extension with various differences and more alts [Lettergraphics 1970]. VGC had a knockoff
named Bernard Roman [More…
Designed by Tom Carnase and Ronné Bonder and released by ITC in 1970 [Berthold 1982]. The name is a portmanteau of Bernie Zlotnick and Tom Carnase: Zlotnick used the typeface already in 1968/1969 for a Peace Corps campaign [Martin, Tochilovsky].
Several alternates (note that there is no consistent distinction between default and alternate forms): descending ‘C’, low-waisted ‘G’, ‘H’ w/ horizontal bar, ‘M’ w/ splayed legs, ‘R’ w/ tapering leg, two two-story forms of ‘a’ w/ tapering and w/ ball terminal (in addition to a single-story form), ‘k’ w/ and ‘y’ w/o ball terminal [1973 VGC specimen].
Bernase Roman was shown by Fürst w/ additional swash forms (‘CSs’), a catch-all swash to attach to various caps, and an ‘M’ w/ high vertex [Fürst 1975]. Saxon is copy/extension with various differences and more alts [Lettergraphics 1970]. VGC had a knockoff named Bernard Roman [VGC 1972]. A year later, they carried the licensed ITC version [VGC 1973].
The sample shows the digital version by Image Club Graphics, Inc. from 1992 (w/ adjusted spacing and one double-story ‘a’ taken from a predigital specimen).
