Can Anyone identify this font or something close to it?

February 5, 2016 12:56 PM

Can anyone identify the font used to spell out 'Beach Party'? Bonus points if it is available for free somewhere! Gratzi
posted by TwilightKid to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

It's almost certainly hand lettering, not a font. Note that the A's are different (the feet don't match).
posted by blue t-shirt at 1:08 PM on February 5, 2016 [5 favorites]

In caps, you could get close with Luckiest Guy. Have you already browsed 50's fonts?
posted by DarlingBri at 1:30 PM on February 5, 2016

Yeah, it's probably hand lettering, but you could use two similar free fonts to vary any common letters. Here are two:

• Dream of Me
• DKJalebi

posted by tempestuoso at 1:37 PM on February 5, 2016 [1 favorite]

Hand-lettered, but very similar to Ad Lib.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:20 PM on February 5, 2016 [4 favorites]

It's definitely hand-drawn.
I also recommend Ad Lib. It's an oldie, but a goodie.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:59 PM on February 5, 2016

Is Tack-o-rama offline? They had some great mid-century fonts and clip art.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 7:01 PM on February 5, 2016

Yeah, that's modified Ad Lib. The text block above that says "It's what happens when 10,000 kids..." is set in that typeface.

Here's a free font called Tiki Tropic that's similar.
posted by mon-ma-tron at 10:20 AM on February 6, 2016