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Cooper Black Display — Cover

About Cooper Black Display

Cooper Black is Oswald Cooper's 1922 ultra-bold rounded serif — fat strokes, near-closed bowls, teardrop terminals — a face built to shout softly. It found its second life on late-60s and 70s record gatefolds, where burnt-orange lettering sat over deep, earthy chipboard stock. This system rebuilds that sleeve: a dark kraft-toned ground, oversized soft display words, and warm halftone ink. It reads like a Pet Sounds jacket, not a corporate deck — every panel is a piece of printed cardboard.

Learn more about the Cooper Black Display style

Origin
United States (Chicago)
Era
1922 (release); 1966–1972 record-sleeve heyday; 70s advertising staple
Key figures
Oswald Cooper
Movements
American display/advertising type · 60s–70s pop record-sleeve lettering · warm-earth graphic design

Cooper Black Display design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

Cooper BlackHeadings
SansitaBody
BitterMono
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