Can you identify the Typeface in COLORS magazine?

carnie
20.Mar.2008 10.16am
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Hi!
I need help identifying the type both on the cover and inside COLORS magazine. Does anyone know what they are?

Thanks!!

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Chipman223
20.Mar.2008 10.32am
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Didn’t we have the masthead last week?
Anyone else know the node?


Chipman223
20.Mar.2008 10.39am
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Nope, I’m an idiot. It was for COVER magazine (http://typophile.com/node/42581).

This one looks like gotham


Hofweber
20.Mar.2008 11.38am
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One of my favorite magazines and typefaces hand in hand. Did you read the one about Vörland, carnie?


marcox
20.Mar.2008 12.17pm
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This isn’t Gotham.

Colors has used a variety of sans-serifs over the years: Franklink Gothic back in the Tibor Kalman years, and Avenir more recently. In fact, I believe that’s Avenir on the cover in your “colors20” sample.

The body copy in 22 is a humanist sans of recent vintage: it’s not FF Kievit, but it’s in that ballpark.


Chipman223
20.Mar.2008 12.25pm
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I stare at avenir all day, as it is our typeface identity at my in-house job. It is most definately gotham. The R is a little longer, which I find very characteristic. To be more specific, Gotham Bold (gotham medium pictured above in my example).


carnie
20.Mar.2008 12.28pm
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I did read the one about Vorland! brilliant!

Thanks for the responses, Gotham bold looks right for the masthead. But what about the body copy inside? FF Kievit is close...similar a, but ITC Eras has a closer g, p, and q. Any more guesses?


aluminum
20.Mar.2008 12.42pm
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Hasn’t the Colors masthead been around longer than Gotham?


Chipman223
20.Mar.2008 12.47pm
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To quote Marc:
“Colors has used a variety of sans-serifs over the years: Franklink Gothic back in the Tibor Kalman years, and Avenir more recently.”

http://www.investis.com/il/images/benetton/2831.jpg


marcox
20.Mar.2008 2.21pm
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Chipman, you’re right about the logo not being Avenir. I was referring to the cover lines, and should have been more specific.

Looks like the logo’s gone through a few iterations over the years. It may well be Gotham now.

Also, apologies for the (hilarious? pathetic?) misspelling of “Franklink” Gothic. :)


Angel71
20.Mar.2008 2.53pm
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Another Foundry face for the body text, I think: Foundry Sterling.

http://www.foundrytypes.co.uk


carnie
21.Mar.2008 9.50am
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yes! i believe you’re right about Foundry Sterling. Thanks to all! big help.