Typophile - the kills album typeface - Comments

That makes me sad. I really

AdamKosecki — Thu, 8 May 2008 14:58:47 -0700

That makes me sad. I really liked that font. I might have to attempt to create it myself.

I’d love to see any close substitutes that anyone has found.

For those wondering, the band’s new album (Midnight Boom) is great, but their previous efforts are a bit less appealing.

alright ! thanks for all

Ursulun — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:52:28 -0800

alright !
thanks for all theses info !

you can listen the album on deezer.com

not a font, i stand

beejay — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:36:36 -0800

not a font, i stand corrected ...

email from Allison Mosshart: “I drew it by hand”

and if someone did cut them

pattyfab — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:13:03 -0800

and if someone did cut them with an x-acto, why get the lines so straight, and arrange them so perfectly as to look ’computer’.

Before there were computers there were these wonderful things called straight-edges, rulers, triangles - they enabled you to cut straight lines using x-acto knives. See here:

http://typophile.com/node/41942

It is also possible someone created these letters in a hurry in Illustrator without bothering to clean them up.

So is this band any good?

preface all this with, I

beejay — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:16:37 -0800

preface all this with, I might be wrong, but I’m seeing what I can find out of general curiosity. ;)

> I’m with Stephen on this one. Look at the bottom of the ’T’ and ’H’ - you can see where they overshot the letters with the X-Acto

hmm, these look like they might be jpg. artifacts or other boogers from repeated digital/mechanical reproduction.

if they actually cut those letters, and scanned them in such a way to show little cardboard shards, wouldn’t there be some sense of depth or texture to the letters?

and if someone did cut them with an x-acto, why get the lines so straight, and arrange them so perfectly as to look ’computer’.

the various iterations of the same logo don’t feel hand-cut ... or hand-drawn ... and their current logo appears to be a font.

I looked for a higher-res version, but was not successful finding anything bigger than these.

i also emailed the band ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if indeed, they are custom letters. But again, that K made me think freefont.

current

Neo punk = D.I.Y. baby!

pattyfab — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:12 -0800

Neo punk = D.I.Y. baby!

I’m with Stephen on this

Lex Kominek — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:07:47 -0800

I’m with Stephen on this one. Look at the bottom of the ’T’ and ’H’ - you can see where they overshot the letters with the X-Acto.

- Lex

hmmm, feels really

beejay — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:00:52 -0800

hmmm, feels really familiar.

Might be a free font, just slightly modified.

a couple of free ones from Blambot are kinda close.

anyone else find that low-waisted K familiar?

Hand made.

Stephen Coles — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:24:17 -0800

Hand made.

the kills album typeface

Ursulun — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:57:03 -0800

hi,

i’m looking for the type used for their “no wow” album.

something similar with Neutraface Condensed Bold Alternate, but heavier, and the K and S are so specifics...

thanks.