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(x) Text and cover type in Zadie Smith's "Changing My Mind" - Electra, Estilo, P22 Underground {Yves}
Posted by rosmedia in
9 Jan 2010 — 5:17am
9 Jan 2010 — 5:17am
I am reading this book by Zadie Smith — Changing My Mind
and I would like to know what fonts are used for headlines and plain text within the book.
I hate it when they do not mention what fonts used in books... especially in well-made + designed books such as this.
okay here's the text within the book.
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9 Jan 2010 — 6:14am
Hi Kay,
your deep link is blocked by the hoster.
It’s better to embed the image:
9 Jan 2010 — 6:15am
ah.. okay THANX Florian
9 Jan 2010 — 6:18am
The rounded sans caps are Estilo.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:20am
‘Changing My Mind’ could be a sightly squooshed Gotham, no?
‘Occasional Essays’, however, looks more like Futura.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:20am
The serif text face is Electra.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:22am
"Changing my mind" is P22 Underground.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:22am
‘Zadie Smith’ could be based on Gotham aswell – modified in a Marian-Bantjes-inspired style.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:23am
Ah, Underground! Yessss …
9 Jan 2010 — 6:23am
... as found in the Gill Sans Alternatives FontList.
9 Jan 2010 — 6:25am
Why the heck didn’t they stick with Underground for ‘Occasional Essays’?
9 Jan 2010 — 6:49am
WOW!!
yes of course.. it must be P22's Underground.. I knew I recognized it.
thanx for Estilo
it says in the book:
Jacket illustrator: Si Scott
Jacket design: Richard Bravery
@Florian
after a thorough look... I think it axually is Underground for Occasional Essays
http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/p22/p22_underground_pro_full_set...
so you will have to change the headline for this topic. FUTURA is wrong!!
9 Jan 2010 — 6:53am
Are you sure? It’s hard to tell from the sample, but to me, the ‘C’ and the ‘Y’ look narrower, the ‘A' wider, and the ‘A’ and the ‘N’ appear to be pointed. No?
9 Jan 2010 — 7:41am
hrm..
that's strange?
I am looking at the book cover (see my scan!!) that is somewhat different to the one you posted.
???????
Compare the spiral just above CHANGING and also the line that goes from the last G in CHANGING all the way to the N in OCCASIONAL
.
9 Jan 2010 — 7:46am
Well, I can only ID what I see … ;-p
In your new image, everything is set in P22 Underground.
Glad we sorted that out.
9 Jan 2010 — 7:59am
he he..
yeah... but you tricked me with your version of the bookcover..
so you cannot blame me
: )
9 Jan 2010 — 8:05am
My version? It’s the image you originally had linked to.
9 Jan 2010 — 8:24am
oh my Dog..
yes you are so right..
I apologize for insulting you like that and blaming it on you..
I am always wrong and left.. I am never right.
9 Jan 2010 — 8:31am
No worries, I didn’t feel insulted … ;-)
11 Jan 2010 — 12:41pm
This last exchange is better than an LSD trip! :^D
22 Feb 2010 — 4:53am
I too love this design. And though this thread is labelled solved, I have to disagree with the ID on the font used for "Zadie Smith." As this was designed by Si Scott, his Hunter (Hype for Type)served as the basis.
http://www.hypefortype.com/?page=22&ID=66&ts=0
22 Feb 2010 — 7:46am
I too love that design, and love to see the artists at work.
Find 20 details which differ in these two images...