22 Fonts from 22 Movies. by Alexandre Soares

22 FONTS FROM 22 MOVIES Alexandre Soares D E S I G N E R (s)

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TIPOGR AFIA III ESAD.CR ESCOL A SUPERIOR DE ARTES E DESIGN A U G U S T 2 0 11

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR Movie posters has been a long time passion of mine. I remember asking my local video-club owner for all the old movie posters that no longer adorned the walls of the shop, and to put mine favorites up in the walls of my room, much to the dismay of my mom. But was only in recent years that I’ve started truly appreciating the craft that is marring fonts with image and storytelling. And how a font can be so emerged in the imaginary of a movie that you no longer can see it playing another part that of the protagonist of the film poster. That’s why I’ve decided to make this inventory of fonts used in movie posters. And give the spotlight to the actress, rather than the character they represent for the main public. Some are more versatile than others, but that’s the beauty of the fonts, and who know? Maybe they are just waiting for their Oscar winning role?

THE CA ST

In order of appearance THE MOVIES

196 3 P S YC HO 19 76 ROC K Y 19 91 THE SILE NC E OF THE L A MB S 2 0 01 OC E A N ’S E LE V E N 2 0 01 D ONNIE DA R KO 2 0 0 2 H A BLE C ON E LL A 2 0 0 3 K ILL BILL 2 0 0 3 LO S T IN TR A N SL ATION 2 0 0 4 THE S TE PFOR D W I V E S 2 0 0 6 SU PE R M A N R E T U R N S 2 0 0 7 C A R A ME L 2 0 0 8 H U R T LOC K E R 2 0 0 8 IRON M A N 2 0 0 9 ING LO U R IO US BA S TE R D S 2 0 0 9 M OON 2 0 0 9 M OTHE R 2 010 INC E P TION 2 010 M AC HE TE 2 010 LOV E R A NC H 2 010 THE FIGHTE R 2 010 THE K ING ’S SPE EC H 2 010 THE SOC I A L NE T WOR K

09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51

THE FONTS

C OMPAC TA 196 3 FR A NK LIN G OTHIC 19 0 4 INDUS TR I A 19 8 9 HE LV E TIC A 19 57 TR A JA N 19 8 9 C L A R E ND ON 18 4 5 IMPAC T 196 5 K A BE L 19 2 7 E DWA R DI A N 19 94 V E R DA N A 19 96 SAVOY E 19 9 2 U NI V E R S 19 57-19 9 7 A R M A DA 19 8 7-19 94 EGY T TIE NNE 19 5 6 EU RO S TILE 19 5 6 TR I X IE 19 91 G OTH A M 2 0 0 0 A AC HE N B T 1969-19 7 7 RO SE WOOD 19 94 AV E NIR 19 8 8 G ILL SA N S 19 2 8 FU T U R A 19 2 7

Compacta 1963

Fred Lambert D E S I G N E R (s)

Letraset FOUNDRY

Lineal FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 119

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ ROMAN 20 POINTS

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ I TA L I C 2 0 P O I N T S

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

Editorial Advertising USED ALSO

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ BOLD 20 POINTS

Roman Italic Bold W E I G H T (s)

SCRIPT

HUMANIST

LINEAL

FONT: COMPACTA DATE: 1963 FILM: PSYCHO

! D O O L B BLOOD! ! D O O L B BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD!

MECHANICAL

Mother! Oh God, Mother!

Franklin Gothic 1904 Morris Fuller Benton D E S I G N E R (s)

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ

B O O K E X T R A C O M P R E S S E D 13 P O I N T S

ATF

FOUNDRY

Lineal FORM

D E M I E X T R A C O M P R E S S E D 13 P O I N T S

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 399

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

B O O K C O M P R E S S E D 13 P O I N T S

Editorial Identity Advertising Signage Packaging

B O O K C O M P R E S S E D I TA L I C 13 P O I N T S

USED ALSO

D E M I C O M P R E S S E D 13 P O I N T S

Book Extra Compressed Demi Extra Compressed Book Compressed Book Compressed Italic Demi Compressed Demi Compressed Italic Book Condensed Book Condensed Italic Medium Condensed Medium Condensed Italic Demi Condensed Demi Condensed Italic Book Book Italic Medium Medium Italic Demi Demi Italic Heavy Heavy Italic W E I G H T (s)

