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Author Topic: Can Anyone Name This Font? Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-15-2010 08:48 PM                     Trajan compliments everything!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 11-15-2010 09:38 PM                     Not to be the grammar nazi, but as an FYI complement isn't compliment.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-15-2010 10:20 PM                     ^ Grammar Nazi.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-15-2010 10:42 PM                        No kerning for you!  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-16-2010 12:14 AM                     quote: Adam Martin I need a font that resembles or complements the "ARLINGTON" part of the marquee. I don't know of anything off hand that matches the "Arlington" title exactly. The lettering looks dimensional as if it may have been custom carved or cast. Depending on the wording you need to display it may not be necessary to match the typeface either. Try looking through the MyFonts web site and use search terms like "Art Deco" or "Victorian". You'll find typefaces that look similar and you may even have some of those typefaces already. Rounded serif typefaces like Poor Richard, Windsor and Cooper would work with that "Arlington" title. There's lots of sans-serif faces that have an art deco feel. If you have a lot of body copy to set you'll need to go with a more conservative, under stated choice. Designers are using the living hell out of Gotham these days for its very clean and almost timeless appeal. Neutraface is a nice alternative (and also expensive).  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 11-16-2010 12:46 AM                     The ARLINGTON lettering has neon in front of it. It's definitely not a standard font; there is a good amount of signage in the building where you can see inconsistencies in the lettering. I skimmed through the MyFonts site earlier and nearly went blind trying to match the style of the "A" and "N", but was able to note a few candidates. That site is pretty neat in that you can type in text for it to use in the samples.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-16-2010 10:01 AM                     The "N" has almost a Paisley lowercase "n" feel to it. Screw it...just go with an OCR typeface. Steve  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-16-2010 11:42 PM                        Just a little side note here -- what's the reason for having those Arlington showtimes at 1:45, 4:45 and 7:45? Why not 2:00, 5:00 and 8:00? It would be easier for the sign-reading public to remember.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-16-2010 11:50 PM                     Maybe those ":45" times seem a little more specific and non-flexible. Just think about it. Someone asks you, "what time does the movie start?" You answer, "7:00." Perhaps most of those people would be inclined to think "around 7:00" and then further translate that into drag-ass, delay, moron, need to be beaten around the neck and head to be forced to arrive by 7:25. On a related note, here in Oklahoma sometimes OK DOT likes to screw with drivers when it comes to construction zone speed limits. Normally you have the usual 35mph or 45mph construction zones on Interstate highways. Here you might see something like a 42mph sign.  |  IP: Logged

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