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"Plan 9 From Outer Space" movie titling
Posted by anarchitecton in
24 May 2003 — 1:59pm
24 May 2003 — 1:59pm
Hello.
I'm triying to find wich font was used to make Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space" intro.
Here's a snapshot of it...
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24 May 2003 — 3:44pm
My guess is that it's hand-lettered, but I don't really know.
24 May 2003 — 7:30pm
Is there any font close related to this one?
thx,
T.
25 May 2003 — 8:22am
Yes there is!
And was actually drawn by the portuguese typeface designer, M
25 May 2003 — 12:45pm
take a look at Tasse from FB http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/font_frames.tpl?fontname=Tasse
25 May 2003 — 4:52pm
Thanks a lot people!
(Miguel,
10 Jun 2003 — 8:16am
Tasse seems like the closest match to me. It's based on Topic, aka Steile Futura, by Paul "Mr. Futura" Renner, which must have been the face used for the movie titles.
31 May 2003 — 4:17am
Try this.
Regards Jack C
Plan_9.ttf (22.1 k)
8 Nov 2006 — 12:29am
i designed a font based on that exact lettering:
http://www.nicksherman.com/design/plan9.html
probably a *bit* too late of a reply to be of any use to you now.
18 Jan 2007 — 2:05pm
I'm triying to find this font GARDA
PLEASE
18 Jan 2007 — 3:02pm
You can find it here at vllg.com
18 Jan 2007 — 5:19pm
"His site www.secretonix.pt is still under construction, but you can ask him the foundry catalog via e-mail ftfinfo@secretonix.pt"
Hmm, what about http://www.felicianotypefoundry.com/?
19 Jan 2007 — 3:58pm
Isa, please don't hijack other people's threads but start your own.