New challenge in a fresh thread:

Show me what you’re made of! :^)

g from Voice by Hubert Jocham

Voice edg Regular I think.

don’t you think this g is just adorable? reminds me of a little ant for some reason.

Aw c’mon, was it so easy!? Damn! :^D

It’s mine turn isn’t it? Because I’m not able to answers questions the next few days, I will post a portion of a glyph and will send the name of the typeface etc to Yves (if that’s no problem) so he can answer the questions about the glyph. Alright?

Next challenge:

lowercase u

Wrong glyph.

d?

Correct glyph, but you’ll need to give me more than that! :^D

I’ve been doing so poorly at this game lately, I’ll settle for just getting the glyph right. Baby steps, you know.

My side of the Atlantic.

Lower case d Fresco Sans Bold (serie Fresco Sans 3)

Yup. :^)

Here the new one

Lowercase ’h’ with a big trap. :-)

It’s a lowercase h, but I would say it’s more a part of the design than a trap.

Looks like type designers are getting a little X-Acto-happy on their fonts these days...

Clue: this french type designer lives in the French Alps and has started his own typefoundry.

It’s Alinea Serif by Thierry Puyfoulhoux of Présence Typo.

Right on Lauri! Is the clue was helpfull?

Andre,

I wouldn’t have got it without the clue. I found out about Présence Typo on Google, and I looked through all the fonts on the site, but didn’t see anything that matched the sample, but many of the h’s had the same notch so I knew I had the right designer, so I checked other sites to see if he had designed any more fonts and came across Alinea Serif. You’re right about it not being a trap!

I’ll have a new challenge ready in a couple of hours.

Here’s a new challenge:

lc b or h

David,

Neither lc b nor h.

Cap G?

Or 6?

Nick,

Number 6 it is! :-)

Is it Ambroise ?

No, not Ambroise.

Hint #1: Released in 1992 and based on a much older face.

FB Skyline Bold Condensed, by Jane Patterson, based on Imre Reiner’s Corvinus.

Dave,

You’re correct... great job! :-)

You’re next!

I wonder if Chesh will post the new challenge before or on his birthday? :^)

Everybody and their grandma have birthdays these days... ;-)

Couldn’t have done it without the clue, but it sure is nice to finally win this game again!

OK, hope this one isn’t too easy...

dalliance. but i can’t find the bleepin’ glyph. :^(

Glyph ID 86 | Unicode: U+0055 | Latin Capital Letter U | Dalliance Roman Ligatures

Is this a ligature?

I’d say it is more of an alternate for a lowercase _t_

That sounds right too...some sort of looping crossbar that comes back over the stem?

Yeah. Crazy line-ending terminus swash. Or something like that. :^/

Yep, one of the finial t’s from Dalliance Roman Ligatures. Go Tiff!

:^) What a great way to cheer up.

Hint: This typeface prefers a Mediterranean climate.

Wow, this has got everyone totally stumped! I haven’t found the font yet, but I’ll guess the glyph is a ’u’.

It’s not Lisboa, is it?

Sorry. Forgot about this. No to both guesses. This typeface is a somewhat friendly and horsey 19th century fellow.

Could the glyph be “µ” ?

Claire, yes that is right.

Is the glyph a hint that this is a microscopic font?

nope

I’m prevented from guessing, but for the sake of others I think we’re gonna need another hint.

Ok. This is bad I’ve completely forgotten about this twice now. The glyph guessed was correct. I will post another glyph tomorrow. :^/ This is a difficult one and I probably will get my wrists slapped for it. My bad.

Another glyph would be a good idea. :^)

Ok. Same typeface, new glyph. Sorry, Yves. I know this isn’t what you want. I will resolve from henceforth to not use typefaces that come bundled with other software. :^/

CMD-Z.
All apologies. I will not post such difficult typefaces.
Let’s start over.

It’s Carol Twombly’s Chaparral (the glyph is K and the weight Regular, I guess).

Weird. Yves, did you nullify my undo? :^/

Celeste, congratulations! Your turn.

Erm… I know this sounds ridiculous — the image is ready, but how do I publish it in my post ? Help !

Hmm… I guess this still doesn’t work — I’m afraid I’m killing this thread.
Sorry, everyone.

Celeste what is the format of your image? If I didn’t kill it with my “way too difficult” typeface then you won’t.

I made it a .GIF picture, but I can change it if necessary. Any suggestion ?

