Dan X. Solo - The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces

Orders are taken in turn. No one elses work is ever pushed in ahead of pours. Works both ways though. When tl?e sliop is fully booked you may have to wait an ejctra day. 3. because our work is produced optically rather than by computer, there are no instant revisions.

Those who know what they want are usually pleased, but those who want to make little changes until they see something they like will have to go to the end of the line. 3. Our focus is national. Local customers must deal with us on the same basis as everyone else. No over-the-counter orders ever. A word about quality. Laser printouts of modern computer types are wonderfully clean, with flawless edges and sharp corners. A word about quality. Laser printouts of modern computer types are wonderfully clean, with flawless edges and sharp corners.

By contrast,our hard-to-find faces are from original sources,not ComputerLand show occasional hiccups and heartbeats. Some customers find this unacceptable. So, if perfection of edge quality is more important than the interesting letterforms we offer, please dont order from us. We wouldnt want you to be disappointed. Who we are, what we do, and who we do it to. We are a small band of dedicaied craftspeople whose entire focus is good headline typography and special effects. Nothing more, and certainly nothing less.

We work the old way, optically, without computers. This gives us access to a remarkable archive of hard-to-find types gathered from all over the world during our annual October type hunts. We work best for those who try to understand our limitations and our strengths. Were good but were not perfect. Dedicaied nit-pickers and the chronically unhappy should probably seek elsewhere. Weve been collecting type for half a century, and providing headlines and special effects for most of that time.

Hundreds of type buyers use us regularly with complete satisfaction. We hope this catalog will encourage you to join them, if you havent already. Sincerely, on behalf of a great casi of characters.

MEMO FROM DAN X. SOLO, PROPRIETOR: Solotype is always closed for the month of October. Solotype is probably the only type shop in the world that shuts down for an entire month each year to hunt for more type. Every October we head out to some part of the world that we believe may have interesting types in hiding.

Do we find them? You bet we do! Literally hundreds of the revivals on the market today are directly traceable to our efforts. We hope you will agree that the inconvenience of our October closing is worth the result. Placing your order is easy Most orders reach us by fax or phone, and the rest by overnight express or mail. Local customers note: No over-the-counter orders, no exceptions. Turn-around time is fast Orders for a headline or two reaching us by noon our time (3 p.m. on the east coast) will normally go out the same day.

Large orders will go out the next working day. Optical effects usually go out the next working day, but could take longer. We try to keep you informed of delivery schedules.