Continued from here — unfortunately the previous thread just died on us. Here’s a new challenge. You know the drill. ;^)

An oldstyle tailed z (ezh) perhaps?

Although the shape is indeed that, this face is anything but oldstyle. ;^)

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Hey, whassup? No-one’s game? Yell if you want a hint! :^P

Is it an upright script?

Nope, it’s a very recent design that’s quite hard to categorise. If I described it, you would immediately know what it is.

Blah, is it animated?

Nope, it’s a totally crazy blend of different styles and influences that miraculously manages to work as a gorgeous and balanced face. Plus it’s got a gazillion alternate glyphs.

i first thought about the ezh in Yanone Kaffeesatz and then i tried the 3 in Delicious (both free fonts), but no one fits.

It’s not a freeware font, but it partly is. (Ooooh, I’m being cryptic now)

Oh I know I know

Zalamander Regular, I’d guess.

YES!!! Good one, Lari! :^D

Read my review on Typographer.org. ;^)

OK, you’re up. Give us something tasty.

Why didn’t you say anything, Tiff?

Should’ve known without the semi-free tip when I was shooting for Burbank.

Is it ok to wait till Monday, or should I post something right away?

> Why didn’t you say anything, Tiff?

Because that would’ve been cheating. I was talking with Tiff about Zalamander the other day and she knew I was going to post it as a challenge in one of the Type ID Pop Quizzes. :^P

> Is it ok to wait till Monday, or should I post something right away?

That’s all right — just don’t wait too long or the thread dies on us all over again. ;^)

Couldn’t post the one I wanted, so here’s a random one.

So I waited too long?

So I waited too long?

Nope, I’ll get things started to keep things alive.

My first reaction was What font has a ’Q’ like that. Aldus? No.

My second reaction was Am I sure I have the right letter?

Am I chasing a ghost (i.e. the wrong letter)?

It’s a q.

Hey, this is going a lot better than my previous one.

Yes, it would’ve been cheating if I commented. :^D

This one’s not Hrant’s cup of tea, I suppose.

Um, is it Palatino?

[edit: cap Q, and Roman, I think]

I had the same thought about Palatino actually and had to take a look to be sure. The modulation near the end of the tail on Palatino is much sharper than this. Even though I’m wrong on a daily basis so we shall see.

On a random note, is there a more specific word for this than a tail?

Not Palatino. Maybe I should say this is a lower case q.

Ah, so I was chasing a ghost.

This is me running back to Intermediate level.

Not only running, but screaming.... ;-)

Come back!

Relatively new, used by a famous and respected director in a movie.

Should I post a new one?

How about posting the answer to this one? ;-)

It will be better to have a clue. ;^)

It is Linotype Caterina, a calligraphic face I knew nothing about.

This new one is my love.

I meant mon amour…

Gee, Lari, there’s only something around 18 trillion French blackletter scripts to parse.... ;-)

Hey, this is the Expert Level Quiz after all. ;^)

And it’s been almost 48 hours and not even a sniff: somthing tells me that “expert” isn’t the word most people would use.... ;-)

Not French but German.

ROFL! And there’s only 48 trillion German blackletters to look at? ;-)

I don’t think there’s much more clues left…

The designer is known for his free fonts. That’s right, the double f word.

Could this be a creation of Manfred Klein’s?

Is this one a free font?

Yes! Manfred Klein it is. I was just about to come here calling the man small, so it’s a good thing you got here first. ——— Well, I’m not sure if it’s a free font but those Amour hints should send any fraktur lover in the right direction.

I found a font of Manfred Klein named MonAmourFraktur, but I couldn’t find that glyph in there...

There are 28 fonts that match the hints so far. The name of this one refers to an area in Germany. And if it isn’t obvious, this one isn’t suitable for running text or even headings, if you ask me.

OK, I got it! It’s WeimarCaps by Manfred Klein, capital A, right?

Freedom! Here I come! All yours, Bart.

Here it is, have fun :)

the stroke-modulation screams sauna italic swash for me, but i cant find a fitting letter.

Nope, this little puppy didn’t go to the sauna ;)

you’re answer would’ve been such a good hint if it was really bello. and i cant think of another font with a dogs name.

The hint is a bit trickier than that, well — actually — a lot trickier. But anyway, any guesses on the glyph? I think that would lighten this star up a bit.

No gguesses?

im no expert, my playfield is the beginners quiz! ;)
regarding the glyph, it looks like a beginning letter with swash, probably a P, but it could also be the glyph that looks like a mirrored IP indicating a linebreak.

No swash, no P, no pilcrow. Think lowercase.

Is it the g from DTL Prokyon or is that too obvious?

Nope, it’s that simple :)

OK. No clues as it’s too easy already.

Mercury Bold?

Edit: Maybe I should add the glyph as well… Lower case ‘g’.

Yes it’s Mercury. Well done!

This is one third of a letter of a not so rigid american (“statesian”) face.

It’s a script.

Looks like a ’k’ to me...

K it is.

Is it House Casual?

Yes.

Great.

I spotted this while in Stockholm a couple of weeks ago.

Right so… there’s no chance of this one falling apart at the seams.

The st ligature with an acute... Dederon Serif

?????

Mikey :o)

Nice… well done. Dederon Serif it is.

You’re up!

Way Cool! BTW... congrats on your one year of business! Perhaps that’s how you could have afforded the not so bargain priced Dederon.

Anyways- a clue:

You people need to face it- this font has a little something for everybody!

