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ID: Calgary '88
Posted by parutakupiu in
15 Feb 2010 — 8:08pm
15 Feb 2010 — 8:08pm
Hello all.
I was wondering if anyone could identify the font type on the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics logo. It appears to be very similar to Helvetica Condensed Black but the "C" seems more oval to me.
Thanks in advance!
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15 Feb 2010 — 8:59pm
Strange - I live in Calgary, and most of the Calgary '88 stuff I've seen is set in Univers, not Helvetica. Where did you find this sample?
- Lex
16 Feb 2010 — 12:46am
Lex:
That’s the Wikipedia reproduction of the logo.
Wikipedia isn’t that particular about logos, especially typefaces used in logos.
See also the “Apollo I” patch using some typeface that looks suspiciously close to Tahoma or Verdana:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Apollo_1_patch.svg
16 Feb 2010 — 3:30am
The current Wikipedia version of the logo was made by me, yesterday, overlaid to an original image that is the exact same displayed in the IOC website. I just decided to use Helvetica Condensed Black for now and gave a more rounded look to the "C". In the meantime, if you guys can identify the original font, I can update the current image.
Lex: Univers? The lower-case "y" does not have a curved tail in that font type.
16 Feb 2010 — 10:25am
The IOC website might be using a re-creation as well. What I've seen around town in the past 20 years has mostly been Univers.
- Lex
16 Feb 2010 — 11:45am
This image (from the official report) confirms it's not Helvetica...
But the "a" is not Univers, am I wrong?
16 Feb 2010 — 12:10pm
Here, found a better image. The "8" appear to be custom drawn, but Identifont and WhatTheFont suggest me Futura for "Calgary"...
20 Feb 2010 — 4:57pm
Yep, looks a lot like Futura.
Interesting, I just googled for "calgari 88" pics, and it seems that some people already “borrowed“ your wikipedia version of the logo. So in a way, you’re rewriting design history…