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Frutiger-y sans used by the Beeb
Posted by rtaylor in
6 Aug 2012 — 1:17pm
6 Aug 2012 — 1:17pm
Anyone know anything about this cheeky number?
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6 Aug 2012 — 1:59pm
Looks like Avenir (Black) to me.
6 Aug 2012 — 2:06pm
Thanks, Ryuk, I'm not sure though. It's very close but the counters in the image above seem smaller to me. For example, with the 'a' and 'e'.
It almost looks like a parody of Avenir and/or Frutiger.
6 Aug 2012 — 2:22pm
The BBC has commissioned a large number of proprietary fonts, some unique to each of BBC1, 2, 3, and 4. Most, if not all of them, created by FontSmith. I've collected samples of a few dozen from their website(s), but don't have one identical to this.
6 Aug 2012 — 2:36pm
Mm, thanks HVB, I looked at Fontsmith's site but there's only one font for the BBC featured there. Would be interested to see your collection! Have you put it anywhere online?
6 Aug 2012 — 2:44pm
Totally agree with rtaylor (screen effect?). Another point giving credit to Avenir is the reference on BBC Two page on Wikipedia for the tagline 'TWO'. It could also be a custom version of Avenir exclusively done for BBC.
6 Aug 2012 — 2:42pm
Aha! Very interesting. Cheers, Ryuk.
6 Aug 2012 — 2:45pm
Another detail that could either be screen effect or design in the sample above is what looks like a cutoff on the 't' sloping down from left to right.