>>> Type ID Pop Quiz V2.4 - Expert Level

Posted by Bald Condensed in

Type ID Board

21 Jul 2008 — 6:55am

This is how it works:

A portion of a glyph is published in the Type ID Pop Quiz.
Try to identify the glyph and the typeface. To win, you need to name at least:
1. typeface
2. weight
3. character/glyph
Show off your knowledge by casually mentioning additional trivia, like who designed it, when and by whom was it (first) published, and other cool stuff to impress your fellow Typophiles with.
The winner produces a new challenge -- a portion of a glyph, black on white background, presented in a 288 x 288 pixel square, including a R204G000B00 1 pixel border.
The person who posts a challenge can't win the next game.

In case of any disputes, I will act as judge, jury and avenging angel of wrath.

If you think this is a little too difficult, maybe try the Entry Level Type ID Pop Quiz or Intermediary Level Type ID Pop Quiz first.

Good luck everyone, and have fun. ;^)

With respectful thanks to the originator of this utterly useless but highly entertaining waste of time, the often imitated but never duplicated Cheshire Dave.

Bald Condensed
21 Jul 2008 — 6:56am

Continued from here.

plumbago
23 Jul 2008 — 2:52pm

There are some hints in the previous part of this thread and here is another one that will make the ID pretty easy: Another font of this designer, an awarded font, was used in the Intermediate Level Type Quiz.

plumbago
25 Jul 2008 — 8:03pm

A little zoom out

crossgrove
28 Jul 2008 — 4:24pm

Come on now it's Kinesis by Mark Jamra for Adobe. The Italic g.

plumbago
28 Jul 2008 — 7:37pm

Oh yes! it's Kinesis Italic by Mark Jamra.

Your turn Carl!

Florian Hardwig
29 Jul 2008 — 2:33am

And, especially for Jan (the only one who got into my intricate hint):
The other typeface by Mark Jamra is Tacitus, named after the secretary of emperor Trajan. :—)

crossgrove
29 Jul 2008 — 7:17am

ok here:

Florian Hardwig
29 Jul 2008 — 7:38am

Hello Carl,

is it the lowercase g from Cyrus Highsmith’s Prensa?
F

crossgrove
29 Jul 2008 — 10:34am

Yeeeess... Which weight?

Florian Hardwig
29 Jul 2008 — 11:29am

Mmmmh, I’d say rather the Light.

crossgrove
31 Jul 2008 — 10:56pm

Yes, correct! Your turn. Sorry to delay so long, I've been busy.

Florian Hardwig
1 Aug 2008 — 2:18am

¡Olé!

What delay? Most of the time the X-Level is a slow-moving beast.
Here’s the next challenge:

Florian Hardwig
4 Aug 2008 — 4:32am

No takers?
Okay, here’s the first hint: This typeface is by a female type designer. Alas, the linked thread won’t help you: so far, her name hasn’t been mentioned on Typophile (but it has been on Typographica).

Another cropping, same scale:

jch02140
10 Aug 2008 — 1:16am

Another 'g'?...

Florian Hardwig
10 Aug 2008 — 5:14am

Yes, it’s another lowercase g indeed.

Florian Hardwig
11 Aug 2008 — 12:39pm

Zooming out:

akira1975
12 Aug 2008 — 7:51pm

Hi Florian,

Is it the ‘g’ of Scriptuale Light designed by Renate Weise?

Florian Hardwig
13 Aug 2008 — 12:03am

Perfect answer, Akira!
It’s your turn.

akira1975
13 Aug 2008 — 12:38am

Thank you! :)

Here’s the next one:

akira1975
14 Aug 2008 — 8:17pm

Hint:
It’s a ligature.

jch02140
16 Aug 2008 — 8:42am

It looks like an "fi" ligature.

akira1975
16 Aug 2008 — 10:59pm

No, it’s not an “fi” ligature.

akira1975
20 Aug 2008 — 1:55am

No takers?
O.K. Zooming out:

plumbago
20 Aug 2008 — 4:48pm

‘gi’?

akira1975
20 Aug 2008 — 6:06pm

Hi Marcelo,

No, it’s not a ‘gi’ ligature. But you’re close.

Lex Kominek
20 Aug 2008 — 8:12pm

'gj' ?

- Lex

akira1975
20 Aug 2008 — 8:44pm

Hi Lex,

Yes, it’s a ‘gj’ ligature.

akira1975
27 Aug 2008 — 6:02pm

I’m sorry. I took a trip, so I’ve not been on-line.

More zooming-out:

akira1975
4 Sep 2008 — 8:24pm

O.K. Here is another hint.
Another gryph of the same font:

akira1975
8 Sep 2008 — 3:13am

The designer is a woman.

Florian Hardwig
13 Sep 2008 — 4:44pm

Hi Akira,
it’s close to this one, right? ;•)

akira1975
15 Sep 2008 — 6:37pm

Hi Florian,

Indeed it’s close. But the ear of the ‘g’ and the dot of the ‘j’ of the font are connected.
O.K. More zooming out:

Florian Hardwig
15 Sep 2008 — 11:44pm

Indeed it’s close.

I was referring to its name!

akira1975
16 Sep 2008 — 12:25am

Ah, now I see. :D
Indeed, Florian! Sorry.

Yep, the name of your font is pretty close to the name of the font.

akira1975
17 Sep 2008 — 2:41am

Florian knows the name of the font, but he cannot answer. Anyone else?

What it comes down to is:

The designer is a woman.
The name of the font is very similar to the name of the font Florian showed.

Other hints:
The font is named after an African mushroom.
The designer works in Berlin.

Florian Hardwig
17 Sep 2008 — 4:57am

Yes, come on now! :-)

Another visual hint:
The designer of this typeface and the designer of the typeface in question have something in common:

plumbago
17 Sep 2008 — 9:02am

Well, finally… after Kigali, and Jan Fromm's Camingo, I think it's Kigara by Elena Albertoni. Both designers work with Luc(as) de Groot.

akira1975
17 Sep 2008 — 7:13pm

Finally!

Marcelo, you’re correct. It’s Kigara designed by Elena Albertoni.

Kigara was Elena’s first attempt at designing a text typeface. The result is not exactly a conventional book face.
Strongly influenced by handwriting, Kigara is best suited for short texts set at medium to large sizes. However, its open letter shapes and subtle serifs make it a very readable face in smaller sizes as well. Kigara will also make headlines as a modest, light-hearted display typeface.
Kigara is named after an African mushroom - hence the mushroom vignettes and African ornaments in the OpenType version and the ‘B’ set. Both the sets also include small caps, alternate figures, special ligatures and other expert glyphs.

It’s your turn now! :)

plumbago
17 Sep 2008 — 10:17pm

Ok! let's go: