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This one has been puzzling me for ages. I am fairly certain it is a freeware font but I've looked everywhere and can't find it. If anyone knows the answer I would be grateful...

http://www.myfonts.com/mf_private.WTFImages/000000633ecbf71c0006557700003744.jpg

(not sure how to post images correctly on this forum yet - sorry)

unknown

here ya go...


sorry, no ID from me :-(

unknown

Paul -- someone here will find it, but
can you tell us where you have been? (major places)

did you already check Identikal collection // t26 // larabie's neuropol //
angus shamal's collection // test pilot collective //

myfonts and DA FONT, the freeware mecca...

and what country is the sample from...Down Under.

Also, there's a chance that it's custom.

it's a quickie, with a cloned a/e.

bj

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Yes, the a, e looks like larabie's Saved by Zero, while the t and d looks like it could be modified from Zero Threes, also by larabie. Both fonts here.
But I assume you are obsessing about finding the EXACT match, right? Since it has been bothering you for a while?

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Well, not obsessing but keen to track it down if I can! :-) I am not so familiar with the freeware/shareware font world as you folks but I checked out places like abstractfonts.com, 1001fonts.com, highfonts.com - those kind of places. I have run it through What The Font and the MyFonts.com forum (no-one picked it) and I have looked in every catalogue such as T-26 and House Industries that I can lay hands on. The font is unusual and for some reason I really like it. I want to use it on a logo if I find it.

unknown

whoa - Saved By Zero is close isn't it (but no lower case). I am not sure where the 'Latitude' sample is from. To be honest - a client asked me to ID it for them and I have been looking ever since!

unknown

I'm right here. Just got home from a fourteen hour day at school - whew. Now that summer vacation is over, my font browsing time is limited to the evenings. I'll see what I can find.

And really, Cheshire Dave is much better than me anyway.

unknown

Not a match, but Mechwar is similar.

unknown

Thanks Lisa P and everyone. I have come to the conclusion that it is a commissioned logo font. I have done more research and the logo appears on this website http://www.latitudetower.com.au and their corporate font is Digital Sans. I therefore think the "Latitude" logo is an altered version of Digital Sans. Anyone agree there?

unknown

Yves - yes thank you - done that now. It seems a bit of a strange method but if that's the way it is...

unknown

I came across this when I was looking for another font. It's not exact match, but pretty close.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/t26/euphoric/regular/testdrive.html?s=latitude&p=48

I remember seeing a boxier version of this somewhere. I think it was called neuphoric, but I can't find that anywhere.

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Yeah Simon, that's the one I had in mind! My bad, I can't spell!

I was hoping it was a closer match than euphoric, but it's too boxy.

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