Do you use PC or Mac system?

Celeste, contact me through my profile.

OK I finally made it (at last !). Thanks, Yves.
Here it is.

Hey, that’s an interesting one! I’d say it’s a lowercase “e”, and that sharp finial does ring a bell.

think think think think think think think think think think think think think think ...

Correct glyph — a hint : geographically speaking, you’re close.

Beaufort Heavy, perhaps?

I’m afraid it is not — Beaufort looks narrower to me (this one’s curves are not steep enough, I think). Nice try, anyway.

any more clues???

You really have me thinking Arnhem Fine Bold but it’s not quite there. Is there another weight/style I’m not aware of?

Andy, you’re getting pretty close (at least from a geographical point of view), but this one is definitely fatter.

Houston, I think we have a problem. We need a hint, because this is going nowhere. :^)

The designer of this typeface was inpsired by bottle openers. =^P

I’ll guess the designer is under 35 years old. Even under 30.

is there a link between bottle openers and a designer under 35 years old?

Oops — sorry everyone, I let you down on this one.
OK, this is a hint — not inspired by bottle openers, but more likely by gardening tools used to grow organic vegetables.
And Yves — my name is Stéphane, not “Houston”. =8-)

And as I’m quite a generous fellow, here’s another glyph — same typeface, same weight.

Ahh, organic vegetables, it must be Bram de Does, Lexicon.

Well done, Andy. It was actually a lower-case e and a 3 in Lexicon No1 RomanF (one of the most exquisite and dynamic ExtraBold weight ever designed for a serif typeface, to my opinion).
Your turn.

Great! Let’s see what you think of this:

Uppercase G?

Correct

Category «Incise»

Hmm, maybe another hint? Here’s another glyph:

Lowercase ’a’ ???

Yep, that’s correct.

Times New Roman?

:^)

I think it’s one of those typefaces where the uppercase has a Trajanesque structure.

Okay, another cap:

’Versa’, by Peter Verheul / OurType.
( ’G’, ’a’, R’; ’Versa’; Peter Verheul; OurType; Belgium; Europe. :)

Dav

Belgium!? The Netherlands you mean! :^)

A winner is you!

Sure, Verheul = The Netherlands, OurType = Belgium, is what I meant. :)

( Ill post my ’challenge’ within the next minutes. )

Dav

Lowercase a, Bunker Regular by Eduardo Omine

It sure is. Nicely done.
You ’serve’. :)

Dav

OK, here’s a new one. A bit tricky, but what shapes !

Whoa! Nice one, Stéphane!

hmm ... ligature. second character is a lowercase y?

The guess is correct, Miss Tiffany. Any idea about the first one ?

I guess the first one is the uppercase C or Y.

Sorry, but it is neither — a Yy ligature ? Does this really exist ?

Maybe “ry” or “ly”?

- Lex

It’s definitely ry. Congratulations, Lex — but this was the easy part. What now ?

Trying this again...

Carey,

I think you’ve posted your image in the wrong thread. If you’re looking for an ID, start a new thread.

The small text is House Chalet Paris 1960.

- Lex

Wake up, everyone !
Is this one REALLY tricky ? It’s been ages since someone posted a comment here…
OK, here’s a hint : this typeface is named after an old town in Portugal — I never found out exactly why, though.

Hmm. This one is really really really difficult. I thought it was Brioso, but it doesn’t match.

It’s not a “Pro” typeface — there are only very few ligatures (apart from the compulsory fi and fl) and a handful of alternates.
It was made available only in Light and Regular weights.

Hmm. Old town in Portugal? In the North, Centre or South? And is it the town’s present name or its ancient (Roman) name?

For example, the city of Oporto (Porto in Portuguese) used to be call Portus Cale, and that’s where the name of the country came from. This page shows a list of old Roman names of Portuguese cities. (Nice suggestions for names of new typefaces ;^)

Anyway, is the town’s name present on that list?

Miguel — to my knowledge it’s located in the north of Portugal and the name of the typeface hints at the town’s present name. And no, it’s not on your list.

Alright guys, this can’t be that difficult. Can anyone spot a typeface?
http://www.home.zonnet.nl/aslavradeiras/portugal-mapa.jpg

ITC Braganza

Nick Cooke

Looks like you got it Nick. Congratulations!
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-braganza/braganza-itc/mac-t1/2...

