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Hello.

I have a typeface on my system that is called Enschede. I need to direct a client to where they can buy it, but I am starting to think that the font in question maybe named wrong as I cannot seem to find it anywhere.

Any help?

Thanksenschede.jpg

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If the font is on your system then you may have some luck examining it yourself.

If you are on a Windows PC, find the font in the fonts folder (in Control Panels) and double click on it. A window will appear that gives information on the font, and, if the font is well made, you will probably find where its from there.

See below for an example. I have highlighted in orange the appropriate place to look.

rebuchet type info

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Under MacOS X 10.2, select the font file and press Apple and I keys together to get the following information panel. Again, the Copyright notice can remind you of the foundry / source.

You can do this in FontBook under XX 10.3. However, since I inadvertently snapped the screen off my g4 powerbook, I can't show you that one.

mac os

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It's a font released by B&P Graphics. A 7-variaties-family...

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I'm not finding any links for "B&P Graphics". Is this an active company? And is it one that developed original fonts, or is this font likely to have another name (an original, or real name, in other words)?

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You'll find Enschede here under E.

Quick Brown Fox is apparently the current name of B&P Graphics. This topic came up before on Typophile here.

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Incidentally, I'm almost positive this is based on an older film font (possibly from the seventies or eighties), but I can't place it.

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Mark it makes me wish I had an old Letraset book because it looks like one of theirs

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Lots of knockoffs... they do have several weights of Trooper Roman under the name "Toledo" though. I've never seen that in digital format before.

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Metadox: Paratype offers the Roman of Trooper as Troover and Jason Castle's version corresponds to Trooper Roman Bold Extended, if I'm not mistaken. For some reason, this font doesn't show up anywhere else on the CastleType website. I e-mailed Mr. Castle about this once a few months ago, but never received a reply.

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Mike -- yep, but the Quick Brown Fox seems to have a few lighter weights that I haven't seen before (regular, demibold, and light).

Also on that page they have Tabasco -- is that digitized anywhere else?

And, under their "Designer Collection"... is that the lost lighter weight of Blippo, masquerading as "Graphics"?

Still waiting for someone to digitize Yagi Double with all the alternates... =)

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I'll do that Stephen.

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