Famous Font Friday
Ever wondered what all the world’s most famous companies’ fonts are? Yes? Congratulations! You are a type nerd who will probably enjoy this fascinating info! No? Give it a look anyway, you might get hooked on letterforms in spite of yourself. Famous Logo Fonts A look at most popular fonts used in the logos of […]
Flight Font Friday
Ever wonder what fonts airlines use in their logos? A sampling of airline fonts, from fontmeme.com, is below. (See also Fightin’ Font Friday, about typefaces used on airplane models.) About United Express Font United Express is the brand name for the regional branch of United Airlines, under which nine individually owned regional airlines operate short […]
Future Font Friday 1
A handy how-to to make any word look like it’s from [cue theremin music] THE FUTURE! Via Dave Addey at Typeset in the Future. I’ll be watching his blog for more posts on sci-fi type. How To Make Your Text Look Futuristic We’ve already seen how Eurostile Bold Extended is spectacularly effective at establishing a movie’s timeframe. But if […]
Food Font Friday 3
Fontmeme.com provides font sources and information for typography in many fields, from airlines (see my post, Flight Font Friday) to movies to sports. See also my previous posts Food Font Friday 1: a typographic map of American foods, and Food Font Friday 2: Typografische Schokolade (Typographic Chocolate). Food and Drinks Fonts Page 1 / Page […]
Finance Font Friday
Financial institutions have traditionally wanted to create a feeling of stability and trust, but more recently some consumer banks have opted for a feeling of vibrancy and energy. Either way, banks et al. therefore spend a great deal of time and money on their branding: cool, dark colors and serif fonts for the traditional logos, […]