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Title: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multigame
Post by: quarterback on November 23, 2006, 01:29:30 am

Wondering if there is an official Williams cursive font like this.  If not, any suggestions for one that's really close?

Thanks

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multigame
Post by: Mamed for life on November 23, 2006, 07:50:50 am

Hi,

I made this up using Palace MT font.

I had to change to outlines and tweak it a bit to make it up, though. The capitals are way off (maybe made up specifically for the logo?), but the body text looks fairly close, I think.

Hope this helps

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: quarterback on November 25, 2006, 05:46:49 pm

Sweet.  Thanks!
qb

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: quarterback on November 26, 2006, 01:47:57 pm

nm, see post below, I think I found the font

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: quarterback on November 26, 2006, 02:13:59 pm

I think that "Commercial Script" might actually be the one.  Take a look at this:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=60419.0;attach=61901;image)
vs the one I got from the Multigame CP
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=60419.0;attach=61800;image)

It looks really really really close. 



Here are other fonts that look similar:

Commercial Script T
Commercial Script SH-Reg
Commercial Script SB-Reg
Cafe Aroma
Copperplate Script
Hogarth Script EF Regular
Hogarth Script
Bickham Script Semibold
Bickham Script Bold
Berthold Englische Schreibschrift BQ

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: quarterback on November 26, 2006, 02:39:00 pm

I fount a free version of Commercial Script.  It's not perfect.  It seems a little jaggedy and doesn't seem to line up exactly from letter to letter, particularly when it's bold. But if you do bold it, it's really close to the Williams font.

http://www.grsites.com/fonts/c016.shtml
Scroll down to "CommercialScript3"

Here's a sample

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=60419.0;attach=61903;image)

Again, compared to what I got from the Multigame CP
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=60419.0;attach=61800;image)

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multigame
Post by: Mamed for life on November 27, 2006, 03:19:45 am

Hi QB

Looks very close: had a scout around and I have a version of it. Your jagged edges look as if you only have a screen font: attached below is a jpeg of what I used: smooth!

Its still not quite right, but I think it would certainly do the job.



If you need some text typed and vectorised, just post it and I'll get to it later for you.

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: Mr. Greenjeans on November 28, 2006, 03:35:09 pm

Try using two fonts: keep the Commercial Script 3 for the williams part and try Elegance for Multigame, its alot closer

Title: Re: Is there a font that matches the cursive "Williams" used on Defender & Multi
Post by: quarterback on November 29, 2006, 01:13:02 pm

Quote from: Mr. Greenjeans on November 28, 2006, 03:35:09 pm

Try using two fonts: keep the Commercial Script 3 for the williams part and try Elegance for Multigame, its alot closer

Verrrry interesting.   Is there a free "elegance" font?  I just did a quick search but didn't come up with one.

Thanks Mr. Greenjeans (ha!  It's just fun to say that)