I had never noticed how nice this face is. Regarding the name, from MyFonts:

ITC Braganza is the work of British designer Phill Grimshaw, an elegant typeface steeped in historical inspiration. Reminiscent of the handwritten manuscript styles of the 16th century, the name Braganza refers to Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who was a prominent figure in Portugal at the time. The vertical script style displays the elegance and refinement which distinguished the Royal Courts of the 16th century.

I’d like to add that Catarina de Bragança was responsible for one thing the Brits are known for: teatime http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2998461

Got one at last! I’m quite elated.

Well Miguel, it was your map that helped – thanks!

BTW, I will not be able to post a new image for a while, (presuming confirmation!)– I’m not one of those saddos who takes a laptop travelling, so Happy Easter everybody.

Nick Cooke

I just found the Bonnie Brown face - it’s Motter Tektura. And I think my ID of Chalet was mistaken. It’s probably just Helvetica.

- Lex

Back to the Pop Quiz...

It was definitely ITC Braganza Regular, by the late great Phill Grimshaw. Congratulations, Nick. We’re waiting for your next challenge.

OK, here goes.

Nick Cooke

Aesc bold italic

That’s the easy bit out of the way – now which typeface?

And not bold italic BTW.

Nick Cooke

Nick, next time remember to save your sample as RGB — Firefox doesn’t like it. ;^)

No takers? Anybody out there?.

How about this?

Is your most recent glyph is in the same typeface as the Asec you’ve posted?

Difficult!

Yup, same font and weight, André.

Probably a caps G.

Vero.

It seems to be a typeface with two kind of serif. A mix of sans and serif.

For some reason, that top serif on the G looks familiar... (small caps G, right?)
Is this something by Robert Slimbach? ITC Giovanni maybe?

The Aesc from ITC Giovanni Black seems pretty close:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-giovanni/black/mac-t1/167978/c...

Bingo! Well done.

It’s only fair that you got it Miguel, after I stole the last one from you.

Either it was too easy, or you’re too good! It was a cap G BTW.

Over to you.

Nick Cooke

Hey, you’re on a roll Miguel, I’ve just read about your new position at Adobe.

Congratulations again, and I hope you still have a bit of time to look in here occasionally.

Nick Cooke

Unfair advantage!! ;^)

Thanks!

> It’s only fair that you got it Miguel, after I stole the last one from you.

No, you earned it.

> Either it was too easy, or you’re too good!

I’ve always been a big fan of Robert’s work, so I’d say it was free pizza for me ;^)

> and I hope you still have a bit of time to look in here occasionally.

I’ll do my best. Thomas always finds time to drop by, so I think it won’t be too difficult for me to do the same.

BTW, may the quiz continue...

Er… Don’t know what’s going on, but I can’t see the sample here. How frustrating.
Oh, by the way, Miguel : I had lunch yesterday with Malou Verlomme, and he said to say hello.

Dunno what’s going on. According to Thierry there’s seems to be a problem.

Thanks Stéphane, it’s nice to hear about Malou.

Ok, it’s an ampersand, obviously. Maybe an Alternate one.
I don’t know why, but it looks somewhat Dutch to me.

Ampersand: no
Alternate: yes
Dutch: no

Not an ampersand ? My God, what kind of glyph is this ?

> My God, what kind of glyph is this ?

A nice one :^D just like the rest of the glyphs in this font ;^)
BTW, it’s from a compatriot of yours...

So it is designed by a Frenchman. Hmm.

Thierry Puyfoulhoux ?

Yes ! Thierry Puyfoulhoux’s Classica Prestige — and it is an ampersand, by the way.

Link?

The designer’s website : www.presencetypo.com
See also www.myfonts.com/fonts/presencetypo/classica/prestigenormala-18204/charma...

Nice!

How many ampersands does one font need?

- Lex

You got it, congratulations!
As for the glyph, perhaps we could call it an hybrid between an ampersand and an alternate ’e’. Place your bets: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/presencetypo/classica/prestigenormala-18204...

BTW, the PDF on his website (which for some reason is linked to webarchive) is really nice: http://www.presencetypo.net/pdf/Prestige.pdf

Speaking of ligatures and alternates...

OK, everyone — sorry for keeping you waiting. Here’s the new one.

Designed in the last 5 years?

Nope — much older.

It reminded me of Goudy No.30, but it isn’t. Is that a cap R?

It’s definitely a cap R. But it’s not by Goudy.

It this an alternate in the font?

