The Electric Circus, New York City - Signed
“The Electric Circus was a nightclub and discotheque located at 19–25 St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City, from June 1967 to September 1971.
As far as I can tell, this experimental typeface was developed by Chermayeff & Geismar [update: later confirmed by the firm on Twitter]. In a way, it presages the photocopier distortion that became common in the 1970s–90s. I don’t yet know the typeface’s name, and perhaps it was exclusive to C&G. The cover for Lou Reed’s Transformer album used a very similar face, which is fitting since The Velvet Underground was a fixture at The Electric Circus. Digital fonts in this genre include Double Vision (clearly inspired by this film font) and Alphabat.”
https://fontsinuse.com/uses/6663/the-electric-circus-posters-flyers-ads
"Reprinted in 2017 by the AIGA to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Electric Circus and the 60th Anniversary of the Designers Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv."
Dimensions: 19” x 28.5”
Signed in the lower right-hand corner by Tom Geismar
“The Electric Circus was a nightclub and discotheque located at 19–25 St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City, from June 1967 to September 1971.
As far as I can tell, this experimental typeface was developed by Chermayeff & Geismar [update: later confirmed by the firm on Twitter]. In a way, it presages the photocopier distortion that became common in the 1970s–90s. I don’t yet know the typeface’s name, and perhaps it was exclusive to C&G. The cover for Lou Reed’s Transformer album used a very similar face, which is fitting since The Velvet Underground was a fixture at The Electric Circus. Digital fonts in this genre include Double Vision (clearly inspired by this film font) and Alphabat.”
https://fontsinuse.com/uses/6663/the-electric-circus-posters-flyers-ads
"Reprinted in 2017 by the AIGA to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Electric Circus and the 60th Anniversary of the Designers Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv."
Dimensions: 19” x 28.5”
Signed in the lower right-hand corner by Tom Geismar
“The Electric Circus was a nightclub and discotheque located at 19–25 St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City, from June 1967 to September 1971.
As far as I can tell, this experimental typeface was developed by Chermayeff & Geismar [update: later confirmed by the firm on Twitter]. In a way, it presages the photocopier distortion that became common in the 1970s–90s. I don’t yet know the typeface’s name, and perhaps it was exclusive to C&G. The cover for Lou Reed’s Transformer album used a very similar face, which is fitting since The Velvet Underground was a fixture at The Electric Circus. Digital fonts in this genre include Double Vision (clearly inspired by this film font) and Alphabat.”
https://fontsinuse.com/uses/6663/the-electric-circus-posters-flyers-ads
"Reprinted in 2017 by the AIGA to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Electric Circus and the 60th Anniversary of the Designers Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv."
Dimensions: 19” x 28.5”
Signed in the lower right-hand corner by Tom Geismar