Vessel

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by aphoria

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A pixelized imitation of a widely used font.
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Created on 6th January 2009. Last edited on 1st July 2009.
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Creative Commons
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- Sans(1474)
- Pixel(9223)

12 Comments

Any guesses what font this is based on? It's widely used, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Comment by aphoria 23rd january 2009

I'm stumped! I wanted to say Gill Sans or Optima, but it's neither. Anyway, I love the sample. It really shows the delicacy of the letterforms. Excellent work, aphoria.

Comment by SquarePeg 23rd january 2009

Here's a hint: Windows Vista.

@SquarePeg

Thanks for the compliment!

Comment by aphoria 23rd january 2009

Looks like Frutiger, probably condensed.

The only diference I find is in the bottom of the N.º "1", if it's Frutiger then it should't have a horizontal base.

Comment by jmarquez 23rd january 2009

Ach! Of course... Frutiger. Good call, jmarquez.

Comment by SquarePeg 23rd january 2009

Nope, not Frutiger, although it is very similar.

Comment by aphoria 23rd january 2009

Okay... I think I get your hints now...

Segoe UI?

Comment by SquarePeg 23rd january 2009

ding ding ding ding ding...

We have a winner! :)

Comment by aphoria 23rd january 2009

[ Well I must say this Segoe UI looks to be another Frutiger rip-off like Vera sans and so on.]

It's a nice pixel version of it but the Uppercase "Q"'s bottom leg is curved in the original.

Comment by jmarquez 23rd january 2009

read the Controversies part:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segoe_UI#Segoe_UI

LOL

Comment by jmarquez 23rd january 2009

Hmmm, you're right about the Q. I'll fix that tomorrow.

Your link is too funny. I just read that a couple days ago when I was searching for some info about the name Segoe UI.

Comment by aphoria 23rd january 2009

I've corrected the Q and the sample.

Comment by aphoria 24th january 2009