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Why do movies use Futura as their title font?

In: Film & TV| Graphic Design| Typography

29 Nov 2009

In the second half of this decade, I’ve noticed something. Quite a few light hearted comedies use this. It’s called Futura. Well, the Futura font family. I’ve collected a bunch of movie posters online that portray this idea:

The Hot Chick (2004)

50 First Dates (2004) – although the ‘50′ looks like a Helvetica Neue Wide variant

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Summer Project 2008/09: Kallaroo Alphabet

In: Graphic Design| Typography

22 Oct 2008

In my last few posts I keep referring to summer. Summer is my active season. I especially look forward to that 2 week break from work that we have to have.
Throughout December and January, I will be working on a summer project. For 08-09, I continue my zest for typography, and I will be hunting [...]

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Reflections of Singapore: Typography 2

In: Travel| Typography

7 Oct 2008

Here is the 2nd of my typography posts. Enjoy.

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Tags: citylink mall, clarke quay, Singapore, Travel, Typography

Reflections of Singapore: Typography 1

In: Travel| Typography

6 Oct 2008

Singapore had so many amazing experiences – from $6 haircuts (which took 1.5 hours) to million dollar views (on top of Swissotel), the whole experience was incredible.
Along with other South East Asian countries, Singapore had a sometimes hilarious mix of east meeting west – but I must say, Singapore is the most ’savvy’ country out [...]