Ed Benguiat

Ed Benguiat
Benguiat in 2008
Born
Ephram Edward Benguiat

(1927-10-27)October 27, 1927
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 2020(2020-10-15) (aged 92)
Cliffside Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Graphic designer, type designer
SpouseElisa Benguiat

Ephram Edward Benguiat (/ˈbɛnɡæt/; October 27, 1927 – October 15, 2020) was an American type designer and lettering artist. He designed over 600 typefaces, including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Souvenir, Edwardian Script, and the eponymous Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic.

He was also known for his designs or redesigns of the logotypes for Esquire, The New York Times, Playboy, McCall’s, Reader’s Digest, Photography, Look, Sports Illustrated, The Star-Ledger, The San Diego Tribune, AT&T, A&E, Coke, Estée Lauder, Ford, and others.[1] Other notable examples of Benguiat’s work are the logotypes for the original Planet of the Apes film, Super Fly and The Guns of Navarone, and the typeface for the opening credits for Stranger Things.

  1. ^ Halperin, Elisa. "TYPO Berlin 2008 Image". Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.