STD

M E D I U M I TA L I C 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ D E M I 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ D E M I I TA L I C 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ H E AV Y 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ H E AV Y I TA L I C 11 P O I N T S

D E M I C O M P R E S S E D I TA L I C 13 P O I N T S

B O O K C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S

B O O K C O N D E N S E D I TA L I C 13 P O I N T S

M E D I U M C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S

M E D I U M C O N D E N S E D I TA L I C 13 P O I N T S

D E M I C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ D E M I C O N D E N S E D I TA L I C 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ B O O K 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ B O O K I TA L I C 11 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ M E D I U M 11 P O I N T S

SCRIPT

’RE U YO EAT A IN ’ N N N GO IGHT L

HUMANIST

LINEAL

FONT: FRANKLIN GOTHIC DATE: 1904 FILM: ROCKY

E R ’ P U A O Y R C D ! A N A NN ER D O G UN H T MECHANICAL

Industria

1984

0123456789 abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvxy 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLM abcdefghijklm NOPQRSTUVZYZ nopqrstuvxy Inline ABCDEFGHIJKLM Solid NOPQRSTUVZYZ INLINE 46 POINTS

Neville Brody D E S I G N E R (s)

Adobe Type FOUNDRY

Lineal FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 55

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

Editorial Advertising USED ALSO

W E I G H T (s)

SOLID 46 POINTS

HUMANIST

M O R N I N G

SCRIPT

G O O D C L A R I C E . LINEAL

FONT: INDUSTRIA DATE: 1989 FILM: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

MECHANICAL

Helvetica

LT S T D

1957 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ

Max Miedinger D E S I G N E R (s)

Haas Foundry

E X T R A C O M P R E S S E D 15 P O I N T S

FOUNDRY

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ

Lineal FORM

U LT R A C O M P R E S S E D 15 P O I N T S

Sans Serif

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ

SERIF

$ 675 P R I C E AT L I N O T H Y P E

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ L I G H T 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ L I G H T O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ R O M A N 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ NOPQRSTUVZYZ C O M P R E S S E D 15 P O I N T S

Editorial Identity Advertising Signage Packaging USED ALSO

L I G H T C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S

O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ

L I G H T C O N D E N S E D O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S

Extra Compressed Ultra Compressed Compressed Light Condensed Light Condensed Oblique Condensed Condensed Oblique Bold Condensed Bold Condensed Oblique Black Condensed Black Condensed Oblique Light Light Oblique Roman Oblique Bold Bold Oblique Roman Oblique W E I G H T (s)

B O L D 13 P O I N T S 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy B O L D C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S ABCDEFGHIJKLM 0123456789 NOPQRSTUVZYZ B O L D O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ 0123456789 B O L D C O N D E N S E D O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S abcdefghijklmn 0123456789 opqrstuvxy abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ B L A C K C O N D E N S E D 13 P O I N T S NOPQRSTUVZYZ B L A C K O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S 0123456789 0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ abcdefghijklmn B L A C K C O N D E N S E D O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S opqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ B L A C K O B L I Q U E 13 P O I N T S

SCRIPT

HUMANIST

O11T? ARE YOU IN OR LINEAL

FONT: HELVETICA DATE: 1957 FILM: OCEAN’S ELEVEN

MECHANICAL

Tr ajan 1989 regular bold W E I G H T (s)

Carol Twombly D E S I G N E R (s)

Adobe Type FOUNDRY

Humanist FORM

Old Style SERIF

$ 65

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvxy REGULAR 30 POINTS

Editorial Advertising USED ALSO

0123456789 abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvxy BOLD 30 POINTS

SCRIPT

HUMANIST

FONT: TRAJAN DATE: 1989 FILM: DONNIE DARKO

LINEAL

MECHANICAL

Do you believe in time tr avel?

