Can anyone help me with an ID of this Bodoni.
The closest I can find is Sahara Bodoni
Looks like Big Figgins by Matthew Carter aka Elephant. Don’t ask me where to get it. I dunno.
Elephant
Normande is very close too, but not quite. It does have an italic.
http://www.fontshop.com/search/?q=normande
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.
OK. So Elephant (later renamed Big Figgins) came bundled with some Microsoft products until about 2003. Seems to have vanished since then.
It’s on IndieFontsOne.
by Matthew Carter aka Elephant.
For a second there I thought you were saying Matthew Carter had a pet name in the typographic community....
... Matthew Carter aka Elephant
:-D
Uh ... sorry, Mr. Carter. Wasn’t on purpose.
Haha! He’s certainly a heavyweight in the world of type design. Or should I say an éminence gris?
I love Big Figgins. It’s a pleasure to use and its kerned very well.
Mikey :-)
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.
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.
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2.May.2008 7.47am
Looks like Big Figgins by Matthew Carter aka Elephant. Don’t ask me where to get it. I dunno.
2.May.2008 7.49am
Elephant
2.May.2008 7.51am
Normande is very close too, but not quite. It does have an italic.
http://www.fontshop.com/search/?q=normande
2.May.2008 8.30am
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.
2.May.2008 8.31am
OK. So Elephant (later renamed Big Figgins) came bundled with some Microsoft products until about 2003. Seems to have vanished since then.
2.May.2008 8.36am
It’s on IndieFontsOne.
2.May.2008 9.09am
by Matthew Carter aka Elephant.
For a second there I thought you were saying Matthew Carter had a pet name in the typographic community....
2.May.2008 9.44am
... Matthew Carter aka Elephant
:-D
Uh ... sorry, Mr. Carter. Wasn’t on purpose.
2.May.2008 10.13am
Haha! He’s certainly a heavyweight in the world of type design. Or should I say an éminence gris?
2.May.2008 10.30am
I love Big Figgins. It’s a pleasure to use and its kerned very well.
Mikey :-)
4.May.2008 7.59am
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.
4.May.2008 9.58am
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 :-)