Sorry Mike it’s the normal form — there is only one font in this typeface, anyway.

Yikes!!!

hmmm... that must mean its all capitals right?

Only Caps and SmallCaps, yes.

Okay its 1:14am here in the USA and you know what?.... I’m gonna stay up until I can put a list together. ahaahaha.

Watch me not get it

Mikey

okay- big foundry or small guy?

Its not Adobe!

No, it’s not Adobe. But I can’t tell you where my version comes from, though (and the small caps are very badly designed, by the way).

Celeste I hope I’m right!

Carolus Roman?

It might be under the name Carleton too.

I found it at dafont.com
http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=carolus_roman

Opps... my bad! It has to be Carleton because you said this font had only one style... so Carleton!!!

Mikey

Congratulations, Mike — it’s definitely Karl Erik Forsberg’s Carolus.
The “italic” showed at dafont.com looks like a very bad “slanted” (really, it’s even worse than my fake small caps) which was not, to my knowledge, part of the original (1954) design.
Your turn.

Okay I’m being bold here. I’m putting the whole glyph up for analysis. The reason why? There has NOT been one single discussion of this wonderful font on Typophile and very little about its designer. For shame!

Let see if you get it.

;-P

Mikey

PS... This font proves two people looking at the same thing will always have a different result.

Janson Text?

Oh wait, is it Tyrnavia by Gabór Kóthay for T.26?

Sorry Geoff... No to both...

Whereas Janson Text is for strictly serious text work and Tyrnavia is a little more stylish, this font’s sole function is display.

PS... Funny you mention Janson. He seems to get all the credit.

Is this a _2_ of a display script?

No sorry, its not the number 2...

Sorry for not clarifying... the glyph above is another style in this excellent display family. I have shown two styles here but there are a dozen.

You might find a mildly similar font if you go through your computer’s repertoire of text fonts. The font you’ll find in your computer, all though not the same, has a few similar styles and in some cases you’ll do a double take. Perhaps this may jar your memory.

Mikey

Would it have anything to do with Nicholas (or Miklós) Kis… who originally cut the so-called “Janson”?

“You might find a mildly similar font if you go through your computer’s repertoire of text fonts.” — If you’re fortunate enough to own more than a few fonts. Maybe some day! Can’t wait.

URW Janson by Mr. Kis

Maybe, not too sure.

I don’t think it is… but is the second glyph a British pound sign?

Conor> Yes you are spot on!!!
Miklós Kis types are the basis for this font. The designer developed a text face based on Kis’s types (it got used in an entire edition of a font catalog), then he made this face (took over 2 years). He also designed other faces that seem inspired by his initial work.

Just recently this designers work is getting a lot attention (except for this font). At least one of this designers fonts have been honored with a prestigious award.

Mikey

Kis BT?

//

No… I guess not. It’s not Ehrhardt (Linotype), Ehrhardt Std (Veer) or Nikis either.

Could it be this?

The most recent glyph is a Q caps.

Conor> Sorry, no to all your guesses. And its not a british pound sign.
Sim> No, its not a Q either.

This gem of a font, while based on Kis’s work, is playful- like a dip in the ocean. Speaking of which, you might then appreciate this ornamental style pictured here....

;-)

Mikey

PS... This designer has released another full-featured collection, that to my knowledge, is the only font that the small cap “I” dotted on top... very unusual. The collection I’m using for this game though, has 12 STYLES of typographic goodness.

Aquamarine Titling by Gábor Kóthay & RXC

You’re a crafty fellow.

So… I think:
1st glyph is “a” from Aquamarine Basics Titling Roman
2nd glyph is “L” from Aquamarine Basics Swash Italic
3rd glyph is “E” from Aquamarine FancyCaps FloralCaps One

Well done Conor, that’s definitely it.

> You’re a crafty fellow.

Crafty indeed, I got close with the name of the designer, Gabór Kóthay. You could have let us in on that hint or would that have been too easy? ;^)

Conor> You ROCK!!! You got it.

Gabór Kóthay is the most important and talented designer in Hungary right now. His Tyrnavia is beautiful and was used in a T-26 Catalog. The lowercase a, can be found in both Tyrnavia and Aquamarine and nowhere else. Aquamarine (I would say) is Tyrnavia’s display complement. Speaking of which Hoefler Text has some similar features to Aquamarine and it also has display counterpart... it comes standard with macs. They probably looked at a similar manuscript but the results are very different.
Incognito is the family I was referring to that had the only small caps I to be dotted and it was for that family that he received a TDC award. Zanzibar is another wonderful font of his... which happens to be a thousand times better than Emigre’s Not Calson. His collections are beautiful and well priced. You get a lot for the money- something particularly important to me.

