Blippo is one of my favorite fonts. It used to be all over everything. It was on toys, advertising signs, TV shows, you name it! Now you almost never see it.
Another font I like is Peignot. But we never see it anymore either. Why?
At least we still see Century Gothic sometimes, as it seemed to have a bit of a revival in the last decade. This font is simpler but elegant.
Let's see examples. Show us the baby.
This is Blippo...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5sYAAOSwrx5UWtqU/s-l500.jpg)
Quote from: bandit957 on December 20, 2022, 06:29:13 PM
This is Blippo...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5sYAAOSwrx5UWtqU/s-l500.jpg)
Maybe trademark infringement on Slinky is a good reason why. Just asking a question.
Fonts that get heavily used during a certain time period tend to get associated with that time period. Because Blippo (and the other Bauhaus fonts in the same family) was so heavily used in the 1970s, it has a 1970s "feel" to it, so people generally will shy away from it unless they want to evoke the 1970s.
Other fonts that have had this happen to them are Hobo (1970s), Optima (1980s), and Gotham (2010s). Arguably Futura went through this in the 1950s, but it's such a good general-purpose font that it still pops up fairly regularly, though not to the extent it did in the 50s.
When I'm in a really modern mood, Kabel Black is a font I like.
And then there's the Old English font which has been around for centuries and sees extensive use in newspaper titles, like the Chicago Tribune. It's rarely used in product advertising, but it's still there.
Quote from: bandit957 on December 20, 2022, 08:20:25 PM
When I'm in a really modern mood, Kabel Black is a font I like.
That's kind of funny, considering Kabel came out in 1927.
Quote from: bandit957 on December 20, 2022, 06:29:13 PM
This is Blippo...
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/5sYAAOSwrx5UWtqU/s-l500.jpg)
That reminds me of the Kentucky Colonels uniform and logo font in the old ABA. https://mearsonlineauctions.com/ItemImages/000061/61221a_lg.jpeg
Not an exact match, but close.
Optima font reminds me of the McCain/Palin signs from 2008.
Quote from: bandit957 on December 20, 2022, 11:40:48 PM
Optima font reminds me of the McCain/Palin signs from 2008.
Obama's signs from the same campaign were pretty much single-handedly responsible for absolutely everything being set in Gotham from 2008 to about 2015 or so.
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 21, 2022, 12:04:09 AM
Quote from: bandit957 on December 20, 2022, 11:40:48 PM
Optima font reminds me of the McCain/Palin signs from 2008.
Obama's signs from the same campaign were pretty much single-handedly responsible for absolutely everything being set in Gotham from 2008 to about 2015 or so.
The 2010s were also a great time for Century Gothic (Futura) and some of the Lucida fonts.
I'd say Century Gothic is probably closer to Avant Garde than Futura. Actually, it's like Avant Garde and Futura had a baby.
Futura headings and Elektra body text is like peanut butter and jelly. It's a very 1950s font combination but boy do those two pair well together.