Samuel Winfield "Tommy" Thompson[1] (1906–1967)[2] was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer.
Previously, designers had worked in house for foundries or had sold the rights to their faces outright.
He maintained a studio in Norwalk, Connecticut and was the author of several books on type and lettering.
[3] Thompson designed all of these foundry types:[4] In addition, he prepared a version of Baskerville for the ATF Typesetter; this was the first 7-unit typeface for the machine, which previously used 5-unit typefaces similar to those used by the Justowriter on which it was built.
[5] (Later, in 1964, the ATF Typesetter Model B-8, offered an 18-increment system allowing further improved typesetting.)