Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:31:04 -0500
Reply-To: Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From: Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: Westfalia font
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Hi Jim,
Continuum bold is good enough for most people, and IMHO it's as close
as you'll ever get. The oblique W and A are known as "Swash Caps", and
were typically sold as supplement to the original used only for
titling. Unfortunately, the swash caps haven't been digitized yet.
In the 1970's Graphic Artists relied on hand lettering using
technologies and typefaces that did not survive the transition to
desktop publishing. Especially in the case of a logo design. One-off
designs were the rule, rather than the exception. Desktop publishing
may be quicker and cheaper, but it has also robbed us of many skilled
artisans who used to make a good living at custom logo design.
When I did the WESTFAKIA logo I traced an original WESTFALIA logo and
created my own K. This is how a 1970's artist would have done it, if
they hadn't access to a full typeface or if they didn't like the
original K. I did it again for the WESTRAILER Logo, creating my own R.
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/WESTFAKIA.PDF
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/Westrailer/
The%20Westrailer%20Page_files/WESTRAILER.jpg
If you're a capable graphic artist, you can do the same. But if you
plan to sit and wait until a perfect version of the font comes along
you had better be prepared to do a lot of sitting. Or download my PDF
and work from that. I promise not to sue if it's used for
non-commercial purposes. If you do plan on using it for commercial
purposes, drop me a line and we can talk.
Happy trails,
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
On 22-Mar-04, at 7:56 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> Naah, it's close but no match. Continuum is a good bit wider, no
> "partially oblique" W and A (at least in the set I saw) and the S is
> hardly even close.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mar 22, 2004, at 6:06 PM, Greg Potts wrote:
>
>> Hi Roger,
>>
>> The font is called Continuum Bold.
>>
>> I discovered this fact in 2001, just a week after I digitized and
>> retraced the WESTFAKIA logo for the back of my camper using Adobe
>> Illustrator.
>>
>> Happy trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>>
>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H
>> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
>> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
>> http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn
>>
>>
>> On 22-Mar-04, at 5:42 PM, Roger Van Till wrote:
>>
>>> Would anyone out there have the font used on the Westfalia stickers,
>>> or
>>> know what it's called?
>>> No, I'm not making stickers. I have another little project/product
>>> for
>>> our beloved campers.
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>> Roger Van Till
>>> '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
>>>
>>>
>>
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