Hmm... have I finally made a stumper? OK, here's a hint: there's another typeface which is practically identical to this one. The names of these two typefaces have two words each, and the second word of each is identical to the other. The two first words, put together, form the full name of a 20th-century author who, at one time, was quite well-known.
This looks like Huxley Vertical. Oh, isn't there another version that uses Aldous instead? That must be what you meant from your hint. Aldous Huxley. Right?
Unfortunately, I have no idea what those are, but the No. 5 looks Storm-ish, and the No. 7 looks like some variation of Garamond, though not one I've found so far, though Garamond #4 looked promising for a minute. How close am I? Any clues?
Kent, More early than you want but: I'm not able to follow much this new Quiz, as I move to Toscana, Italy tomorrow for holidays, I will charge Tiffany (I don't ask her yest?!) to follow the answers (I give to her the answers and some more images).
Although not an exact match (the sample seems to be an italic or at least slanted/oblique; while the FontFont catalogue shows no such versions; and the radius of the upper left corner seems to be greater in the sample), it seems to share some characteristics with FF Zan by Albert Boton.
Dana, yes indeed, "its FF Zan, done by Albert Boton during the sixties, but relaunched by FF last year, under the package FF Bastille." Congratulations. This was a clever ID as the character is the
JFP, if the "impressed how you get it so fast!???" is addressed to me, the answer is that I read the Typofonderie news. There is a photo of an Albert Boton sample in the latest issue which is a very good clue.
I can add a new quiz in the morning. That is unless JF sneaks a new one on until then. --- After I read the Gazette, I wondered if there weren't too many clues.
7 Jul 2003 — 12:47pm
yes indeed.
7 Jul 2003 — 12:49pm
OK, here's the next one:
7 Jul 2003 — 12:56pm
That is an ampersand, yes?
7 Jul 2003 — 1:00pm
Sure is.
7 Jul 2003 — 3:21pm
Hmm... have I finally made a stumper? OK, here's a hint: there's another typeface which is practically identical to this one. The names of these two typefaces have two words each, and the second word of each is identical to the other. The two first words, put together, form the full name of a 20th-century author who, at one time, was quite well-known.
7 Jul 2003 — 5:21pm
Dang -- no takers, huh? Here's a bit more of the sample:
7 Jul 2003 — 5:35pm
Dave - Is this font for sale?
Can you show us a lc g from the same face?
7 Jul 2003 — 5:42pm
Is the font for sale? Yes. Both this font and its near-identical twin, referenced in the first hint, can be found on MyFonts.
Can I show you an lc g from the same face? I would if I could, but I can't.
7 Jul 2003 — 6:19pm
Chesh --
This looks like Huxley Vertical. Oh, isn't there another version that uses Aldous instead? That must be what you meant from your hint. Aldous Huxley. Right?
-- K.
7 Jul 2003 — 10:06pm
And the winner is...Kent! Good show.
8 Jul 2003 — 6:37am
All right . . . Taking a page out of BJ's playbook: Identify 6 of these 8 n's.
8 Jul 2003 — 10:11am
Alinea Incise, ITC Bodoni 6 pts, Diotima, Souvenir
Latina, ITC Tempus Sans, Goudy, ...
8 Jul 2003 — 10:12am
last one, perhaps FF Seria?
8 Jul 2003 — 10:35am
J-F P --
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
No. Yes. No. . . and Yes.
That makes six. Your turn. But first. . . Anyone else want to fill in the missing two?
-- K.
8 Jul 2003 — 10:45am
Great!
The one I say its "Goudy," I'm pretty sure its from hime, but just another one from same guy, yes?
8 Jul 2003 — 1:48pm
Sorry, J-F, not even close.
Anyone else?
-- K.
8 Jul 2003 — 3:19pm
If the samples were numbered this way:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
I'm assuming we're talking about Nos. 5 and 7.
Unfortunately, I have no idea what those are, but the No. 5 looks Storm-ish, and the No. 7 looks like some variation of Garamond, though not one I've found so far, though Garamond #4 looked promising for a minute. How close am I? Any clues?
9 Jul 2003 — 3:46am
Chesh --
Yes, we're talking about Nos. 5 and 7.
No. 5 might look Storm-ish because he recently did a
revival of this text face. This is not the Storm version,
however.
No. 7 traces its roots earlier than Garamond, but is a
relatively recent (well, 1996) rendition/interpretation.
-- K.
9 Jul 2003 — 8:47am
7 is Hightower.
9 Jul 2003 — 9:01am
Kent, More early than you want but:
I'm not able to follow much this new Quiz, as I move to Toscana, Italy tomorrow for holidays, I will charge Tiffany (I don't ask her yest?!) to follow the answers (I give to her the answers and some more images).
9 Jul 2003 — 1:05pm
Although not an exact match (the sample seems to be an italic or at least slanted/oblique; while the FontFont catalogue shows no such versions; and the radius of the upper left corner seems to be greater in the sample), it seems to share some characteristics with FF Zan by Albert Boton.
9 Jul 2003 — 2:21pm
Dana, yes indeed, "its FF Zan, done by Albert Boton during the sixties, but relaunched by FF last year, under the package FF Bastille." Congratulations. This was a clever ID as the character is the
9 Jul 2003 — 2:25pm
(Not yet in the move for holidays)
Impressed how you get it so fast!???
thanks for the help Tiffany :-)
9 Jul 2003 — 2:45pm
JFP, if the "impressed how you get it so fast!???" is addressed to me, the answer is that I read the Typofonderie news. There is a photo of an Albert Boton sample in the latest issue which is a very good clue.
9 Jul 2003 — 4:28pm
I can add a new quiz in the morning. That is unless JF sneaks a new one on until then. --- After I read the Gazette, I wondered if there weren't too many clues.
10 Jul 2003 — 8:30am
Tiffany: Stop to read please! :-P
Dana: I have done a mistake, you right.
10 Jul 2003 — 10:08am
Alrighty then, name 13 of the 15 fonts shown.
10 Jul 2003 — 10:12am
And the little numbers in the corners aren't one of the ones to be named.
9 Jul 2003 — 2:00pm
Which character is it?