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Recent Superhero Typography

shierly85

Anyone pls help, I need your comment or idea about this topic...
I'm searching some information about Superhero Typography (superhero which adapted from comic: marvel, DC), or may be it usually called typeface. Recently, I'm perceiving about superhero typeface on movies poster, and I found almost of them, they have same characters, such as bold, silver, futurictic, strong.... it's just like recent trend about superhero typography...
Anyone knows why they use that kind of typeface, what are the font name?? and do u guys know who the designers are??? (spiderman, x-men, daredevil, fantastic four, blade, etc....). Anyone knows what site has more information about this?

Thanks & God Bless You All..

shierly
from Indonesia

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timd

http://typophile.com/node/21019

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178204/

Couple of urls which might help or get you started.
Tim

Bert Vanderveen

A nice source of info (and fonts):

http://www.blambot.com/

shierly85

Wow...thank you..... more information are pleased hehehee... :D

Take Care & God Bless You

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http://www.comicraft.com/ is the company that makes most of the commercial fonts used in comic books.

Although I prefer Blambot's fonts.

david h

> Anyone knows why they use that kind of typeface....

The answer:

> they [typefaces / spiderman, x-men, daredevil, fantastic four...] have same characters, such as bold, silver, futurictic, strong….

timd

…and all have a three-dimensional effect, more depth than the films:)

Tim

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