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font suggestion for old building please

Posted by Derek Heron on 13 October 2011 at 08:33

hi all been asked to produce sign for this old building
to go in an arc across the top under the light .not a problem to make but stumped on a
decent font to use any suggestions please

derek

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Jill Marie Welsh replied 14 years, 2 months ago 9 Members · 18 Replies
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Peter Dee

Member
13 October 2011 at 10:55

Possibly an old serif font like Goudy Oldstyle – not quite as harsh & common as Times for instance.
I think an arced sign will compete and look awkward against the doorway arch. Difficult without knowing what the sign will comprise of but black flat cut s/o letters might look smart, plus there will be no panel shape which is going to add yet another geometric set against the door arch and the roof pitch.
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
13 October 2011 at 11:34

It’s not really correct for the time period but this might look cool:
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/ne … lassic.php

And this one is probably historically appropriate:
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/hindlewood.php
Just not in all-caps of course.
😀

I would also avoid arching it as I think it would be overkill.
Love….Jill
Derek Heron

Member
13 October 2011 at 11:39

hi peter thanks for the suggestions
here’s the name on
in both straight and arch
customer wants it in gold but i think it will be lost due to the colour of the brickwork
any crits pleas i am lost on this one 😕

derek

hi jill just missed your post
what a great font site more food for thought

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NeilRoss

Member
13 October 2011 at 12:24

Difficult – I think the arch and the strict apex features will conflict with any horizontal linear device. I’d be tempted to try the cut-out letters (in black) on two lines – fairly large.

Or perhaps play with a panel – square XxY – not rectangular.

Move the light up into the apex. Locate the panel centrally – background same as doors or slightly darker. Gold margin line – offset well inside panel edge. Small accents inside corners? All detail in gold.

– just thinking out loud 🙂
John Harding

Member
13 October 2011 at 12:32

Bottom right of the four for me Derek

John 😀
Tim Painter

Member
13 October 2011 at 12:44

Arched version for me.

What about bronze or copper composite as apposed to gold.
Peter Dee

Member
13 October 2011 at 13:02

Bottom left. Plain, neat & simple.
Lorraine Clinch

Member
13 October 2011 at 13:08

quote Peter Dee:

Bottom left. Plain, neat & simple.

I agree, but how about the black text with a broad gold border, or the reverse, black border with gold inside?
Gwaredd Steele

Member
13 October 2011 at 13:09

How about gold moulded letters with a black acrylic flatcut outline? Accent do them nice & cheap.

Not a fan of Goudy in an arc. Maybe Aldine 401?
Lorraine Clinch

Member
13 October 2011 at 13:15

Not the same font, but similar to this?

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Gwaredd Steele

Member
13 October 2011 at 13:19

That’s them, although I prefer the mirror finish bevelled ones with the outline, but I don’t think Friz Quadrata would be appropriate on that building :lol1:
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
13 October 2011 at 14:33

Something like this maybe?
I don’t like the gold at all.
I think black wrought iron looking /flat black might look really cool.

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Lorraine Clinch

Member
13 October 2011 at 14:54

Hi Jill, that Stratford font looks wicked!
Martin Pearson

Member
13 October 2011 at 23:49

quote Gwaredd Steele:

That’s them, although I prefer the mirror finish bevelled ones with the outline, but I don’t think Friz Quadrata would be appropriate on that building :lol1:

Gwaredd, I haven’t seen the style of lettering you have mentioned so may be wrong but from your description the first thing I thought was it sounded pretty modern and not appropriate on that building :lol1: :lol1:

Derek, talk the customer out of gold letters unless you have something behind them, have seem a few jobs where gold letters have been used on that colour building and they are almost completely lost, far worse than in the visual you have done I would say.
Gwaredd Steele

Member
14 October 2011 at 08:49

quote Martin:

quote Gwaredd Steele:

That’s them, although I prefer the mirror finish bevelled ones with the outline, but I don’t think Friz Quadrata would be appropriate on that building :lol1:

Gwaredd, I haven’t seen the style of lettering you have mentioned so may be wrong but from your description the first thing I thought was it sounded pretty modern and not appropriate on that building :lol1: :lol1:

I know, hence me saying it wouldn’t be appropriate on that particular building in my quote above your post, but thanks for clarifying 😉 :lol1:
Martin Pearson

Member
14 October 2011 at 14:14

It’s my age Gwaredd I get confused very easily :lol1: I did read your post but I thought it was just the font which you thought wouldn’t be suitable.
Derek Heron

Member
17 October 2011 at 13:38

Hi All

thanks for all the input busy waiting on the customers decision

personally i was hoping they would go for the curved black text bottom right

and then jill threw the curved ball into play love the stratford one
so hope they go for that by the way what a font site that is jill

will keep you all updated on the decision
thanks for all the input
Derek
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
18 October 2011 at 22:34

😀