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:
- typeface
- weight
- 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.
28 Apr 2010 — 2:55am
Bingo! Well done Paul. You're on.
28 Apr 2010 — 4:13am
Let's give that a shot.
1 May 2010 — 11:59am
Need a hint?
2 May 2010 — 10:47am
That's probably a square outline typeface.
2 May 2010 — 4:09pm
I thought it was an entry for the Typophile tenth anniversary! ;-)
2 May 2010 — 10:40pm
Here. Zoomed out a bit.
3 May 2010 — 4:17am
Is it a G?
4 May 2010 — 5:13pm
Nope
5 May 2010 — 6:34am
Hint #2. The foundry is on the east coast of the US.
5 May 2010 — 7:07am
I thought of H&FJ's Cyclone but I can't find a matching glyph.
5 May 2010 — 1:42pm
Nope.
5 May 2010 — 1:42pm
Nope.
7 May 2010 — 2:01pm
A foundry from the ‘First State’, maybe?
8 May 2010 — 6:19pm
You could say that, Florian.
9 May 2010 — 5:48am
Alright! So, is it the ampersand from House Gothic 23 Condensed Black?
9 May 2010 — 6:40am
Nice work!
9 May 2010 — 2:54pm
You got it. You're up, Florian.
14 May 2010 — 8:58am
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