What fonts are these, and does anyone have them?

ADAM Web Design · #1 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 12:10 PM

http://www.libreriapandevida.com/Web...devidalogo.jpg

I need to recreate this logo, since the client was never given the original by the person who originally did it.

But I don't know which fonts were used.

So...which fonts are these (the Libreria and the PV) and does anyone have them or know where I can get them for free?

Thanks.

steve0 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 04:51 PM

I would venture a guess.. maybe
times new roman for the Libreria and
bank gothic for the PV?

add some photoshop filtering and you could probably come pretty close..

RollerBall · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 05:27 PM

I got a very good likeness in a few minutes in CorelDraw using Times New Roman and Eurostyle, two very common fonts. However, you do have to convert the C and the V to curves and tweek em just a teeny bit. In about 15* minutes you should have an exact copy - if you've used CorelDraw or a prog like it before ;-)

Actually Bank Gothic does look closer - but you'll still need a graphic prog to fully reproduce the logo - and a tad of design skill as well. Those designers are cleverer than you might think you know....

* ahem....a bit longer than that I think, actually

G[dot]com · #4 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 05:28 PM

Adam,

I agree with Steve. That must be a times new roman... or any other similar would do, surely. About the PV: I don´t have that font myself -the one steve used-, but looks that it should work fine. I also agree that with some emboss and shadow you will get same the effect.

I searched on my fonts archive -about 800 fonts- and I found only 3 possible for their squared lines. They are not the same, but I think that as well, this designer had manipulated some basic fonts. (In fact I suspect that he draw them **)

Their names are:
1. Plain O Matic
2. Vipnagorgialla
3. Quadaptor

Send me a message if you are interested I send the files to you.

edit: ** as rollerball says too, they may need to be converted and have some tweek, done.

Faglork · #5 (**permalink**) 12-08-2005, 03:28 AM

Font identifying by Q&A:
http://www.identifont.com/identify.html

Font identifying by upload:
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

More links on that topic:
http://jeff.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/engine.html

hth,
faglork

pagetta · #6 (**permalink**) 12-08-2005, 05:20 AM

whatthefont.com is a brilliant font finding website - upload an image and it will find the font for you!

danielchan · #7 (**permalink**) 12-08-2005, 08:05 AM

A friend of mine couldnt find a font , he started tracing the font using adobe illustrator.. it was time consuming, be even more so if you needed the full character set, I hope this somehow helps.

cheers, Daniel www.sumerdigital.com

bj · #8 (**permalink**) 12-08-2005, 10:20 AM

I'm glad ADAM Web Design started this thread- what GREAT resources! Thanks, everybody!

ran_dizolph · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2005, 05:29 PM

i'm pretty positive the second font is 'bank gothic'...but thanks for those links!