Monday, February 25, 2013

Chickenfoot Logo Typeface Search

In my other class, Graphic Design III, we're creating a "Gig Poster". I chose to use Chickenfoot as the band represented in my poster. I thought it would be very simple to find the text used in their logo because it is sans serif and pretty square looking. Well here goes.



The first stop was with What the Font. It said that the closest match was called Bank Gothic Medium.  I think it's pretty dang close. The "C" is obviously not correct, but the designer could have cut off the ends of the "C" in outlines. I managed to find a free download of the font, installed it for comparison and here it is.


Not a bad match.  The top text is the original logo type. The middle is the Bank Gothic Medium as typed. I then created outlines and decided that the "O" would make a better candidate for the "C" than the "C" itself. It appears that it is wider than the typeface really is. I cut the right side off of an "O" and voila. Reversing the "K" to finish it up and I think I've nailed it for the most part. Just a little grung-ing and we're rockin'. 

By the way, if you are an 80's hairband rocker, give Chickenfoot a listen. It is a Super-Group organized by The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar. Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, and Michael Anthony join to create one of the greatest sounds that rock has heard in quite a long time. 

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