Font help please

[Jim C]

I thought this was on in the futura family but they don't match.
Any help is mucho appreciated.

 

[oldgoatroper]

Myriad Pro Black that has been squished. It is not Myriad Pro Black Condensed.

 

[Jim C]

Hmmm are you saying it is then saying it isn't
I tried and it sure does seem to be so close it isn't funny.
You might be right.

 

[oldgoatroper]

I said what I said....

It is NOT the Condensed version of Myriad Black (Myriad Black Condensed), but rather it is the "non-condensed" version of Myriad Black that has subsequently been squished.

 

[Jim C]

OH OK! I didn't use the condensed. I used just black and squished it myself.
That's why it fit so well. Thanks.

 

[ionsigns]

Yeah that's the B TCH about condensed. Typographers do not JUST reduce the character width. They change the whole stroke / width thing. And when computer operators who are not designers SQUISH them - reduce the width against the height...well that is just crap.

There was a dude on this board from SD years ago who cautioned about distorting type. Ever since then I have made a cautious effort to not effect the type outside the original proportions.

I am sure it does not matter - except to purists who have studied typography.

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"Did ya buy a machine and then learn design - [or not]?"

or

"Did ya learn design and buy a machine to enhance your craft?"

 

[oldgoatroper]

ionsigns: I agree....