Jim Parkinson

Artist Bio:

Lettering artist and type designer responsible for the hand-drawn logos to Rolling Stone, Esquire, Newsweek and dozens of other magazines in the days before computers, as well as logos for rock bands the Doobie Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, plus over 40 printer typefaces designed on computers starting in 1990, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on 6/27/2025, age 83.

Artist Website:
https://www.typedesign.com/

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Obituary Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/arts/design/jim-parkinson-dead.html