That 70s Font
November 4, 2007 5:43 PM Subscribe
Help me identify this cool 1970s advertising font!
This font was popular in the 1970s in a lot of print advertising. My local newspaper used it for all its section heads in the late 70s through the 1980s. Identifont and WhatTheFont both fail me.
http://generalcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/bingo.JPG
This font was popular in the 1970s in a lot of print advertising. My local newspaper used it for all its section heads in the late 70s through the 1980s. Identifont and WhatTheFont both fail me.
http://generalcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/bingo.JPG
Best answer: Specifically, the original ATF version from 1906. Unfortunately this exact typeface has never been digitized, so if you want to use it yourself you’ll have to settle for ITC’s version. See this thread at Typophile.
posted by tepidmonkey at 6:05 PM on November 4, 2007
posted by tepidmonkey at 6:05 PM on November 4, 2007
That font is extremely evocative of the late 70s/early 80s. The fact that the original version hasn't been digitized really cements the font in that time period, as designers basically can't use it now without laboriously tracing it themselves.
posted by zsazsa at 6:14 PM on November 4, 2007
posted by zsazsa at 6:14 PM on November 4, 2007
Response by poster: Like the thread says, historically significant. Thanks tepidmonkey!
posted by evilcolonel at 6:24 PM on November 4, 2007
posted by evilcolonel at 6:24 PM on November 4, 2007
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posted by tepidmonkey at 5:57 PM on November 4, 2007