(x) AIA New York - (similar to) Agency Gothic {Minimalista}

Corey Holms
21.Sep.2004 4.09pm
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Hi,

I left my font book at home and am having trouble identifying this typeface. Any suggestions? Thanks, I appreciate it.

AIA poster



Mark Simonson
21.Sep.2004 4.51pm
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I don't think this is a font. Think about it: How hard would it have been for the designer of this poster to draw one letter (really) that looks like one of the WTC towers versus finding a typeface that just happened to have an A that looked that way already? I would bet on the former.


Corey Holms
21.Sep.2004 5.05pm
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What you say makes PERFECT sense, but was not what I was hoping to hear. Thanks for confirming my suspicions Mark.


Mark Simonson
21.Sep.2004 6.14pm
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On the other hand, Font Bureau's Armada does have an A that is close to the proportions (except the top is curved, instead of flat with chamfered corners). Light Compressed, I think.


minimalista
21.Sep.2004 7.54pm
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It looks like a condensed version of Agency Gothic:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/agency-gothic-ct/agency-gothic-bold/