Windsor Condensed - just like Stanley Kubrick is obsessed with Futura Black, Woody Allen uses (almost?) exclusively Windsor for the titling of all his movies.
I agree with your ID for this, but I can surely think of other fonts that Woody has used for his movie titles, even though I am not in a position to prove my claim.
It could be a good Typophile Trivia (if there was such a forum) thread.
I may research this a bit, just to make my point. Which others do you know that use Windsor Condensed?
I just spent some time at this site for Woody Allen Movies and based on the images they show for his films, I saw only three that used Windsor Condensed (Sweet & Lowdown, Celebrity and Everyone says I Love you) -- three movies made between 1996 and 1999.
Maybe that was Woody's "Windsor Period"?
The type for the other films ran a very wide range of styles from ITC Anna to Bodoni to Bookman and even some that were hand lettered. I think he even used Trajan once -- shudder!
I'm with Yves on this one - the Woodman's opening titles are a real signature: black background, Windsor font, stars listed alphabetically, tinkly jazz. They've looked this way for decades and have no relationship, design-wise to his posters.
I was actually asked to rip them off for a student film some years ago.
19.Jan.2005 2.30am
Windsor Condensed - just like Stanley Kubrick is obsessed
with Futura Black, Woody Allen uses (almost?) exclusively
Windsor for the titling of all his movies.
19.Jan.2005 6.30am
I agree with your ID for this, but I can surely think of other fonts that Woody has used for his movie titles, even though I am not in a position to prove my claim.
It could be a good Typophile Trivia (if there was such a forum) thread.
I may research this a bit, just to make my point. Which others do you know that use Windsor Condensed?
19.Jan.2005 6.33am
I meant the on-screen titling - the credits and stuff before
and after the movie - not the posters/movie logos. I was
assuming this is a screen grab.
19.Jan.2005 6.56am
I just spent some time at this site for Woody Allen Movies and based on the images they show for his films, I saw only three that used Windsor Condensed (Sweet & Lowdown, Celebrity and Everyone says I Love you) -- three movies made between 1996 and 1999.
Maybe that was Woody's "Windsor Period"?
The type for the other films ran a very wide range of styles from ITC Anna to Bodoni to Bookman and even some that were hand lettered. I think he even used Trajan once -- shudder!
19.Jan.2005 6.59am
Ah, OK. That would be much harder to research. I will yield to your expert opinion and experience.
19.Jan.2005 9.26am
I'm with Yves on this one - the Woodman's opening titles are a real signature: black background, Windsor font, stars listed alphabetically, tinkly jazz. They've looked this way for decades and have no relationship, design-wise to his posters.
I was actually asked to rip them off for a student film some years ago.
Dig the new pic, Yves.
19.Jan.2005 1.48pm
New pic? Nah, that's just me being paranoi... huh?! Who was that?!
19.Jan.2005 2.51pm
Patricia, Yves has got the gangster hip-hop look now.
19.Jan.2005 3.04pm
You mean Belmondo meets the Rock?
19.Jan.2005 3.35pm
Nah. Sexy Pirate Rock Star. :^D
19.Jan.2005 3.41pm
Belgian Bono.
19.Jan.2005 5.10pm
Cut it out, willya!
LOL