what the font?
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- vespa
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=…
sorry for such a type 1.0 question
it's not helv neue, it's not univers, it's not swiss. myfont's fontfinder isn't helping - note the angles on the S and the elongated interior of the D.
- vespa0
the other link is a better pic but won't embed for some reason. meh
- zedvox0
hi vespa
i'm pretty sure it's Akzidenz Grotesk Extended (either Bold or Medium)
unless i get my butt kicked by Mr. Typographica and he gives us the right answer.
- ********0
i have a friend in a band called kandinsky. i don't like it. or his paintings. no idea what the font is. hi kim... how is life not being a tv star?
- vespa0
yesss thanks zed
- zedvox0
scratch that...i just saw the "A" on this is much narrower....than in Akzidenz Extended....doh!
lemme look more.
- kelpie0
could be right there, its a herbert bayer poster but its not any of his bauhaus ones, so that could be a reasonable shout. Couldn't find anything online about what he *used* just what he designed himself...
- vespa0
haha good thanks skt, how's yours?
- ********0
well, you know, still waiting for that first big break.
- zedvox0
where is Typographica when you need him!?!!?
- zedvox0
could it be one of those obscure grotesques that are not there digitally but i think you fiddle with Akzidenz and it will be the closest...
- vespa0
you gotta chase the break innit
- Typographica0
This is a classic Bauhaus design. Zedvox isn't too far off with AG, but the closest digital font to the typefaces used by the Bauhaus is FF Bau.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ste…About FF Bau
In spite of - or perhaps because of - Helvetica's reputation for cold, calculated perfection, it has been the world's most popular Roman typeface for over four decades. Drawn by Max Medinger and introduced under the name Neue Haas Grotesk in 1957, its roots lie in much quirkier and personable material. Its earliest direct ancestor, known simply as Grotesk, was first introduced by the Schelter & Giesecke foundry in Leipzig around 1880. The Bauhaus, in nearby Dessau, chose this face as the main workhorse for their printing shop, and used it for the vast majority of their classic experiments in asymmetrical typography. In 1999 Erik Spiekermann asked type designer Christian Schwartz to consider drawing a revival of S&G's Grotesk, updating the family for contemporary typographic needs without rationalizing away the spirit and warmth of the original. The Regular, Medium, and Bold are drawn directly from S&G sources, and the Super was added for situations where subtlety would be inappropriate. The family is released in 2002 under the name FF Bau, in homage to the most noted users of the original.
- Colossus0
Hey anyone know what font the 2 is?
- zedvox0
hah! Typographica said i wasn't that far off.
that my friends is a B- and i accept that. :)
- Typographica0
Probably custom, Colossus. Tell me what you like about those numbers and I can find you an alt.
- zedvox0
it almost feels like DIN which has been softened around the edges..