Typophile

(x) Frankie says relax t-shirt - Arial {Richard Hards}

henand

Hi.

Does anyone know the font used on the Frankie Says Relax t-shirt.

Thanks!

'FRANK(IE)lin Gothic'? :)

Dav

Are we sure it isn't Arial (Bold Squooshed™)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hamnett

Arial seems highly unlikely for the original tshirt since Arial was designed in 1982 and only widely released in 1990 while Relax and Wake Me up were released in 1984, the image of the tshirt is said to be a knock off so it might be.

Vince, good point, I hadn't thought about the origins of the original(!).

There's just something about the possible curved leg to the R that's bugging me.

Not only a knock-off but also misspelt, the original was Frankie say relax I seem to remember that it was originally in a condensed or compressed face like compacta.
Tim

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