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House Industries
IndustryGraphic design
GenreTypeface design
Founded1993
FounderAndy Cruz, Rich Roat
Headquarters
Yorklyn, Delaware
,
United States
ProductsNeutraface, Eames Century Modern, Chalet
Websitehouseind.com

House Industries is a

Ann Taylor garment tag, Lucky Charms logo and Green Day's Dookie album).[1]

History

Founders Andy Cruz and Rich Roat met at Miller Mauro Group, Inc., a marketing communications agency in Wilmington, Delaware. They briefly worked for Swfte International, a Miller Mauro Group client, before leaving to form Brand Design Co., Inc in 1993. Cruz and Roat formed House Industries in late 1993. Popular typefaces sold by House Industries include

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.

Many fonts from House Industries were used by

Boomerang
), and "Bullet" (used for Fridays).

The company goes to elaborate lengths to promote its typefaces, including creating chairs, pillows and various other items inspired by the typefaces they sell.[7] In one promotion they created the fictional character René Albert Chalet and promoted him as the creator of a new typeface Chalet.[8] In February 2010 LAS Magazine wrote about the company's Eames Century Modern Collection, a project done in collaboration with the estate of architects Charles and Ray Eames.[9]

Its first ever West Coast exhibition showcasing its history is running at Chapman University's Guggenheim Gallery from February 6 to March 9, 2012.[10] It published a book, House Industries: The Process Is the Inspiration with foreword by J. J. Abrams, a fan of the company's work, in 2017.[11] Founder Rich Roat died suddenly on 29 November 2017 aged 52.[12][13]

They have also published Lettering Manual: House by Ken Barber, with a foreword by Jimmy Kimmel.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ryan Cormier (May 24, 2006). "Del. design studio makes mark from print to film". The News Journal. p. B10.
  2. ^ Heck, Bethany. "Eames Century Modern". Font Review Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ Carney, Rob. "Greatest fonts countdown: 92 - Chalet". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ISBN 0-9772827-0-8
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  5. ^ Korwin, Josh (March 25, 2009). "Neutraface is the new Helvetica". threestepsahead.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Coles, Stephen. "Farewell Futura, Hello Neutraface No. 2". Typographica. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ^ Berry, John D. "Industrial Cool". Creative Pro. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ VanderLans, Rudy (2004-12-20). "It's a thin line: A Review of House Industries". Speak Up. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  9. ^ LAS House Industries Eames Century Modern article
  10. ^ "Photo-Letting Exhibition". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ^ Klara, Robert. "House Industries' Fonts Have Added Style, Swagger and Strangeness to What We Buy for 2 Decades". Adweek. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  12. ^ Duvernay, Adam. "Hockessin's Rich Roat, House Industries founder, dies". Delaware Online. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  13. ^ Horton, Gwendolyn. "Rich Roat 1965–2017". Design Within Reach. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  14. ISBN 9781984859594
    .

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