Designed by Tom Carnase. Some sources additionally credit Herb
Lubalin [Reichardt/Hoefer]. Issued by ITC in three
weights; Light, Medium, Bold. No lowercase, but several alternates
incl. biform glyphs for ‘AEIMNR’. Shown by Photo-Lettering with a
few glyphs that are different from the ITC release, like ‘C’/‘Q’ in
Medium [PLINC One Liner 1971].
VGC had a copy called Omnibus (three weights,
possibly w/ slight differences and other alternates) [VGC 1972] and later carried
Busorama in three weights [VGC 1973].
Adopted for dry transfer lettering by Mecanorma (Light, Bold)
[Mecanorma 1974]. The Bold was carried by
Letraset, Formatt, and Zip-a-Tone. More…
Designed by Tom Carnase. Some sources additionally credit Herb Lubalin [Reichardt/Hoefer]. Issued by ITC in three weights; Light, Medium, Bold. No lowercase, but several alternates incl. biform glyphs for ‘AEIMNR’. Shown by Photo-Lettering with a few glyphs that are different from the ITC release, like ‘C’/‘Q’ in Medium [PLINC One Liner 1971].
VGC had a copy called Omnibus (three weights, possibly w/ slight differences and other alternates) [VGC 1972] and later carried Busorama in three weights [VGC 1973].
Adopted for dry transfer lettering by Mecanorma (Light, Bold) [Mecanorma 1974]. The Bold was carried by Letraset, Formatt, and Zip-a-Tone. A Phil’s Photo catalog from 1980 shows a fourth Book weight.
Digital versions by ITC (three weights, no alternates), URW (Bold, some alts), Bitstream (Medium, no alts, with new symmetrical ‘A’), Castcraft (as OPTI Buffer, Light and Medium, some alts).
