Comments on: Can you dig it? (The font, that is)

Question: Can you dig it? (The font, that is)

cacophony — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:33:02 -0800

Calling all font mavens: What is the name of the font used in the "Shaft" logo?

An example of the logo can be found here. I used WhatTheFont and looked through a bunch of free fonts, but I can't find it. I know I had something similar on my machine in the past, but it's gone now. Thanks in advance for any help you guys might be able to offer.

Bonus points for helping me find a free equivalent.

By: mendel

mendel — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:38:56 -0800

You mean here.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:41:28 -0800

this?
(1st page of google results btw)

By: cacophony

cacophony — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:08:24 -0800

I was looking for Dimitri Swank. It's the third hit for "shaft movie font" and somehow I missed it. Thanks.

By: ImJustRick

ImJustRick — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:10:34 -0800

I believe the original Shaft logo was hand-rendered by Ed Benguiat (but if I'm wrong, MetaDesignFilter people are going to kill me).

The face you're looking for is called Dimitri by Fontalicious.

Fontalicious seems to be kinda lame-d out now, so you might have to dig around for it...