Member Cal… Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Photos can be found at https://www.devicq.com/publishing#/lemony-snicket/ Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Can you be more specific which fonts you are interested in? There are dozens of fonts shown on that page. Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Good point! What was I thinking. The fonts in the image above (though all the different fonts are put to great use in this book!). These display fonts are used throughout the book to tie the aesthetic together. It's two fonts (differences in stroke/diagonal thickness; more obvious characteristics in the 'F' in 'Netflix' vs 'Of'; and the 'S' in 'Events' vs 'Series'; the 'R' in 'Series' vs 'Unfortunate'). Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I'd suggest that it is a custom font specifically for the project. Obviously built with a lot of alternative glyphs. Take a look at some of the Victorian era typefaces. This is by no means identical but it is a nice similar era font: Balford by Ilham Herry https://www.myfonts.com/search/Balford/ Another great source would be take a look at some of the work produced by these typographers at Letterhead Fonts: https://www.letterheadfonts.com/ Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 I just looked through Letterhead - I didn't know about that site, thank you! - and a close relation of one font is there - I'm detecting changes on the N, E & F particularly. "Emporium" by Mark Searfoss https://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/emporium.php 1 Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Yes I thought of Emporium, sadly I don't have it in my collection to check for alternatives. Maybe you could email Mark Searfoss and ask him directly, he may have been commissioned by Netflix for the custom font. Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 hours ago, ReflexBlueHorror said: I'm detecting changes on the N, E & F If you look at their samples, you can spot the right |E|. Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Another typeface from the same designer seems to offer the rest of the letters: 6 hours ago, Riccardo Sartori said: If you look at their samples, you can spot the right |E|. See also the link at the bottom: 3 Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Thanks Riccardo - it does indeed! I'm going to have a close look at Searfoss' fonts because I suspect they're all in the book. Quote On 11/14/2019 at 4:35 PM, Gecko said: he may have been commissioned by Netflix for the custom font. The fonts in the Netflix series itself (https://fontmeme.com/a-series-of-unfortunate-events-font/) were Bickley Script http://myfonts.us/td-6xPeiJ a modified version of Decotura/Civet http://myfonts.us/td-VuRrVc and Esmeralda https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/sudtipos/esmeralda-pro/ The making-of book is beautifully designed and in-keeping with the TV series' aesthetic, but from what I can see it's unrelated in terms of the actual type assets used. Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 This is LHF Elixir also by Mark Searfoss, my version from 2015 doesn't have exactly the same alternative glyphs, maybe there is a later version or Mark customised it especially for Netflix. Link to comment
Solution Member Ric… Posted November 15, 2019 Solution Share Posted November 15, 2019 What I meant with my latest post is that (as suggested by ReflexBlueHorror) the sample is composed using two typefaces. The -> Emporium Incomplete -> Elixir History of -> Emporium Netflix’s -> Elixir A series of -> Emporium Unfortunate -> Elixir Events -> Emporium 2 Link to comment
Member Gec… Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Ah now it makes perfect sense. I only have HLF Elixir and couldn't work out for the life in me, why those glyphs were missing. Actually now I see Emporium is slightly lighter in weight also. Well done Riccardo. Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 I've almost completed identifying the fonts (there's over 30 fonts so far) - I'll post the results soonish but in the meantime I'm stuck on a couple. Hoping any one here might have some idea which ones these are... Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 First one is Crayonette, that you can find as a free font under the same name (or a couple of others), or, in a far better version, as a revival by DJR. Still looking for the second sample. 2 Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 At first I thought the second sample was Archer, by Hoefler & Co, but on second glance it appears to be A2 Typewriter Medium Italic. 2 Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Kevin Thompson said: At first I thought the second sample was Archer, by Hoefler & Co, but on second glance it appears to be A2 Typewriter Medium Italic. I think you're spot on. Here's a snap of their online generator using the same. The capital Ps are quite distinct. Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Here's the list of fonts firmly identified so far. If there was an award for a book with the most-number-of-fonts-but-didn't-feel-chaotic, I suspect this would win. The Crayonette appears to be DJR's revival. 62 The's by Chuck Davis & Patrick KalangeA2 Typewriter by A-2 TypeArchive Antiqua Extra Cond by Archive TypeArchive Autograph Script by Archive TypeArchive Copperplate Text by Archive TypeArchive Old Style Condensed by Archive TypeBalboa Plus by ParkinsonBalford by Ilham HerryBallpark Script by Letterhead FontsBanner Year NF by Nick’s FontsBillhead by Letterhead Fonts Caniste by Ilham Herry Courier 10 Pitch by BitstreamCrayonette DJR by David Jonathan RossDead Zone by TypeArt FoundryElixir by Mark SearfossEmporium by Mark SearfossFrontage Condensed by Juri ZaechFrontline by TypeArt FoundryGf Script No 2 by GigofontsHenriette by TypejockeysHorror Show by TypeArt FoundryIvory by FaceTypeJumbo by John StuddenOld Tom by Tom KennedyRobusto by Mark SearfossSecret Admirer by Blue Vinyl FontsShow by Huy!FontsSutro Deluxe by ParkinsonSutro Shaded by ParkinsonTrolley by Mark SearfossWhistler by Mark Searfoss Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Of the handful of unidentified fonts remaining, here they are (apologies for photo quality) and the closest-related-but-bummer-not-the-same fonts I can find: FF-Erikrighthand https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-erikrighthand/ot-regular/?meta=/237005/The+following+items+were+disco/FF+Erikrighthand+Std+Regular/ Forthland 01 https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/Uncurve/forthland/regular-01/?meta=/354913/An+Incomplete+History+of+Secre/Forthland+01/ Soap Box: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/coffee-bin-fonts/soap-box/shaded/?meta=/137750/THE+FIRE+PALTRYVILLE/Soap+Box+Shaded/ Arno Pro SmText Bold Italic https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/arno/bold-italic-sm-text/?meta=/152973/PRUFROCK+MONTGOMERY+LACHRYMOSE/Arno+Pro+SmText+Bold+Italic/ ITC Berkeley Old Style Std Black Italic https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/berkeley-oldstyle/std-black-italic/?meta=/215544/PRUFROCK+MONTGOMERY+LACHRYMOSE/ITC+Berkeley+Old+Style+Std+Black+Italic/ I think this is Henriette (which is definitely used as the main body font) but with a stroke effect applied: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/typejockeys/henriette/heavy/?meta=/224605/WARNING+THE+WRITERS/Henriette+Heavy/ This one is almost-almost-almost LHF Indian Script 2, but there are some tiny differences such as the angled capital M's feet. Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 And the very last. I think the multiple The's are derived from a collection. Certainly half of LHF's 62 The's was used throughout the book. The typewriter small e has a very distinct black dot in its eye. Link to comment
Member Cal… Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 The "Secret Organization" text appears to be Mattox Shuler's "Gin". The elongated capitals in "Introduction by Neil Patrick Harris" appear to be Shuler's "Bourbon" but his have no swash elements. One of the "The" catchwords is letter Q in HWT Catchwords Link to comment
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