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Ben, I think you’ve hit

lherrou — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:20:24 -0800

Ben, I think you’ve hit it. Thanks for the help!

I agree with what Mike says

ben_archer — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:47:57 -0800

I agree with what Mike says – both about what Yves does here, and the amount of closure on that C; Chalet is a good pick.

There again, I’ve just tried setting COMMUNITY in Neue Helvetica 43 Extended Light and it’s not a million miles away from that either!

I completely agree about the

bowfinpw — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:34:50 -0800

I completely agree about the great job Yves does, and have said so many times. We have given him a bad time about keeping solved threads open too long, but it’s hard to decide in many cases whether the thread is done.

As for the O roundness, remember there are many graphic artists who are fond of distorting the type by making it wider, higher, narrower, etc. A word like ’COMMUNITY’ gives very little ’traction’ for making an ID. The amount of closure of the C was really the most diagnostic feature that would not be easily altered by font tweaking.

- Mike Yanega

LHerrou: I speak French, and

skyfein — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:46:59 -0800

LHerrou: I speak French, and the capitalization was automatic. =)

Skylar

Skylar, do I know you from

lherrou — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:06:55 -0800

Skylar, do I know you from somewhere else? Not too many know to capitalize both the L and the H in my name. :)

And I second your comment on moderators here. I don’t post a lot, but it’s a great board and anyone who’s spent much time on the internet knows that comes from a sense of community nurtured and nudged by good moderators.

LHerrou, you’re right —

skyfein — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:56:38 -0800

LHerrou, you’re right — the O in Folio isn’t wide enough. Good eye!

Yves, you are a wonderful moderator. I like your spirit of playful competition, bonhomie and respect for all. In fact, all of the moderators here are excellent. (How many boards can you say that about?) They’re a big part of what makes Typophile so good.

Skylar

Chalet looks pretty close.

lherrou — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:52:40 -0800

Chalet looks pretty close. The “O” in my sample looks perfectly round to my eye, where the Chalet “O” is slightly more tall than it is wide.

Any more thoughts?

Aside to Bald Condensed:
>> To whomever edited the title to show that the font was found, please don’t cut off discussion prematurely.

> Oh, terribly sorry, I apologise, profusely even, won’t happen again…

No problem, I guess we need some way to flag within thread when a ID is “solved” so that editing the title can be done by a moderator.

> To whomever edited the

Bald Condensed — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:15:40 -0800

> To whomever edited the title to show that the font was found, please don’t cut off discussion prematurely.

Oh, terribly sorry, I apologise, profusely even, won’t happen again...

How about Chalet? The 1960

bowfinpw — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:44:48 -0800

How about Chalet? The 1960 or 1980 styles are a lot like Avant Garde, but the T and U are wider.

- Mike Yanega

No, I don’t believe it’s

lherrou — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:21:25 -0800

No, I don’t believe it’s Folio SB, the “O” is much more round in this example than in Folio. And, at least to my eye, the attachment point of the angles to the uprights on the “M”s and “N” look just a little different.

To whomever edited the title to show that the font was found, please don’t cut off discussion prematurely.

I believe this is Folio SB

skyfein — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:02:00 -0800

I believe this is Folio SB Light.

Skylar

I would have said ITC Avant

ben_archer — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:20:46 -0800

I would have said ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book, but the U and the T are wider in this example. Maybe someone else here can tell you if there is a wide or extended cut of AG Gothic in this weight?

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lherrou — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:05:38 -0800

I especially like the round C on this one, any idea what it is?