FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Haiku logo font

["Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki)" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephan Assmus wrote:
> Hi Jorge,
>
> Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki) wrote (2007-09-01, 23:57:57 [+0200]):
> > DarkWyrm wrote:
> > > > I did a visual comparison, and here it is how it turned out:
> > > >
> > > > http://myhaiku.org/haiku/haiku-logo_font-comparison.png
> > > >
> > > > Please note that the Limerick font is a bitmap, so it may be not very 
> > > > accurate. However IMHO, from an overall balance, thickness and shape 
> > > > POV, Limerick looks the closest that I have seen so far to the font 
> > > > used in the Haiku logo.
> > > Thank you for the visual comparison. I did some searching and the 
> > > problem is not the font family, but the weight. The specific font used 
> > > was Futura Medium, also called just regular Futura. Futura Book has 
> > > slight differences -- as you pointed out -- besides just the general 
> > > thickness of the letters. The connection of the capital K is different 
> > > in the two weights. There may be some further tweaking (kerning, etc.) 
> > > that you might have to do, but it is the one. You can see a preview of 
> > > the specific font at
> > > http://typenav.fontshop.com/details.asp?GIFID=520369
> > Bingo!
> >
> > http://myhaiku.org/haiku/haiku-logo_font-comparison-2.png
> >
> > Thanks DarkWyrm for helping solve the mystery. ;)
> I did mention "Futura Medium" in my first reply, though DarkWyrm pointed 
> out the difference in the shape of the K. :-)
Indeed. So, thanks to you too. :)

I have the Futura font set, and thought that included the font used for 
the logo; as it turns out, I was wrong. :)
Cheers,

Koki