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Post by jonsea31 on Sept 14, 2011 17:03:18 GMT -5
I found a font that is very close to authentic to that of the one used on the modern puzzleboard. It is called Neue Helvetica 87 Heavy Condensed: www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?productid=45546According to this link, it costs $29.00 USD. Is there anywhere I can pick up this font for free? And now that this mystery may be solved, the countdown is on till we find out what font was used on the classic puzzle board. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 17:20:21 GMT -5
For the modern puzzleboard, try Helvetica Condensed Black SE. As for the classic puzzle board (assuming you are talking about the trilon board) the font appears to be Chesterfield.
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 14, 2011 17:35:34 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 17:53:42 GMT -5
Interesting. The again, why would the show use 2 sets of fonts?
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 14, 2011 18:10:10 GMT -5
They most likely didn't, but since nobody can find one font that's close to all the letters in the show's font, this is the best we can do for now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 18:14:00 GMT -5
Chesterfield isn't close, is it?
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 14, 2011 18:24:54 GMT -5
Not really.
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Post by jonsea31 on Sept 14, 2011 18:44:04 GMT -5
If memory serves me correctly, I think I may have seen the classic letter font on something else not Wheel of Fortune-related.
I remember way back in the late 1980s, my mother had a container of Crosby's Molasses stored in the pantry, and on top of the container, showed the words "GOLD STAR BRAND" and its French translation on the other side ("MARQUE GOLD STAR", I think?). The "S" looked similar, as did the "R" and the "T". When I checked the French translation, the "Q" was the big giveaway, and I safely declared it to be a Wheel of Fortune-style font.
If I can contact the Crosby's Molasses Company (a Canadian company) by email, maybe I can find out what font exactly was used in the "GOLD STAR BRAND" phrase back in around 1987 or so, and if I get a reply back, I will post back to this thread or create a different thread.
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 14, 2011 19:04:33 GMT -5
I really don't think they would know that kind of information, especially if it was only relevant about 25 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 19:16:41 GMT -5
I found this. Maybe it will help:  |
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 14, 2011 20:18:13 GMT -5
Oh, I know what all the letters look like. Thanks anyway, though.
The font is also used on the play money in the 1975 Milton Bradley board game, on the bottom of each bill where it says "FIFTY DOLLARS," etc.
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Post by jonsea31 on Sept 15, 2011 6:10:30 GMT -5
I think sometime in the very near future, I am going to take a stab at trying to create the font for the classic puzzleboard, seeing I don't know the official font name, therefore being so hard to find anywhere on the Internet.
BTW, are there any free programs out there on the Internet where I could create fonts?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2011 12:25:52 GMT -5
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Post by jonsea31 on Sept 15, 2011 12:37:35 GMT -5
^ Maybe you could find out from some staff person or whoever created such signs at your school what font they used for that sign. That would be a step in the right direction for sure!
And why is the image you posted gone?
BTW, I downloaded a free version of the current puzzleboard font, and created new character tiles for the updated puzzle board that I plan to include in my WOF game that I am creating.
Which gives me a great idea... I may even start a WOF Host Your Own game in the foreseeable future! But that may not happen until after my PC game is completed.
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 15, 2011 12:59:08 GMT -5
BTW, I saw the font on the wall of my school today. Mind taking a quick picture of it?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2011 13:19:53 GMT -5
And why is the image you posted gone? Fixed. Mind taking a quick picture of it? I'll see if I can get one tomorrow. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2011 11:42:00 GMT -5
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Post by jonsea31 on Sept 16, 2011 11:53:00 GMT -5
^ Nothing in comparison to the classic letter font.  However, I am working on creating classic letters using screenshots of letters from whatever exists on YouTube, plus PowerPoint, MS Paint, and Photoshop. I will start work on them over the weekend, but right now I have to batten down the hatches, as there is a Hurricane headed for Newfoundland soon (Maria, that is, though not as bad as Igor). |
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 16, 2011 11:53:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures. I know that font. It's called "Rockwell (Bold)." A derivative of it called "Rockwell Condensed (Bold)" is what I used for some of the letters in my classic tiles.
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Post by StrangerCoug on Sept 16, 2011 20:44:44 GMT -5
The font is also used on the play money in the 1975 Milton Bradley board game, on the bottom of each bill where it says "FIFTY DOLLARS," etc. I just checked, and the bills use the 1981-1997 N instead of the N used on the board at the time, but it IS an interesting catch. |
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