“Forum or Forum Title was […]
originally intended for headings in a book to be set in
Kennerley. The letters are based on rubbings Goudy had
made during a visit to Rome [in 1910]; some of these were on the
Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, hence the name.” [McGrew] No
lowercase. “Produced as a foundry face by Lanston Monotype
[in] 1924.” [Red
Rooster] AKA Forum Capitals. [Reichardt]
Digital versions include Pat Hickson’s Forum
Titling (Red Rooster, 1994; 3 weights with small caps),
LTC Forum Title (Lanston Type Company, 2005), Tom
Rickner’s Goudy Forum (Ascender, 2009; with small
caps and borders; More…
“Forum or Forum Title was […] originally intended for headings in a book to be set in Kennerley. The letters are based on rubbings Goudy had made during a visit to Rome [in 1910]; some of these were on the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, hence the name.” [McGrew] No lowercase. “Produced as a foundry face by Lanston Monotype [in] 1924.” [Red Rooster] AKA Forum Capitals. [Reichardt]
Digital versions include Pat Hickson’s Forum Titling (Red Rooster, 1994; 3 weights with small caps), LTC Forum Title (Lanston Type Company, 2005), Tom Rickner’s Goudy Forum (Ascender, 2009; with small caps and borders; used for the sample), and OL Forum Titling (Dennis Ortiz-Lopez, 2013; with scaled-down caps for the lowercase).
