Typophile - Interactive VCR menu - Comments

Oh, yeah, you’re right. I

Mark Simonson — Thu, 1 May 2008 20:55:56 -0700

Oh, yeah, you’re right. I should have looked at it more closely.

The VCR menu sample isn’t

Spire — Thu, 1 May 2008 19:18:22 -0700

The VCR menu sample isn’t fixed-width either, Mark. Note how each I fails to line up, for example.

Nevertheless, Raster Gothic isn’t a close match. Both Screener and Chunkfeeder are much more similar to the VCR menu sample. (And for what it’s worth, Screener isn’t fixed-width either.)

As much as I’d like to

Mark Simonson — Thu, 1 May 2008 18:36:29 -0700

As much as I’d like to sell another Raster Gothic license (I’m its designer), it’s not going to match your sample very well since it is not a fixed-width font.

Scott, Spire Thanks for the

VIEW — Thu, 1 May 2008 16:51:28 -0700

Scott, Spire

Thanks for the info, I’ll check your links thanks lads

Peace.

VIEW.

Rez I have returned from the

VIEW — Thu, 1 May 2008 16:48:47 -0700

Rez

I have returned from the pub to find some legend posts from you, cheers me dears I’ll take a butchers and let you know if these typefaces work.

I’m wrecked and off to bed, inabit bud
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VIEW.

Its also might be worth

Rez Oo — Thu, 1 May 2008 15:38:50 -0700

Its also might be worth researching in to these typefaces...
lowing.com

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Rez

Its also might be worth

Rez Oo — Thu, 1 May 2008 15:38:07 -0700

Its also might be worth researching in to these typefaces...
[[http://www.lowing.org/fonts/lowing.com

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Rez

Hi View, welcome to the

Rez Oo — Thu, 1 May 2008 15:31:25 -0700

Hi View, welcome to the forums! : )

The typeface your after is Chunkfeeder..?

The sample you have supllied would have a much smaller pixel ratio and so would slightly blur the characters, and as a result, ’soften’ the appearance, as with your sample. Chunkfeeder is a variant of an OCR typeface, a monospaced, used with such HUD’s and displays, VHS for example. Chunkfeeder is a versatile family of 6 fonts - 3 different weights, each with an italic.

Best of luck with your project.
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Screener is also similar.

Spire — Thu, 1 May 2008 15:18:17 -0700

Screener is also similar.

Don’t know the specific

Scott Leyes — Thu, 1 May 2008 14:52:04 -0700

Don’t know the specific font, but it’s so generic, it’ll probably show up under a number of names.

One that’s close is Raster Gothic:
http://www.veer.com/products/typedetail.aspx?image=UMT0000204

...or try Googling “Pixel Fonts” or “Pixellated fonts”

Interactive VCR menu

VIEW — Thu, 1 May 2008 12:23:35 -0700

Hi all

This is my first post so thanks in advance. Im designing a promotion for the course I teach on part time ’Interactive Design’ at the University of Lincoln. (We’re promoting a show which is uses obsolete handheld tv’s to showcase student work.) I love this visual for the familiarity and distinct/unique look it can provide- I want to develop the chromakey blue and the aesthetic of this typeface but for the life of me I cant identify it. I think it might be freeware as its so universal for interface design.

Any ideas would be very welcome

Take it easy. Cheers