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Lakeside Inn-help identify font, please
Posted by anonymous in
15 Mar 2003 — 10:58am
15 Mar 2003 — 10:58am
I confess to be a rank amateur and need the help of you pros, please, in identifying the font used by Lakeside Inn at Lake Tahoe. Thank you!
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16 Mar 2003 — 1:20pm
It's hard for me to believe that an inn at Lake Tahoe, a small resort town in the mountains between California and Nevada, would have the resources to commission a custom logo. In many ways the face reminds me of Americana, though I know that's not a match, and I couldn't find one myself.
16 Mar 2003 — 5:40pm
Oh but I totally agree, Chesh, I find that equally hard to believe: I never said I thought they commissioned a custom logo. It looks more like some poorly skilled but highly motivated person drew it. The lettershapes have that lovely wobbly inconsistent vernacular feel to them, and I don't think Tibor Kalman's responsible for that. ;)
16 Mar 2003 — 12:48pm
The shapes of the lc "a" "d" and "k" and uc "I", and the inconsistencies in the design have me believe this might be custom drawn. I think maybe we can whup up a typeface that's similar and that could be a good starting point if you're willing to go through some customizing.
BTW We're all rank amateurs here, only some of us are better at hiding it than others.