Fat Bodoni (almost like Sahara Bodoni)

peter_monrad
2.May.2008 6.44am
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Can anyone help me with an ID of this Bodoni.

The closest I can find is Sahara Bodoni



Jan
2.May.2008 7.47am
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Looks like Big Figgins by Matthew Carter aka Elephant. Don’t ask me where to get it. I dunno.


david hamuel
2.May.2008 7.49am
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Elephant


pattyfab
2.May.2008 7.51am
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Normande is very close too, but not quite. It does have an italic.

http://www.fontshop.com/search/?q=normande


Mike F
2.May.2008 8.30am
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The only digital Elephany I’m aware of is the Carter & Cone/Microsoft copyrighted version that MS bundled with a group of products years ago.


Jan
2.May.2008 8.31am
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OK. So Elephant (later renamed Big Figgins) came bundled with some Microsoft products until about 2003. Seems to have vanished since then.


Jan
2.May.2008 8.36am
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It’s on IndieFontsOne.


Chipman223
2.May.2008 9.09am
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by Matthew Carter aka Elephant.

For a second there I thought you were saying Matthew Carter had a pet name in the typographic community....


Jan
2.May.2008 9.44am
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... Matthew Carter aka Elephant

:-D

Uh ... sorry, Mr. Carter. Wasn’t on purpose.


Florian Hardwig
2.May.2008 10.13am
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Haha! He’s certainly a heavyweight in the world of type design. Or should I say an éminence gris?


SuperUltraFabulous
2.May.2008 10.30am
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I love Big Figgins. It’s a pleasure to use and its kerned very well.

Mikey :-)


peter_monrad
4.May.2008 7.59am
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Thanks for your help. It is indeed a great font and I’m amazed, that it’s not possible to buy it anywhere.

I guess I can always buy an old copy of Office 97 and get if from there.


SuperUltraFabulous
4.May.2008 9.58am
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Actually, you have to purchase it by calling Cherie Cone at Carter & Cone:

http://www.carterandcone.com/

This is how I got Big Figgins.

Hope you like using it.

Mikey :-)