http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article36037.ece

I'm pretty sure it was custom, but I could be wrong, (see above).

Nick Cooke

There was an article about this font in Grafik Magazine in 2006 or early 2007 I think.

I seem to remember that Typophiler Miles Newlyn had something to do with this, but his site seems to require a password at the moment(?), so I can't check.

Or did he do something superficially similar (duo/mono-line) that was actually nothing like this, for somebody else?

There was an article about this font in Grafik Magazine in 2006 or early 2007 I think.

Good spot Nick

Wow, that link said the release by Grafik Magazine was in November 2005. I cannot believe how time flies. I've gotta get some fonts finished before it's too late.

A similar vibe is dubbeldik. It's lowercase only.

Thanks guys. I dug out that issue of Grafik but it didn't seem to be in there. Not sure if I'm missing a page or what but I couldn't find it.

D.

It may not be that Grafik but it's certainly in a Grafik because I remember reading it with my own eyes. Unfortunately I don't have the Grafik in question either. Someone out there must subscribe to Grafik and be able to lay their paws on it. It was towards the end of the magazine - the nice bit where they look at a font classic.

I'm not sure what aspects of this you're interested in David, but if it's as much about the brand overall as much as the font, I've got some material that may interest you.

There's also this in the public domain.

That's out of date Richard.

ITC Garamond? (I think, from what I remember) is no longer the corporate family for the Royal Mail, it is now Chevin.

Nick Cooke

Good memory Nick, it was Stempel Garamond actually :)

Those leaflets are from the rebranding period. The one in front is dated September 1990.

The company I work for has been making reflective badges for the uniforms since before I started here, and this is all that's left in the artwork file.

(Apart from a set of original colour transparencies for the St Edward and King James crowns… )