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Bleeding Cowboys based on what font?
Posted by Renaissance Man in
2 Sep 2011 — 9:10am
2 Sep 2011 — 9:10am
What font is Bleeding Cowboys based on?
http://www.dafont.com/bleeding-cowboys.font
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2 Sep 2011 — 12:23pm
As the creator himself tells if you read the comments for this font on dafont: it is based on Oklahoma by Harold's Fonts:
http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=HAFO-OKLA
2 Sep 2011 — 12:41pm
3.5 million downloads, not too shabby.
2 Sep 2011 — 3:38pm
I have a similar question. Fifteenth Century, later misnamed Caslon Antique, apparently can't be justly called Jenson Antique or Aldus Antique either. What, if anything, was it based on?
8 Sep 2011 — 2:16pm
So that's what it's called.
9 Sep 2011 — 9:20am
@Nick: And 3.4 million of those were for band flyers.
9 Sep 2011 — 9:38am
I actually typeset an annual report in 8.5pt Bleeding Cowboys.
9 Sep 2011 — 1:05pm
*faint...* *THUD!*
9 Sep 2011 — 2:27pm
If there is a market in making a pro version of it with faux randomisation of contextual alternatives?
The way it is right now could even limit amateur band flyer designers. :D
just kidding.
EDIT:
apparently there is a market! http://www.cheapprofonts.com/Bleeding_Cowboys_Pro
23 Mar 2013 — 4:43pm
What was Oklahoma based on?
hhp
23 Mar 2013 — 8:39pm
From my upcoming talk at Typo San Francisco, The Look of Sound: