Anonymous user
Century Gothic: Difference between revisions
Updated info on Century Gothic vs. Original wordmark font
mNo edit summary |
(Updated info on Century Gothic vs. Original wordmark font) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Century Gothic''' is a type font, and is widely accepted as the semi-official font used to create [[Weezer]]'s | '''Century Gothic''' is a type font, and is widely accepted as the semi-official font used to create [[Weezer]]'s wordmark [[Weezer logo|logo]]. It is a fairly common font, and usually comes standard with most operating systems and word processing programs. It can also be found for free download all over the net. | ||
The Weezer wordmark font is not ''exactly'' Century Gothic, but rather a slight variation of it. The original logo font appears on the cover art for ''The Blue Album'', ''Pinkerton'', ''Maladroit'', ''The Lion and the Witch'', ''Make Believe'', and ''The Red Album''. ''The Green Album'' is the only Weezer LP to use Century Gothic on the cover art, something [[Karl Koch]] has described as a mistake on Geffen's part. Century Gothic has appeared, possibly as a mistake, on various pieces of merchandise and most recently on the first release of the digital album art for the "Pork and Beans" single. | |||
One enterprising fan went so far as to create a more accurate font, dubbed "Weerez.ttf". 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? | 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? | ||