Burgess

Burgess is an idiosyncratic and subjective reinterpretation of midcentury Photostat cuts of Times New Roman Bold & Bold Italic. While Times was initially said to have been drawn for the British newspaper The Times in 1931 by Victor Lardent and Stanley Morison, several type historians believe the design was based on an earlier work by the American industrial designer William Starling Burgess. Burgess, whose own drawing purportedly dates to 1904, was known primarily for his contributions to aviation and maritime histories, as well as his later-life collaborations with figures like Buckminster Fuller.

Burgess was drawn specifically for an exhibition celebrating the foundries half decade existence, FIVE YEARS, acting as a neutral accompaniment to the plethora of typefaces presented as part of the celebration.

Burgess is available in three weights — Regular, SemiBold and Bold — alongside corresponding Italics. It is available to license in both Standard (‘STD’) and Professional (‘PRO’) versions. The latter encapsulates a series of OpenType features and stylistic alternates.