Comments on: Identify this font

Question: Identify this font

Anoxs — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:52:43 -0800

Can someone identify the font on this picture? It could be a really simple one, but I can't tell my fonts apart.

By: cadastral

cadastral — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:24:50 -0800

I'd suggest manually seperating the characters in your preferred image editing program (or if you're not able to do that, finding someone who can do it for you... would do it myself but don't have the time at the moment) and then uploading the file to a (free) online font recognition service.

My favorite is What the Font .

In this case, you're going to have to eliminate the second "line" of text for the program to be able to recognize it.

If you can't work it, or find someone who can... email me and I'll do it when I get a second later today.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:38:08 -0800

I was bored, so I cut it up in Photoshop and tried it in What the Font. Regrettably, it didn't find anything that was very close. I was surprised since it looks very familiar.

By: clh

clh — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:17:32 -0800

It looks like Cooper Black to me.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:27:57 -0800

To me too. It looks a lot like Cooper Black Outline Condensed, with part of the second A changed with a graphics program to resemble an upside-down heart or part of a spade, both of which would work with the word Blackjack.

By: clh

clh — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:36:05 -0800

Want to know more about Cooper Black?

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:46:41 -0800

Not to bust the whole "marked as best answer" thing you got goin' here, but that's definitely not Cooper Black. Cooper Black has much rounder shapes... look at the top of the "a" and the serifs on "B" "l" and "k"...

By: solid-one-love

solid-one-love — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:56:49 -0800

I agree with Robot Johnny. It looks very little like Cooper Black.

By: electric_counterpoint

electric_counterpoint — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:20:19 -0800

I agree with Robot Johnny and solid-one-love. It looks chunky like Cooper Black, but crossed with the Rolling Stone logo.

By: Goblindegook

Goblindegook — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:33:46 -0800

Robot Johnny is right, that's definitely not Cooper Black. The font bears a few similarities to Goudy Heavyface, but that's still very much not it.

By: wendell

wendell — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:30:40 -0800

It's pretty close to the "Alfredo Hollow" (NOT to be confused with "Alfredo's Dance", which is totally different) that is on some of the 'Famous Fonts' sites as Garfield... just look at it in Italic... not exact, but the same general shapes.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:33:19 -0800

And thus we see for the hundredth time why I think the idea of giving special weight to answers marked "best" is silly.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:02:38 -0800

it's not special weight, it's a different coloured background.

you might give special weight to things with a different coloured background.

and anyway, isn't the motivation more about social engineering - to engender a certain earnestness in us all? teachers don't give out gold stars because they think they're a great reward for their favourite pupil; they do it to make the people at the back of the class feel bad.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:07:12 -0800

and also, aren't you being presciptivist :oP

By: Goblindegook

Goblindegook — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:36:21 -0800

wendell sez: "just look at it in Italic... not exact, but the same general shapes."

Bear in mind that the font in the picture does not display true italics, though. A properly italicised lower case 'a' seldom looks like that, which leads me to suspect the logo designer simply tilted the text for effect.

By: luriete

luriete — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:39:59 -0800

This is absolutely nothing like Cooper Black or any of Oz Cooper's very rounded letterforms. Looks more like an obliqued Utopia Black, but softer, and the serifs are a bit more pronounced; probably had a same-color stroke applied to it at some point.

Myfonts Whatthefont gives us no response, as the sample is too tight. Try Typophile's type identification board.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:55:09 -0800

and also, aren't you being presciptivist :oP

You're just jealous 'cause you don't have the complete OED.

*preens*

By: luriete

luriete — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:24:15 -0800

Well, there's your final answer, from Mark Simonson himself:

"It's some kind of slanted ultrabold version of Bembo. Unfortunately, I can't find a digital version that bold. In case they were wondering, the bottom line is slanted Palatino..."