Sheridan wrote:
Cary L. Brown wrote:
Actually, what we know is that they used the font used in the Franz Joseph stuff on the hull.
Which MIGHT have been done for a reason... other than "we want to make random changes."
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Is that the same font they used in the movies? It looks different compared to what I remember. Reminds me of Helvetica |
Actually, FJ used "Microgramma," "Microgramma Extended" and "Microgramma Bold Extended" for virtually everything in his TM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgramma
When TMP came along, they came up with a modified version of Microgramma Bold Extended (which is informally called "Starfleet Bold Extended." They used Microgramma quite a bit as well, but the hull markings were modified versions of Microgramma Bold Extended with a red outline.
You may very well have the Microgramma fonts on your computer today. If not, they're easy to find.
"Starfleet Bold Extended" exists in a series of fonts you can find online... most of which are simply modifications of the Microgramma Bold Extended font (as you'd expect).
The original series markings were a machine block font which was used on virtually all Air Force and NASA vessels at the time. It's a little harder to find that font (I ended up buying a version of it... first and only time I'll ever pay for a font, too... but I wanted the EXACT font, not just something "close enough.")
I like the original markings... they're easier to read from a distance than the later font was. Which, you'd think, would be the MAIN CONCERN with hull markings, wouldn't you?