(x) Obama '08 compaign serif face - H&FJ Requiem {Jonathan (self)}

jtwoodru
16.Jul.2008 9.26am
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I'm having trouble identifying the SERIF typeface used for "OBAMA'08."

Anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance.

jsong
16.Jul.2008 10.38am
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Gotham by Hoefler Frere-Jones


maxgraphic
16.Jul.2008 10.49am
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Really? The SERIF typeface used for "OBAMA'08"?

They used to use Perpetua, I thought, but I guess they've changed it.


jtwoodru
16.Jul.2008 11.00am
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Thanks, Gotham is the sans serif used (and, I might add, is getting a ton of press).
I'm trying to figure out the serif face.
Yes, at one time it was Perpetua but they have indeed changed it.
It looks so familiar, I can't believe I don't have it. Looks like a classic, no?


minimalista
16.Jul.2008 11.01am
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It's not Gotham. Gotham is the sans serif type used throughout their campaign materials.


DrDoc
16.Jul.2008 1.28pm
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I thought it was Joanna, but I could be wrong. This question gets asked here at least monthly, and I always forget.


DrDoc
16.Jul.2008 1.31pm
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Wait, Joanna has unbracketed serifs, so it's not Joanna.


minimalista
16.Jul.2008 7.41pm
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I think the original logo used Joanna. This looks new. It wasn't originally set in small caps.


jtwoodru
21.Jul.2008 12.32pm
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Found it. Finally. HTF Requiem (Hoefler Type Foundry).


Bald Condensed
21.Jul.2008 12.45pm
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Naw, I don't think so H&FJ Requiem is more refined, with longer serifs, even in the Text version.


robbiefa
21.Jul.2008 12.51pm
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I think it is Requiem, look the the break in the B,

could they have added a stroke?


Bald Condensed
21.Jul.2008 3.33pm
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I think the apex of the A doesn't match. Also, it 'feels' a bit off.


DrDoc
22.Jul.2008 12.23pm
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Yeah, I'm with Bald Condensed on this one. Although it is possible they added a stroke, thus softening the edges and curves.


pinkopaque
25.Jul.2008 12.10pm
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It's just HTF Requiem SC with slightly clipped-off serifs (though yeah, I think they must have added a slight stroke, given the roundness of that apex.) Here's a fun article by Roger Black from a few months ago (when it was changed from the original title case Perpetua), on branding of the candidates:

http://www.rogerblack.com/blog/requiem_for_a_candidate