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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 01:39:41

Title: What font is this?
Post by: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 01:39:41

Saw this geekhack keyboard.  I like the font.  Does anyone know what font this is?

I thought maybe it might be some type of Helvetica, but I'm not sure.  Any other good fonts like this?

http://s10.photobucket.com/user/andrelyn/media/DSC_0531.jpg.html
http://s10.photobucket.com/user/andrelyn/media/DSC_0538.jpg.html
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/andrelyn/DSC_0537.jpg

Edit:  Here's another one that's pretty similar
http://www.pimpmykeyboard.com/deals/skull-squadron-base-set-2/

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: Zeal on Sun, 09 February 2014, 02:04:44

Edit: It's round 3 Dolch replica using what seems like SP's "ISOTHERM LINE" font.

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 02:45:28

Thanks.  You're right, the color scheme looks a lot like the dolch replicas.  As for SP ISOTHERM, I found this:

http://keycapsdirect.com/pdfs/LineFont.pdf

I don't think the font is the same.  The numbers definitely don't match and the F, C, and O keys look pretty different.

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 14:54:40

For those interested, the font is Core Humanist Sans.  Thank god for www.identifont.com

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: Coreda on Sun, 09 February 2014, 21:59:09

Quote from: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 14:54:40

For those interested, the font is Core Humanist Sans.  Thank god for www.identifont.com

Try typing out QWERTY 123 in the sample text box on MyFonts (http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fonts-by-alex/core-humanist-sans/), you'll see the 'Q' and '3' don't match. Appears to be a different typeface.

If it's close enough for what you need might as well use it though :thumb:. I haven't had much success with font ID sites in the past, even with clean samples, as often they can be custom typefaces or the engine doesn't recognize an exact match.

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: aref on Fri, 14 February 2014, 16:59:35

Quote from: 007brendan on Sun, 09 February 2014, 14:54:40

For those interested, the font is Core Humanist Sans.  Thank god for www.identifont.com

Nice site when looking to identifying a font. Good find.

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 16 February 2014, 04:32:33

If you really want a typeface identified, go ask at http://typophile.com/fontid and you’ll get answers from the pros.

Title: Re: What font is this?
Post by: Coreda on Sun, 16 February 2014, 06:38:50

Quote from: jacobolus on Sun, 16 February 2014, 04:32:33

If you really want a typeface identified, go ask at http://typophile.com/fontid and you’ll get answers from the pros.

Or the community side of MyFonts WTF (http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) once you've run through the automated search. I've ID'd some fonts in the past, including some lettering.