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Unknown Slab Serif
Posted by Wiewauters in
26 Nov 2010 — 1:35pm
26 Nov 2010 — 1:35pm
Hey,
Does anyone know which typeface was used on this at from the Times website?
To watch it in full, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/books/review/100-notable-books-2010.html
Should be there around middle right.
FYI, it doesn't seem to be Calvert, Lubalin, Memphis, …
Thanks in advance!
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26 Nov 2010 — 1:50pm
FYI, it DOES look like Karnak Black, O Mighty Sage...
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/karnak-pro/black/characters.html
26 Nov 2010 — 5:11pm
I believe the Times uses Stymie.
27 Nov 2010 — 12:52am
It has subtle similarities to Chitchy http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/baselinefonts/chitchy/regular/
28 Nov 2010 — 11:50pm
Thank you for all the tips. It looks darn close to Stymie, but Stymie doesn't have the single storylc "a" which Karnak does have. So Karnak it is, but there are many visual similarities between the two faces. The hooked lc "t", seriffed lc "y", …
30 Nov 2010 — 4:14am
They have a custom typeface based on Stymie.