Mike Diaz :O)

What’s with da pink border, Mikey? :^D

Umm... Oh, don’t mind me, I have to keep the Scandal Index on high all the time... :o)

> Perhaps that’s how you could have afforded the not so bargain priced Dederon.

I’m afraid not… the sample was courtesy of the type specimen.

Nice pink border by the way… I’ll give this one a go, despite having to sit it out.

;^)

Okay so no one got the first clue. But remember, every word might have meaning.

The cryptic clue:

Only crazed lunatics feel free to use me to jot their erratic notes.

Mikey ;-P

Is that really about one third of the glyph?

Grot> no it much less than a third of the glyph, but its very recognizable.

Another Clue:
If you were a European bank robber then you might use this font.

Mikey :-)

Yet Another Clue:

If you lead a life of crime you might write this... hAnD OVeR ThE CaSh oR mIKe GEtS IT.

Is it a corporate typeface from a bank with a logo as one of the glyphs?

Pieter>

Its not a logo for bank but if you wanted to a write ransom note- this font feels right at home in the city of spires!

Mikey

Can I have another go at this since no-one wants to guess?

It’s Storm’s Aaahoj, the capital O.

I’ll try something : ITC Barcelona Book. No glyph for now.

Angel71> YOU GOT IT. Aaahoj is a ransom-note style font from Storm Type Foundry. The font incorporates ’the best’ typefaces from thier collection into one funky face.

This letter O looks like the man in the moon- hence the clue “lunatic” and “face it”. The originating font is Ozdoby a “symbolic” font.

http://www.stormtype.com/typefaces-fonts-shop/families-33-ozdoby

Good job! Your turn!

Mikey

No clues but the designer of this face was once thought to have said that if I ever have cake, my slice has to have candles on it.

This designer is a typophile favorite... It wouldn’t surprise me if Stephen Coles has ties made up in this person’s fonts for every day of the week!! Let me see some Spock, for heaven’s sake!

A bit more detail...
Regular weight shown below.
Same glyph: lowercase s.

Is there still someone here?

T.

>Is there still someone here?

Of course... The only font I saw when I look at your this glyph is Coquette from Mark Simonson
http://www.ms-studio.com/FontSales/coquette.html#

But I know it’s not that one. May be a clue will be helpfull.

Thank you. Identifying the designer will virtually solve this thing so you are close with Mark Simonson as they are both American. The designer in question founded their first type foundry when only 13 and was named by Print as one of the top 20 designers under 30 in 2006.

Designer must be Joshua Darden, but I have no clue for the typeface.

JD it is, Tiina... it was one of his very early designs and no longer on sale but you should still be able to locate it.

That last clue gave it away. I think it’s Locus.

- Lex

Well done Lex... Locus it is!

I’m not sure how easy this will be, so no hints for now.

- Lex

Maybe a hint would be in order, people are way off here…

Hint: It’s not an ’i’ or a ’j’

Nap - None of those random spam words you posted are the correct typeface name.

- Lex

Well, even I had figured out that much, but not much else.... :-)

Is it a G?

May be a reverse caps R or a lower case k

Andre - it is indeed a lower case ’k’.

Here’s another image. Same letter, same magnification.

- Lex

It’s something like an outline shadow black or xblack typeface. The new one you’ve shown is a lower case “b” I guess.

Andre - nope, it’s still the ’k’.

- Lex

Nice letter btw.

Hint: This font comes from South America (as far as I know).

- Lex

Hint: This font is free if you know who to ask.

- Lex

P.S. This is the first ID Challenge I’ve posted that hasn’t been solved in under an hour :)

Another image. It’s still the ’k’, and it’s at the same magnification as the previous two images:

- Lex

So, let’s sum up :
1. It is a lower case k ;
2. It looks outlined and shaded ;
3. It’s slab serif, but with some kind of swash here and there.
4. I couldn’t name the font even if my life depended on this.

Anyone ?

5. It’s based on vectors, and isn’t grunge.

Not me either.

6. Dont forget it’s also a free South America typeface.

Need a clue. Thanks

Hint: It also comes in a non-outlined, non-shaded flavour.

Hint: Where do we always direct people looking for free fonts?

- Lex

I went to Da.font, but my eyes grew tired looking at so much garbage.

Nick Cooke

>>>Hint: Where do we always direct people looking for free fonts?

From a free website or from a well-known foundrie?

hi

>>>Hint: Where do we always direct people looking for free fonts?
here offcourse :)

second line in section Individual fonts

Romeral inline by Juan Pablo De Gregorio.

Frederik

argh! It’s gorgeous — I gotta spend more time checking out the FAQ....

Yes It’s Romeral Inline!

Your turn, Frederik.

- Lex

here it comes:

hint: measurement systems

good luck

Frederik

Caps M, or lc n

new hint: try a lc ’w’

good luck frederik

oke no answers new image same font same glyph

new hint: the font won recently a price

good luck

f

Joshua Darden’s Corundum Text Bold Italic. Available from Village. Never noticed the funky lowercase ’w’ (and ’v’).

Very good challenge BTW, interesting choice and surprising solution. :^)

Frederik, can you confirm the hit? ;^)

You’ve got a new one ready when he does, right? ;-)

yes Yves you found it, nice typeface, super funky w en v indeed

your turn :)

Just back from three days of German-English typocraziness. New challenge soon.

Yepp,

Yves’s dancing during the lecture

aaand

Yves is way better at math than I am.

Courtesy of Dan »the MorrisSans-Man« Reynolds. ;^D