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International Bomber Command Centre Font Design Advice

sbartle

Hello, my name is Sam Bartle from Distraction design agency. I am currently researching the use of typography associated with aircraft during WW2 and specifically the Lancaster Bomber, for use as part of the International Bomber Command Centre.

If there is anyone that can help advise me on how typography was used across different planes, how it was applied between factories etc. would be very much appreciated.

I am looking at the end of this process to produce or find an appropriate stencil font that can be used to cut out of metal panels the over 20,000 names of those that lost their lives flying from Lincolnshire during the war. It will be displayed at approximately 80pt.

Sam Bartle
www.distraction.co.uk
sam.bartle@distraction.co.uk

K.C. Thompson

Not an expert in this area by any means, but the world of airplane modeling may give you some leads and resources:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/lancaster/lancaster_all.shtml
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/tam/kit_tam_61021.shtml

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1998/05/stuff_eng_ww2incolor_airbr...

sbartle

Thankyou kthomps5 I'll take a look at those. Thanks for taking the time to reply, this looks very interesting

James Michaels

The airplane modeling suggestion is a good one, some of those folks try to be extremely accurate. I'd also contact the public relations folks at military bases, they might be able to direct you to a military museum or an expert in such things.

Keith Tricker

Might not be quite what you're looking for, but you might be interested in a font I created inspired by a visit to the Duxford Air Museum near Cambridge, UK. See link below: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/studio-k/oscar-bravo/

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