[openbeos] Re: Haiku logo font

Max Brante wrote:
> Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki) wrote:
>> Stephan Assmus wrote:
>> > Hi Koki,
>> >
>> > Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki) wrote (2007-08-31, 20:53:27 [+0200]):
>> >> This was asked before, but I was never able to get a concrete answer, so 
>> >> here I go again. :)
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone know exactly what font is used in the Haiku logo (foundry, 
>> >> typeface name, weight, etc.)?
>> >
>> > The original font appears to be "Futura Book" or "Futura Medium". The
>> > glyphs have since been slightly modified (mostly to align with pixels
>> > boundaries).
>>
>> Thanks for the reply Stippi. :)
>>
>> Neither versions of Futura seem to come close to the typeface used in the logo; the characters are (visibly) wider, and there are clear differences in the shape of some letters (particularly the K and the U). 
>>
>> In the past, DarkWyrm also suggested the use of Century Gothic, but this font has not-so-subtle differences too. 
>>
>> Perhaps the person who originally designed the logo (would be nice to know who it was), can shed some light if he/she is reading this. 
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Koki
>>
> Hi,
>
> My first post to this list.

Welcome to the world of the outspoken. :)

> I'm no expert but the font looks very similar to Limerick TS Regular
>
> http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef-typeshop/limerick/

You may not be an expert, but you certainly have a good eye. :)
I will do a quick visual comparison to see how close this font is to the one used in the logo. 

Thanks!

Koki

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