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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on December 15, 2001, 03:10:00 pm

Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Sandwich on December 15, 2001, 03:10:00 pm
I'm talking about the title font, not Bank Gothic... the font where the middle line on a capital "E" is pointy and sticks way out to the right.

EDIT: Right, not left... corrected.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: phreak on December 15, 2001, 03:28:00 pm
its custom artwork
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: USS Alexander on December 15, 2001, 04:32:00 pm
Check www.freespace2.com ("http://www.freespace2.com")

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Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: IceFire on December 15, 2001, 05:05:00 pm
PhReAk is right.  Its custom artwork.  When we asked for a TrueType font, we were told by Volition (I think it was Adam Plecher), that the logo was designed as is.  There was no TrueType font designed for it.
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: wEvil on December 15, 2001, 05:08:00 pm
time to design one, eh?

dont look at me..im a digital modeller, not a graphic designer!

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Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Pez on December 15, 2001, 05:23:00 pm
I have had the idea for over a year that I should make the FS2 font. And I've started working on it but I couldn't find a good fontmaking program that could import Illustrate files.

Anyway, this is what I got when I tried: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title01.jpg ("http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title01.jpg")

The closest font that I have found is the Futurama font: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title.gif ("http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title.gif")

Pez
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Sandwich on December 15, 2001, 05:30:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Pez:
I have had the idea for over a year that I should make the FS2 font. And I've started working on it but I couldn't find a good fontmaking program that could import Illustrate files.

Anyway, this is what I got when I tried: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title01.jpg ("http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title01.jpg")

The closest font that I have found is the Futurama font: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title.gif ("http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/fs2title.gif")

Pez


Wow - that's good enough for what I need it for - do you have the whole alphabet?


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"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
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Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Pez on December 15, 2001, 05:43:00 pm
I don't have the whole alphabet. I made the title letters in freespace and maybe a couple of more letters, can't really remember.

Pez
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Ace on December 15, 2001, 08:43:00 pm
Can you make what you did as a download?

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Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Setekh on December 15, 2001, 11:09:00 pm
I was going to post Pez's work, I remember it. There was a thread about this a while back  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) But AFAIK, he never put the actual TTF up for download.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/redface.gif)

*hint*  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Sandwich on December 16, 2001, 05:32:00 am
Yes, please do....  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/naughty.gif)

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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/fs2/rhino_fs2/")!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/index.html"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Setekh on December 17, 2001, 02:11:00 am
Errr... *bump*.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Fineus on December 17, 2001, 02:30:00 am
Yeah, I kinda hoped V were going to give in and make one for us, oh well  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Sandwich on December 17, 2001, 04:02:00 am
Font's actually aren't all that hard to do, as long as they're straight-edged ones. I recall having a look at the underlying structure of TTF's years ago, but I didn't have a reason to make one.

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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/fs2/rhino_fs2/")!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/index.html"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Pez on December 17, 2001, 05:40:00 am
Maybe an little update here. I have all the work I did on the FS2 font somewhere lying around, maybe on my harddrive or on a cd. If I have the time I'm gonna work on the font, but I expect that to me sometimes in january.

Pez
Title: What font is used on the FS2 box?
Post by: Sandwich on December 17, 2001, 06:14:00 am
Hmmm, well, I guess the render I wanted to use that font on will have to make do with graphic art.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/fs2/rhino_fs2/")!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar ("http://www.geocities.com/sandvich/index.html"), the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)