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what's this font?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:33 am
by DanPLyons
Hi Erwin and Bhikkhu,

Can you tell me what's the font used for the text "Lifetime" in the new Lifetime logo?
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Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:19 am
by Dick Pape
Closer, but not the font.
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PF Universal (bold)
(No stroke on /m, /f arm too low, etc.) Parachute Type and Image Corp

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:42 am
by Alfred
This one is also close, but again with no stroke on /m and some other differences:
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Universal Doomsday (bold) by LayarBahtera.

Here's another one that doesn't quite make the grade:
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Circe (bold) by ParaType.

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:16 am
by Bhikkhu Pesala
DanPLyons wrote:Hi Erwin and Bhikkhu,
I don't often post in this forum. All I can do to identify fonts is to upload a screen shot to What the Font or similar font sites, which anyone else can do for themselves.

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:19 pm
by MikeW
It is Foco Bold (or Black) in all likelihood.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/daltonmaag/foco/
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Mike

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:52 pm
by Dick Pape
(Bold). That's closer. Foot on /t not exact.
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Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:09 pm
by MikeW
And the bottom of the 'i' is square on the wordmark of the logo.

All within the possibilities of someone designing a unique logo from an existing (and old) font. I checked and there aren't alternates for the letter shapes.

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:49 pm
by MikeW
Lifetime has evidently changed their logo 11 or so times over the relatively few years of its existence. The firm, loyalkasper, is who did the present rebrand in 2013.

On their page for this rebranding, they did a custom typeface. But, I would be willing to bet they didn't start from nothing.
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The page for the rebrand is http://www.loyalkaspar.com/work/lifetime/

Re: what's this font?

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:40 am
by DanPLyons
Okay guys, I get you all.