Designed by Milton Glaser in the 1960s [Glaser
Archives] (in 1964 [Nick
Curtis]). Also spelled Babyfat. Lettering
execution by George Leavitt. [Milton Glaser: Graphic
Design, 1973] Drawing assistance by Michael Doret. [Doret]
Used already
in 1966. Used by Glaser for his
Simon & Garfunkel poster from Jan. 1967. Offered by
Photo-Lettering as Glaser Babyfat (also: Glaser
Baby Fat) and shown in their Alphabet
Yearbook 1967. Comes in 6 styles; Outline (open shadow), Black (open
shadow to the left, shown), Solid (solid shadow), all with
lowercase, plus condensed versions thereof which appear to be caps
only.
Buxom
(Facsimile Fonts, c.1970) is a caps-only adaptation of the Black
style, which in turn has been adopted by Letraset as Fat
Shadow. See also the digital More…
Designed by Milton Glaser in the 1960s [Glaser Archives] (in 1964 [Nick Curtis]). Also spelled Babyfat. Lettering execution by George Leavitt. [Milton Glaser: Graphic Design, 1973] Drawing assistance by Michael Doret. [Doret] Used already in 1966. Used by Glaser for his Simon & Garfunkel poster from Jan. 1967. Offered by Photo-Lettering as Glaser Babyfat (also: Glaser Baby Fat) and shown in their Alphabet Yearbook 1967. Comes in 6 styles; Outline (open shadow), Black (open shadow to the left, shown), Solid (solid shadow), all with lowercase, plus condensed versions thereof which appear to be caps only.
Buxom (Facsimile Fonts, c.1970) is a caps-only adaptation of the Black style, which in turn has been adopted by Letraset as Fat Shadow. See also the digital Keepon Truckin NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2007) which likewise follows Buxom.
In April 2021, P22 released an official digital version produced by James Grieshaber, P22 Glaser Babyfat. Besides the 3 original styles (Outline, Shaded, Black), it offers 6 additional styles (Keyline, Fill, Glyph, Left, Right, Down) that can be combined for chromatic effect.
