Foo - what font do they use when making numbers for races???

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Ted Danson
07-11-07, 12:13 PM
they come on a piece of paper or plastic usually 3 digets. anyone know what font it is?
seen here
http://www.wecyclect.org/misc/charlie_b_pic.jpg

Taerom
07-11-07, 12:57 PM
No idea...are you trying to get into a race without registering or something? *raises eyebrow*
markhr
07-11-07, 01:09 PM
he's going to try and sneak into the local couriers alleycat and hopes that no-one will notice :D

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200607/r95498_288375.jpg

CdCf
07-11-07, 01:17 PM
Or it could be that (s)he happens to like the font and wants to know which it is. I have to say that I really like the look of it myself, so if anyone knows, please tell us.
Moochers_Dad
07-11-07, 01:19 PM
It's Helvetica Neue Bold.
CdCf
07-11-07, 01:25 PM
It's Helvetica Neue Bold.

So it is! Cool! :)
Moochers_Dad
07-11-07, 02:03 PM
I'd like to amend my answer. It looks more like it might be Helvetica Neue Black and not Bold. Keep in mind that whomever made the number plate could have been a sign company with a similar version of the font that isn't truly Helvetica Neue. Or they could be using stick on numbers made from that specific type or an unlicensed version that will be similar.

Here's a sample of Black and Bold, each increased about 110% taller to match the photo.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3494/neuerz7.jpg
http://www.wecyclect.org/misc/charlie_b_pic.jpg
Ted Danson
07-11-07, 02:18 PM
actually i have my second day of soccer tryouts for a new team and supposivly we were supposed to keep the numbers they gave us the first day... which i no longer have :p so im making a new one to wear today. thanks guys, moochers your awesome
Jerseysbest
07-11-07, 03:09 PM
Whether it be Arial or Helvetica Neue, most people can't tell the difference.
Moochers_Dad
07-11-07, 03:41 PM
Whether it be Arial or Helvetica Neue, most people can't tell the difference.

Blasphemy!

Oh wait... "most people." You're right.
Shadiyah
07-11-07, 03:46 PM
Blasphemy!

Oh wait... "most people." You're right.


Hehe...actually the act of calling a typeface a "font" is considered blasphemy. ;)
Taerom
07-11-07, 03:48 PM
Did somebody say something about the Fonz?

http://public.gettysburg.edu/~nixogw01/CS103/Images/fonz.jpeg

oh, font, nevermind...
x136
07-11-07, 03:48 PM
Oh no! Typography geeks! RUN!
Shadiyah
07-11-07, 03:48 PM
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey! :p

I never did see what anyone saw in that guy...
Shadiyah
07-11-07, 03:54 PM
Oh no! Typography geeks! RUN!

Don't make me whack you with my t square! ;)
x136
07-11-07, 03:55 PM
I have twinges of it myself, sometimes. I'll recognize fonts in advertisements and the like. :rolleyes:

(By the way, neither Neue Black or Bold are exactly the font, but I think it'll do.)
zonatandem
07-11-07, 03:58 PM
So is the *size* of these numbers/typeface measured in picas, points, cm or inches?
x136
07-11-07, 04:05 PM
Light years. Very small values. Probably something like 1.2x10^(-17) light years or so.
USAZorro
07-11-07, 04:15 PM
Try using Algerian - just for giggles.
Ted Danson
07-11-07, 07:24 PM
ahahahaha ok thanks guys, good news. no one suspected a thing about it, and i made the A team. high five!
Tappets
07-11-07, 09:16 PM
Oh no! Typography geeks! RUN!


i've been in the illustration/graphic design/print industry for some time and i still have to file through about 2,000 examples before i can figure out which font it is... or isn't.

my GF gets upset when i mix up print terminology something fierce. now i screw up terms just to fire her up. LOL!

knowing serif or sans narrows it down though. that alone took me a year to remember. musta been all that beer i drank from aluminum cans.

stupid cans... :eek: