I didn't see a specific thread for this in search, though I imagine there probably has to have been one. I found assorted sporadic references regarding specific objects here and there, but that's it.
As a side quest to my overall control panel kick, I've been on a typeface kick. I've always had an interest and an unreasonably large font collection, including Trek fonts, but recently we were having the discussion regarding the Starbase 11 wall chart insofar as fonts with certain hard to distinguish characters.
2. I've enjoyed the fonts and tweets from US Graphics Company (who harps on 1), and I went to the trouble to build my own customized Iosevka for monospace work.
3. I've noticed Futura in some inappropriate places on the Roddenberry.x.io TOS bridges and its correct presence on the NX Class, so I wanted to dive into TOS fonts further.
4. I've read the amazing article "The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan", thereby rediscovering the font of my childhood, commonly known as Gorton, customizing a wonderful modern replica version for my own use.
So, here we are.
I am no expert on Trek fonts or typefaces in general, though I have read (and promptly forgotten) more than most. Joe Ralat and I on Twitter/X have been checking out some different bits.
Here are a few examples:
Phenolic signage in TOS used Gorton . . . also (not pictured) the Phaser Two control knob on the back.
The chronometer from "The Naked Time" used Gorton labels and Futura / Century Gothic digits (though the prop as auctioned appeared to have Futura / Century Gothic labeling)
Gorton and Franklin Gothic ExtraCondensed show up on the bridge . . . another font appears for the self-destruct sequence from "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
Here's Gorton on the Ares IV as seen in Voyager:
TMP-era stuff, starting with oddballs like the Star Trek II appearance of a GE-635 mainframe sporting Trade Gothic Extended:
The Regula One funky transporter console apparently with Helvetica:
https://x.com/STvSW/status/1949652766143524919
Before I start posting more reconstruction efforts, however, I wanted to inquire whether there was already a single resource for such things. It seems to me there is not, based on my googling.
As a side quest to my overall control panel kick, I've been on a typeface kick. I've always had an interest and an unreasonably large font collection, including Trek fonts, but recently we were having the discussion regarding the Starbase 11 wall chart insofar as fonts with certain hard to distinguish characters.
2. I've enjoyed the fonts and tweets from US Graphics Company (who harps on 1), and I went to the trouble to build my own customized Iosevka for monospace work.
3. I've noticed Futura in some inappropriate places on the Roddenberry.x.io TOS bridges and its correct presence on the NX Class, so I wanted to dive into TOS fonts further.
4. I've read the amazing article "The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan", thereby rediscovering the font of my childhood, commonly known as Gorton, customizing a wonderful modern replica version for my own use.
So, here we are.
I am no expert on Trek fonts or typefaces in general, though I have read (and promptly forgotten) more than most. Joe Ralat and I on Twitter/X have been checking out some different bits.
Here are a few examples:
Phenolic signage in TOS used Gorton . . . also (not pictured) the Phaser Two control knob on the back.
The chronometer from "The Naked Time" used Gorton labels and Futura / Century Gothic digits (though the prop as auctioned appeared to have Futura / Century Gothic labeling)
Gorton and Franklin Gothic ExtraCondensed show up on the bridge . . . another font appears for the self-destruct sequence from "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
Here's Gorton on the Ares IV as seen in Voyager:
TMP-era stuff, starting with oddballs like the Star Trek II appearance of a GE-635 mainframe sporting Trade Gothic Extended:
The Regula One funky transporter console apparently with Helvetica:
https://x.com/STvSW/status/1949652766143524919
Before I start posting more reconstruction efforts, however, I wanted to inquire whether there was already a single resource for such things. It seems to me there is not, based on my googling.
