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The Director's Chair => Stanley Kubrick => Topic started by: Mel on February 11, 2014, 03:05:39 PM
Dissection of typefaces (fonts) used in "2001: A Space Odyssey":
http://typesetinthefuture.com/2001-a-space-odyssey/
I couldn't find a more fitting topic for this, so I created new one. Maybe this will interest some, maybe not.
I for one found it interesting, but my zest for wonky typography analysis is probably higher than average.
A couple takeaways:
It's a testament to how thoroughly and overwhelmingly Wes Anderson has co-opted the Futura font that I see this shot
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd179%2Fpolkablues%2F2001_explosive_bolts_zps820b4922.jpg&hash=c3b84ca8e7198eb30d259f52c1fb4bc185c64239)
and all I can think of is The Royal Tenenbaums.
Also:
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd179%2Fpolkablues%2F2001_computer_malfunction_zps647cbab1.jpg&hash=9cafabac8c50aa90995b2ebffcb9761f492e6892)(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd179%2Fpolkablues%2F2001_life_functions_critical_zps1175c431.jpg&hash=4112a86d7f1047cc7461e47d9cd53adde9239848)(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd179%2Fpolkablues%2F2001_life_functions_terminated_zpse373b475.jpg&hash=3eb4baad4bfc34128d55b0da017cb9c8c4b325d4)
Scariest round of Jeopardy ever.