>>> Type ID Pop Quiz V2.4 - Expert Level

Bald Condensed
21.Jul.2008 6.55am
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This is how it works:

  • A portion of a glyph is published in the Type ID Pop Quiz.
  • Try to identify the glyph and the typeface. To win, you need to name at least:
    1. typeface
    2. weight
    3. character/glyph
  • Show off your knowledge by casually mentioning additional trivia, like who designed it, when and by whom was it (first) published, and other cool stuff to impress your fellow Typophiles with.
  • The winner produces a new challenge — a portion of a glyph, black on white background, presented in a 288 x 288 pixel square, including a R204G000B00 1 pixel border.
  • The person who posts a challenge can’t win the next game.

In case of any disputes, I will act as judge, jury and avenging angel of wrath.

If you think this is a little too difficult, maybe try the Entry Level Type ID Pop Quiz or Intermediary Level Type ID Pop Quiz first.

Good luck everyone, and have fun. ;^)

With respectful thanks to the originator of this utterly useless but highly entertaining waste of time, the often imitated but never duplicated Cheshire Dave.



Bald Condensed
21.Jul.2008 6.56am
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Continued from here.


plumbago
23.Jul.2008 2.52pm
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There are some hints in the previous part of this thread and here is another one that will make the ID pretty easy: Another font of this designer, an awarded font, was used in the Intermediate Level Type Quiz.


plumbago
25.Jul.2008 8.03pm
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A little zoom out


crossgrove
28.Jul.2008 4.24pm
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Come on now it’s Kinesis by Mark Jamra for Adobe. The Italic g.


plumbago
28.Jul.2008 7.37pm
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Oh yes! it’s Kinesis Italic by Mark Jamra.

Your turn Carl!


Florian Hardwig
29.Jul.2008 2.33am
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And, especially for Jan (the only one who got into my intricate hint):
The other typeface by Mark Jamra is Tacitus, named after the secretary of emperor Trajan. :—)


crossgrove
29.Jul.2008 7.17am
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ok here:


Florian Hardwig
29.Jul.2008 7.38am
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Hello Carl,

is it the lowercase g from Cyrus Highsmith’s Prensa?
F


crossgrove
29.Jul.2008 10.34am
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Yeeeess... Which weight?


Florian Hardwig
29.Jul.2008 11.29am
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Mmmmh, I’d say rather the Light.


crossgrove
31.Jul.2008 10.56pm
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Yes, correct! Your turn. Sorry to delay so long, I’ve been busy.


Florian Hardwig
1.Aug.2008 2.18am
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¡Olé!

What delay? Most of the time the X-Level is a slow-moving beast.
Here’s the next challenge:


Florian Hardwig
4.Aug.2008 4.32am
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No takers?
Okay, here’s the first hint: This typeface is by a female type designer. Alas, the linked thread won’t help you: so far, her name hasn’t been mentioned on Typophile (but it has been on Typographica).

Another cropping, same scale:


jch02140
10.Aug.2008 1.16am
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Another ’g’?...


Florian Hardwig
10.Aug.2008 5.14am
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Yes, it’s another lowercase g indeed.


Florian Hardwig
11.Aug.2008 12.39pm
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Zooming out:


akira1975
12.Aug.2008 7.51pm
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Hi Florian,

Is it the ‘g’ of Scriptuale Light designed by Renate Weise?


Florian Hardwig
13.Aug.2008 12.03am
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Perfect answer, Akira!
It’s your turn.


akira1975
13.Aug.2008 12.38am
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Thank you! :)

Here’s the next one:


akira1975
14.Aug.2008 8.17pm
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Hint:
It’s a ligature.


jch02140
16.Aug.2008 8.42am
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It looks like an “fi” ligature.


akira1975
16.Aug.2008 10.59pm
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No, it’s not an “fi” ligature.


akira1975
20.Aug.2008 1.55am
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No takers?
O.K. Zooming out:


plumbago
20.Aug.2008 4.48pm
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‘gi’?


akira1975
20.Aug.2008 6.06pm
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Hi Marcelo,

No, it’s not a ‘gi’ ligature. But you’re close.


Lex Kominek
20.Aug.2008 8.12pm
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’gj’ ?

- Lex


akira1975
20.Aug.2008 8.44pm
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Hi Lex,

Yes, it’s a ‘gj’ ligature.


akira1975
27.Aug.2008 6.02pm
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I’m sorry. I took a trip, so I’ve not been on-line.

More zooming-out: