“Come, we’ll show you the real insider’s Europe.” British European Airways ad (1968) Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler. Imported from Flickr on Apr 17, 2020. Artwork published in 1968. Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Bart Solenthaler and tagged with “akzidenzgrotesk”. License: All Rights Reserved. American magazine ad for British European Airways (BEA), a British airline which was formed on 1 January 1946, and merged on 31 March 1974 with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways. The display typeface is Akzidenz-Grotesk (or Standard, as it was named in the US and the UK), tightly spaced, but with relatively wide word spaces, featuring a custom-made numero sign (№). The copy is set in three columns of Times New Roman. Typefaces Formats Advertising (1962) Topics Travel (737) Tagged withmagazine ads (317)British European Airways (1)airlines (31)airplanes (62)tight letterspacing (811)three columns (225)numero (№) (32)1960s (698)travel (130) Artwork location United States (9112) In Sets Ads of the “Mad Men” Era (Stephen Coles) (75) 1960s (Antonio M. Bravo) (7) Bart Solenthaler Collection (Fonts In Use Staff) (486) airlines (Lalita Kohls) (18) Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Akzidenz-Grotesk in use Nina – de Val album art2019Oficina de dissenyContributed by Nick Sherman Staff Pick Kunsthaus Dresden: Social Motions / Demotape / German Angst2014Pascal StorzFabian BremerContributed by X-Ray Charles Staff Pick A Salute To The Great Band Leadersc. 1960Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr. Sponsor More in Travel Revolutionary Berlin Tours by Nathaniel Flakin2022Melanie PatrickContributed by Alja Herlah Baede-Kar system in Reyner Banham Loves Los Angelesc. 1972BBCContributed by Jonas Short Dorfführer Hinterrhein2012Christian MengeltContributed by Christian Mengelt “Kentucky After Dark” tourism campaign2023CoomerJason CarneContributed by Matthijs Herzberg More in Advertising Rock the World2012Contributed by Ale Paul Postcard by Flair, Inc., Portland, Oregonc. 1950Photo(s) by The Cardboard America Archives on Flickr. Historic Royal Palaces2010We Made ThisContributed by Indra Kupferschmid Blog Leroy Lettering Sets Catalog (1939)1939Contributed by Andrew Rovner More Fonts In Use Macao Design Week 20202020Untitled MacaoContributed by VJ-Type Staff Pick The Printer’s Terms, 2nd Edition1952Rudolf HostettlerContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick On the Road to Variable: The Flexible Future of Typography2019TwoPoints.NetContributed by Two Points Staff Pick V#38 Täuschung magazinec. 2022Nguyen GobberContributed by Joana Correia Staff Pick