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Sonic Whammy

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« on: June 13, 2008, 12:17:55 AM »
Short and sweet, looking for it for something I'm putting together, and I just plain like it. Does anyone know the name/have a copy of the font you see on the cases on DOND?
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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2008, 02:58:51 AM »
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Short and sweet, looking for it for something I'm putting together, and I just plain like it. Does anyone know the name/have a copy of the font you see on the cases on DOND?
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Helvetica.
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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2008, 09:27:10 AM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'188123\' date=\'Jun 13 2008, 01:58 AM\']
Helvetica.
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Arial would also work (if Helvetica is a pay font).
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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2008, 10:05:18 AM »
Building off of what Jay said, Arial Black is what I've used in the past.

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« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2008, 11:27:01 AM »
Wouldn't a Franklin Bold font work? I thought it was either an Arial or Franklin on the cases. Or if you wanted to go Aussie then Fusion (or Futura) Light.

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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2008, 12:36:14 PM »
It's Arial, the poor man's Helvetica. Franklin Bold or Black (that's what ESPN's game graphics are) would be a far more inspired choice.

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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2008, 12:57:15 PM »
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'188156\' date=\'Jun 13 2008, 11:36 AM\']Arial, the poor man's Helvetica.[/quote]

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« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2008, 03:05:41 PM »
A third alternate for Helvetica (definitely more accurate than Arial) is the Swiss fonts; can be found under On Screen Graphics, first link here: http://www.qwizx.com/tpirfonts/misc.html

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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2008, 03:22:16 PM »
And just because, if you need the "standard" D/ND font (used in the logo, and spaces on the money tree), it's Eurostile Extended Black. Regular Eurostile comes with your comp.

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It's Arial, the poor man's Helvetica. Franklin Bold or Black (that's what ESPN's game graphics are) would be a far more inspired choice.

I sit corrected. Looking at the numbers (esp. the "1"s), I see the difference.
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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2008, 01:31:25 AM »
Hmm... well, from what I've experimented with, Arial Black (w/o bold) is the closest match I've found so far. But for some reason, it feels a little bit off, and I can't place why.

Just in case, the search continues.
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