Title: NeXT display fonts
Post by: berengar on October 29, 2009, 05:04:16 AM
Post by: berengar on October 29, 2009, 05:04:16 AM
Hi,
I am working on a project about the history of graphical user interfaces. So I collect everything I can find. One aspect is also the typography of guis and I wonder what kind of display fonts NeXT has used e.g. for menus, window labels and icon descriptions.
I could already build that font myself but then I still wouldn't know the name of it. Besides if there is already this font available as TrueType or something else one could use on a "modern" pc like my mac :) I would appreciate it very much if someone could give me a link.
I am looking forward to a reply.
Cheers, berengar
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I am working on a project about the history of graphical user interfaces. So I collect everything I can find. One aspect is also the typography of guis and I wonder what kind of display fonts NeXT has used e.g. for menus, window labels and icon descriptions.
I could already build that font myself but then I still wouldn't know the name of it. Besides if there is already this font available as TrueType or something else one could use on a "modern" pc like my mac :) I would appreciate it very much if someone could give me a link.
I am looking forward to a reply.
Cheers, berengar
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Title: NeXT display fonts
Post by: pergamon on October 29, 2009, 04:35:12 PM
Post by: pergamon on October 29, 2009, 04:35:12 PM
What The Font came up with a few possibilities, but this was the most likely:
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/testpilot/datdata/regular/
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/testpilot/datdata/regular/
Title: NeXT display fonts
Post by: berengar on October 29, 2009, 04:48:54 PM
Post by: berengar on October 29, 2009, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: "pergamon"What The Font came up with a few possibilities, but this was the most likely:
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/testpilot/datdata/regular/
Thank you for the reply pergamon. It looks quite similar but unfortunately it's not what I am looking for. I mean it is not the exact font (though the big "A" is quite the same but then when I look at the small "a", hmmm....)
There must be an exact information / description about this font somewhere, someone must have designed it :)
Cheers, berengar