Ludlow’s response to
Futura, initially
released as three weights in 1930 and gradually expanded until the
1950s, incl. Tempo
Heavy Inline and the shadow-only Umbra
(both caps-only). Commonly used for display headlines in
advertising, ephemera, and newspapers.
VGC had phototype adaptations
of the Heavy Condensed, Black, and Black Condensed styles.
[VGC 1969]
In January 2026, Ludlow
Collection released a digital interpretation in three weights
with ten weights in upright and italic each, see Tempo (Ludlow Collection).
Other, more limited digital versions include Tempo
Heavy Condensed (Linotype) and Barry Stock’s Ludlow
Tempo Bold (Dec. 2025). Heraldus, a digitizaton of Tempo
Black, is no longer available.
See also Red Rooster’s Tempo
Grunged (or Grunge), a rough
rendition More…
Ludlow’s response to Futura, initially released as three weights in 1930 and gradually expanded until the 1950s, incl. Tempo Heavy Inline and the shadow-only Umbra (both caps-only). Commonly used for display headlines in advertising, ephemera, and newspapers.
VGC had phototype adaptations of the Heavy Condensed, Black, and Black Condensed styles. [VGC 1969]
In January 2026, Ludlow Collection released a digital interpretation in three weights with ten weights in upright and italic each, see Tempo (Ludlow Collection).
Other, more limited digital versions include Tempo Heavy Condensed (Linotype) and Barry Stock’s Ludlow Tempo Bold (Dec. 2025). Heraldus, a digitizaton of Tempo Black, is no longer available.
See also Red Rooster’s Tempo Grunged (or Grunge), a rough rendition based on the Medium weight. Presicav (Typodermic, 2008) is based on the Bold Extended.
