Just like Davison
Arabesque (PLINC, 1968), Vigus AKA
Unicorn is a phototype interpretation of an untitled
“poster and sign card alphabet” (UC and lc plus numerals) by
J.M. Bergling shown in his Art
Alphabets & Lettering (1914). It originated at Filmotype
[Gorissen
1974] in or before 1970.
Unlike PLINC’s version, it’s caps only. Differences include ‘J’
(non-descending), ‘K’ w/ curved arm and leg with hook, ‘S’ w/
smaller top aperture, ‘Q’ w/ centered tail, narrower ‘Y’, smaller
gaps in ‘ABR’.
Shown as Vigus (solid) with Unicorn
Open (outlined), Vivid (outlined shaded) and
Vapor (filled with pattern of curved lines) in
Photoscript’s 1970 index as well as in a c.1974 Filmomaster
catalog. Vigus and Unicorn Open were also
carried by Lettergraphics. [Lettergraphics
1976] Shown as Unicorn (solid), Unicorn
Open, Unicorn Vivid and Unicorn
Vapour by Typeshop [undated catalog]; and as Unicorn
Black (solid) and Unicorn Open by Fürst.
[Fürst More…
Just like Davison Arabesque (PLINC, 1968), Vigus AKA Unicorn is a phototype interpretation of an untitled “poster and sign card alphabet” (UC and lc plus numerals) by J.M. Bergling shown in his Art Alphabets & Lettering (1914). It originated at Filmotype [Gorissen 1974] in or before 1970.
Unlike PLINC’s version, it’s caps only. Differences include ‘J’ (non-descending), ‘K’ w/ curved arm and leg with hook, ‘S’ w/ smaller top aperture, ‘Q’ w/ centered tail, narrower ‘Y’, smaller gaps in ‘ABR’.
Shown as Vigus (solid) with Unicorn Open (outlined), Vivid (outlined shaded) and Vapor (filled with pattern of curved lines) in Photoscript’s 1970 index as well as in a c.1974 Filmomaster catalog. Vigus and Unicorn Open were also carried by Lettergraphics. [Lettergraphics 1976] Shown as Unicorn (solid), Unicorn Open, Unicorn Vivid and Unicorn Vapour by Typeshop [undated catalog]; and as Unicorn Black (solid) and Unicorn Open by Fürst. [Fürst c. 1976] This entry is for all variants of the series except for the decorated Vapor.
See Estoril (Scriptorium, 2018) and Acid Green (The Flying Type, 2021) for digital interpretations with lowercase.
