I think it has been squashed as well. Looks very familiar.

I have just finished hunting through the book ’Dutch Type’ and a weird theory is forming in my mind. This looks like a slightly backslanted, and widened/flattened modification that started with Fedra Serif A Italic.

Let me explain my reasons, even though this will seem really funny if someone finds the font. Fedra has very distinctive foot serifs on its italic face, and they match this sample. It looks like the same serifs have been copied and pasted on the top of stems, like the p and m. A base serif was also added to the p. The triangular serifs on the ascenders might also be add-ons. Notice also that the ’s’ and ’c’, as well as a number of other letters, are very much like Fedra Serif Italic letters. The biggest mismatches in this theory seem to be the ’f’, ’g’ and ’y’, but I can see using the tail of the true ’g’ to make the ends of the ’f’ and the new ’y’ (made with a ’u’). The only re-drawn feature might be the tail on the new ’g’.

If I had the font I could try this, but does anyone think this seems plausible? Or am I just seeing things, after looking at too many type samples?

- Mike Yanega

Isn’t that Quadraat Bold Italic?

I also thought it’s FF Quadraat.
However the sample is heavier then Bold Italic.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-quadraat/bold-italic/

Ex is right. This is without a doubt a mod of FF Quadraat Bold Italic, right down to the way the ligatureless ’f’ hits the ’i’.

Well, so it is! See? I had a feeling I would feel stupid about my ’theory’. I looked through all the FontBook, but obviously I missed this one several times.

Thanks for the help, as always.

- Mike Yanega

The ’g’ gave it away.

After this experience I bet I don’t miss it the next time :)

- Mike Yanega