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It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream.{{cn|date=February 2019}} |
It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream.{{cn|date=February 2019}} |
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==Notable Uses== |
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==Use in popular culture== |
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The font is used on the cover of the original 1980s editions of [[Stephen King]]'s novels, which inspired the logo for the show ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foutch |first1=Haleigh |title=Stranger Things' Font Has a Long, Proud History |url=https://collider.com/stranger-things-font-itc-benguiat/ |website=Collider |language=en |date=14 August 2016}}</ref> |
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In the 1980s, it was the house font for album cover text at [[RCA Records]].{{cn|date=May 2023}} |
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The font used by the rock band [[Greta Van Fleet]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ro |first1=Crystal |title=18 Facts About Greta Van Fleet, AKA The Band That's Going To "Save Rock 'N' Roll" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/greta-van-fleet-facts |website=BuzzFeed |language=en |date=11 June 2018}}</ref>, for [[The Smiths]]' album ''[[Strangeways, Here We Come]]'', and for [[Logic]]'s album ''[[Supermarket]]''. |
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The font is used on the cover of [[Stephen King|1980s Stephen King]] novels, [[The Smiths]] album ''[[Strangeways, Here We Come (album)|Strangeways, Here We Come]]'', for the book covers of the ''[[Choose Your Own Adventure]]'' series, [[The Bitmap Brothers]] game ''[[The Chaos Engine]]'', as well as in the logos of both the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] and the [[Melbourne Knights]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fontsinuse.com/uses/14045/choose-your-own-adventure-book-series |title=Choose Your Own Adventure book series |date=27 July 2016 |access-date=29 July 2016 }}</ref> The typeface is featured in the main titles of the ''Star Trek'' films, ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', as well as video game ''[[Nier: Automata]].'' Paramount's FBI warning, from 1995–present, also uses ITC Benguiat.<ref>{{cite web |title=A History of ''Star Trek'' Movie Titles |url=http://trekmovie.com/2009/03/15/a-history-of-star-trek-movie-titles/ |work=TrekMovie.com |publisher= |date=15 March 2009 |accessdate=16 February 2014 }}</ref> The font is also used in the logo of the American rock band [[Greta Van Fleet]], in the logo for [[Netflix]] show ''[[Stranger Things]]'', and in the album art for rapper [[Logic (rapper) | Logic]]'s album ''[[Supermarket (Logic album) | Supermarket]]''. |
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The font is used for the logo ''written and directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]]'' in the beginning of his films.{{cn|date=May 2023}} |
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The font is used for many of filmmaker [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s title sequences, such as in the actors' names in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blystone |first1=Mike |title=Pulp Fiction (1994) titles |url=https://fontsinuse.com/uses/25604/pulp-fiction-1994-titles |website=Fonts in Use |language=en |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> |
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ITC Benguiat Gothic is featured as the [[user interface]] font in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' [[Personal computer|PC]] [[video game]].{{cn|date=May 2023}} |
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Benguiat is used in the main titles of ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''. It is also used in the video games ''[[The Chaos Engine]]'' and ''[[Nier: Automata]]''. Benguiat Gothic is used in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and ''[[Boom Blox Bash Party]]''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Korinna]], a similarly styled typeface by [[Berthold Type Foundry|Berthold]] |
* [[Korinna]], a similarly styled typeface by [[Berthold Type Foundry|Berthold]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 4 December 2024
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| Category | Serif |
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| Classification | Display |
| Designer(s) | Ed Benguiat |
| Foundry | International Typeface Corporation |
| Date created | 1977[1][2] |
ITC Benguiat is a decorative serif typeface designed by Ed Benguiat and released by the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in 1977. The face is loosely based upon typefaces of the Art Nouveau period but is not considered an academic revival. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.
The original version of 1977 contained numerous nonstandard ligatures (such as AB, AE, AH, AK, AR, LA, SS, TT) and alternate shapes for some letters which were not carried into the digital version.[3]
The font family consists of 3 weights at 2 widths each, with complementary italic.
It is also sold as 'Formal 832' by Bitstream.
ITC Benguiat Pro
[edit]It is a version released in September 2008. It includes support for Central European and many Eastern European characters.
ITC Benguiat Gothic
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| Category | Sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Humanist |
| Designer(s) | Ed Benguiat |
| Foundry | International Typeface Corporation (ITC) |
| Date created | 1979[4] |
ITC Benguiat Gothic is a sans-serif variant for the original serif font family. Both faces are loosely based upon typefaces of the Art Nouveau period but are not considered academic revivals. The face follows ITC's design formulary of an extremely high x-height, combined with multiple widths and weights.
The font family consists of 4 weights at 1 width each, with complementary italic.
It is also sold as 'Informal 851' by Bitstream.[citation needed]
Notable Uses
[edit]The font is used on the cover of the original 1980s editions of Stephen King's novels, which inspired the logo for the show Stranger Things.[5]
The font used by the rock band Greta Van Fleet[6], for The Smiths' album Strangeways, Here We Come, and for Logic's album Supermarket.
The font is used for many of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's title sequences, such as in the actors' names in Pulp Fiction.[7]
Benguiat is used in the main titles of Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. It is also used in the video games The Chaos Engine and Nier: Automata. Benguiat Gothic is used in The Sims 2 and Boom Blox Bash Party.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ITC Benguiat Gothic Medium". Identifont. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ "ITC Benguiat". MyFonts. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ Coles, Stephen (27 July 2016). "Photo-Lettering ITC Benguiat ad". Fonts in use. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "ITC Benguiat Gothic". MyFonts. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
Following up on his earlier serif design, Ed Benguiat created ITC Benguiat Gothic in 1979.
- ^ Foutch, Haleigh (14 August 2016). "Stranger Things' Font Has a Long, Proud History". Collider.
- ^ Ro, Crystal (11 June 2018). "18 Facts About Greta Van Fleet, AKA The Band That's Going To "Save Rock 'N' Roll"". BuzzFeed.
- ^ Blystone, Mike (19 March 2019). "Pulp Fiction (1994) titles". Fonts in Use.
- Lawrence W Wallis. Modern Encyclopedia of Typefaces 1960–90. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd: 2000. ISBN 0-85331-567-1.
- Friedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
- Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
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