Author Topic: GS Font Knock-offs (Read 1892 times)

WhammyPower · « **on:** August 13, 2006, 09:56:00 PM »

I just noticed this when I was browsing through my font collection....

I have two very similar fonts on my machine. One is Impact, the other is called "Genuine." I have no idea how the latter came to be on my system, but it's an interesting find.

Here's the two fonts with the same width and height. It's not too difficult to tell that there is a difference.

Kudos if you can find Genuine on a website!

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2006, 09:59:53 PM »

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'127295\' date=\'Aug 13 2006, 06:56 PM\']
I have two very similar fonts on my machine. One is Impact, the other is called "Genuine." I have no idea how the latter came to be on my system, but it's an interesting find.
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So you're telling us that it's interesting that someone did a knockoff version of a well-known and oft-used commercial font?

SRIV94 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2006, 10:01:47 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'127297\' date=\'Aug 13 2006, 08:59 PM\']
So you're telling us that it's interesting that someone did a knockoff version of a well-known and oft-used commercial font?
[/quote]
Well, he doesn't call himself "The king of useless c**p" for nothing.

/hopefully Nick takes that in the spirit with which it's intended
//it's been mentioned before--slashies are fun

Doug

mystery7 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2006, 07:49:42 AM »

Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:19:11 AM »

[quote name=\'mystery7\' post=\'127320\' date=\'Aug 14 2006, 04:49 AM\']
Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.
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I think the connection is that Impact was the font used on Match Game. Or something.

JamesVipond · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:22:14 AM »

[quote name=\'mystery7\' post=\'127320\' date=\'Aug 14 2006, 06:49 AM\']
Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.
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Jay Lewis does cite Impact as used frequently on The Price Is Right, in the current Balance Game and elsewhere:

The Price Is Right Font Library