Geoff> Giving away the designers name would have been very ’uncrafty’.

Conor it is your turn to impress with the craftyness.

;-)
Mikey

PS... Did you get my corny pun about the font being a gem?

Ta.

Had a gander at Hoefler Text & Titling all right… one of the first I’d ruled out. I’m a big fan of the H&F-J team’s work.

May take me a day or so to come up with a good detail of a challenging font as I don’t have too many at my disposal.

Did you get my corny pun about the font being a gem? — I did

Cheers.

Very Cool... Mikey

Go n-eirí an t-ádh libh go léir…

I’m afraid you’ll have to search further afield for this one.

Hope none of you thought the “Good Luck” gesture in Irish was some sort of cryptic hint.

Do folks want a few hints on this one?

A hint wouldn’t hurt. :^P

HINT Nº1

«It is a legende in its lunchtime»

The shapes make it feel like Matthew Carter’s Mantinia to me, but I’m quite sure it isn’t that. Is it close in any way, though ?

Bien joué! Mais… c’est son père tout craché! You’re veering in the right direction.

Was this designed in the last 5 years?

Touché… ;^) …no.

HINT Nº2

«A one man trio that has dominated the world by selling exclusively from its own site»

No guesses on what the glyph is?

Thought the good folk of Typophile would have cracked it in an instant.

Jeremy Tankard’s Alchemy perhaps ? But I can’t find the darn glyph anywhere…

No sorry…

…the type family (which is quite prolific) in question is far less bizarre and far more practical.

I’m mildly surprised Geoff hasn’t got this… more surprised you haven’t got it Stéphane.

Hey! Give me a break, I’ve been busy. ;^)

But I’m pretty certain it’s Porchez’s Le Monde Livre Classic, ER ligature.

!!Congratulations!!

Le Monde Livre Classic — Jean Francois Porchez (1999)

You are as the French man would say himself a legende

Thanks Conor!

I’ve been a little busy, I’ll try and find something challenging for you and everybody else. ;^)

I should be able to post the glyph crop somtime tomorrow if you’re all patient.

Ligature «st»

Not quite, but the first letter of the ligature is correct. Sorry I’m such a liga-nerd. :^)

_sp_ lig?

Yes! A _sp_ ligature with bit of a baroque favour. ;^)

This looks nice. Like a musical symbol or something. I can’t wait to find out what face this is.

- Lex

> I can’t wait to find out what face this is.

You’re in for a heartbreak... :^P

It’s not this, is it?

- Lex

No, the only thing they have in common is that the originals were designed in the same century... ;^)

It’s DTL Fleishmann Italic Alternate. Right ?

I agree on the DTL Fleischmann Italic but I’d guess on italic display regular instead of italic alternate. (the “swoosh” of the p ends a bit different)

Well done Stéphane! It is indeed DTL Fleischmann Alternate Italic (Medium), the gorgeous _sp_ ligature. This is a fairly faithful revival by Erhard Kaiser of the 1739 Fleischmann Roman, it’s such a shame it’s so over priced, I want it for that ligature alone. :^D

Great ! God, I simply LOVE this game !
Here’s the new one.

Tyfa Text, lowercase f

No really, Miss Tiffany, you’re impossible ! I thought this one could last at least a couple of days ! Sigh…
It’s definitely Frantisek Storm’s Tyfa, based on celebrated Czech type designer Josef Tyfa’s eponymous typeface.
Your turn.

Stéphane this happens to be one of my favorite typefaces. Don’t feel bad. :^D

I’ll post a new round shortly.

Ready! Set! Go!

Caps A

Yes, Andre, it is a cap A.

I know I’m not allowed to win this challenge, but I can ask questions in order to keep the thread moving, can’t I ?

This typeface was recently mentioned on Typophile.

http://vllg.com/Village/GalaxieCassiopeia/mudTyper+Weights/

A

(that’s Galaxie Cassiopeia incase you didn’t get it)

Hooray! Your turn. :^)

here you go:

hmm, this isn’t reversed is it?

That would be against the rules.

- Lex

Need an ID on this Sans serif please.

Thanks!