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==Overview== | |||
'''Century Gothic''' is a type font, and is the official font used to create [[Weezer]]'s classic logo. It is a fairly common font, and usually comes standard with most operating systems and word processing programs. | '''Century Gothic''' is a type font, and is the official font used to create [[Weezer]]'s classic logo. It is a fairly common font, and usually comes standard with most operating systems and word processing programs. | ||
Some in the Weezer fan community argue that the Weezer font is not ''exactly'' Century Gothic, but rather a slight variation of it. In fact, one enterprising fan went so far as to create a more accurate font, dubbed Weerez. This font also contains a key command that creates the [[Flying =W=]] symbol. | Some in the Weezer fan community argue that the Weezer font is not ''exactly'' Century Gothic, but rather a slight variation of it. In fact, one enterprising fan went so far as to create a more accurate font, dubbed Weerez. This font also contains a key command that creates the [[Flying =W=]] symbol. | ||
It is also worth noting that a font very close in appearance to Century Gothic is Avant Garde - the name of [[Rivers Cuomo]'s first professional band. Coincidence? | |||
==Font origin and family== | |||
Century Gothic's origin is Monotype's 20th Century, and was a very close clone of Futura. In reproportioning 20th Century to become Century Gothic, the result was a face that is neither Avante Garde, 20th Century or Futura but is something new, surprisingly enough. Of the whole set, this is perhaps the most interesting face for that reason. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||