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(x) iKult - Vista Sans {Raymond K}
Posted by dutz in
26 Apr 2010 — 5:19am
26 Apr 2010 — 5:19am
the attached image shows the cover type on the current edition of "der spiegel", a german magazine. it's an article about apple so it should be myriad, but it isn't. any ideas? i really like these letters ...
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26 Apr 2010 — 7:04am
Isn’t that one of Spiegel’s custom typefaces?
(It only should be Myriad if this was an Apple ad. Independent journalism should use what they want.)
26 Apr 2010 — 7:08am
It’s not Spiegel Sans.
26 Apr 2010 — 8:07am
Vista Sans, medium weight. I think the italic is book weight.
26 Apr 2010 — 8:37am
Thank you microspective, that's it! The letters on the cover look quite straight but when you see the whole typeface, there are some quite unconventional forms, especially the small "a" and "g". I would not have expected the rest of the alphabet to look like that ...
26 Apr 2010 — 9:07am
Sure thing. I use Vista in my company logo (and the avatar to the left is a custom form of Vista's m). Don't sound so disappointed about the other forms! The OpenType fonts have a handful of alternates. It's a pretty versatile face. Enjoy!