Claredon 1845 Light Regular Bold W E I G H T (s)

Hermann Eidenbez Edouard Hoffman D E S I G N E R (s)

Haas Foundry FOUNDRY

Mechanical FORM

Slab Serif SERIF

$ 79

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ LIGHT 24 POINTS

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

Headlines Dictionaries USED ALSO

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ ROMAN 24 POINTS

HUMANIST

LINEAL

como una canci贸n de Jobim va.

SCRIPT

El amor es la cosa m谩s triste cuando se va, MECHANICAL

FONT: CLARENDON DATE: 1845 FILM: HABLE CON ELLA

Impact 1965

Regular

W E I G H T (s)

Geoffrey Lee D E S I G N E R (s)

0123456789 abcdefghijklmn opqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ REGULAR 50 POINTS

Stephenson Blake FOUNDRY

Lineal FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 29

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

Editorial Advertising Packaging USED ALSO

SCRIPT

HUMANIST

LINEAL

FONT: IMPACT DATE: 1965 FILM: KILL BILL

WIGGLE YOUR BIG TOE. MECHANICAL

Kabel

LT S T D

1927

Rudolf Koch D E S I G N E R (s)

Klingspor Foundry FOUNDRY

Lineal

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ L I G H T 14 P O I N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVZYZ B O O K 14 P O I N T S

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ

Editorial Advertising

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ

FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 99

USED ALSO

H E AV Y 14 P O I N T S

B L A C K 14 P O I N T S

Light Book Heavy Black

W E I G H T (s)

volen

mindenki

le monde

tutti

vogliono

jeder

wants

almal

meg

tout

will

denon

quer

visi

ingin

tout semua toda a gente

mahu vle grib

akan essere ser var menjadi akarja ka veut ser aurki to be

didapati talรกlni found encontrada trovato

MECHANICAL FONT: KABEL DATE: 1927 FILM: LOST IN TRANSLATION

wil

werden 25

everybody

trobat

atrast ditemukan jwenn word

HUMANIST

semua orang

nahi

daitezke

gevind gefunden SCRIPT

tots

LINEAL

se trouve

SCR ITC

1994

Regular Alternate M edium Bold Bld Alternate

R E G U L A R A LT E R N AT E 18 P O I N T S

W E I G H T (s)

M E D I U M 18 P O I N T S

Edward Benguiat D E S I G N E R (s)

Linotype FOUNDRY

B O L D 18 P O I N T S

Script FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 120

P R I C E AT L I N O T Y P E B O L D A LT E R N AT E 18 P O I N T S

Editorial Advertising USED ALSO

SCRIPT

FONT: EDWARDIAN DATE: 1994 FILM: the stepford wives

HUMANIST

LINEAL

MECHANICAL

Verdana 1996

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ REGULAR 24 POINTS

Regular Italic Bold Bold Italic W E I G H T (s)

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ

I TA L I C 2 4 P O I N T S

Matthew Carter D E S I G N E R (s)

Ascender Corp. FOUNDRY

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ BOLD 20 POINTS

Lineal FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 110

P R I C E AT M Y F O N T S

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVZYZ B O L D I TA L I C 2 0 P O I N T S

Web Design USED ALSO

SCRIPT

HUMANIST

LINEAL

FONT: VERDANA DATE: 1996 FILM: SUPER MAN RETURNS

MECHANICAL

KRR RRY PTO NITE!

Savoye

STD

1992

Allan Meeks D E S I G N E R (s)

Letraset FOUNDRY

Script FORM

Sans Serif SERIF

$ 40

P R I C E AT L I N O T Y P E

Editorial Advertising

Regular

W E I G H T (s)

USED ALSO

0123456789 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxy A B C D E F G HIJKL M NOPQRSTUVZYZ REGULAR 36 POINTS

SCRIPT

FONT: SAVOYE DATE: 1992 FILM: CARAMEL

HUMANIST

LINEAL

MECHANICAL

r a k k u Sanat B

Univers

LT S T D

1957-1997

L I G H T O B L I Q U E 11 P O I N T S

Adrian Frutiger Alexei Chekulayev D E S I G N E R (s)