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2001's zero gravity toilet sign; more accurate typography!
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<blockquote data-quote="Dondragmer" data-source="post: 5166975" data-attributes="member: 16522"><p>I wish I'd seen this thread sooner, since I tackled this very same project a few years back:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/2001-a-space-odyssey-zero-gravity-toilet-instructions.241549/" target="_blank">2001: A Space Odyssey - Zero Gravity Toilet Instructions</a></p><p></p><p>I'm afraid Monotype Grotesque Display Bold Condensed isn't quite right. Many of the letterforms don't quite match, especially the lower case "y". I really think you had it right the first time with Monotype Headline Bold. I found that typeface was a near-perfect match to the body text in the Agel image, without any issues matching the weight. The other typefaces I used were Adobe's Eurostile LT Bold (probably a mislabeling of Eurostile Black) and DTC's Eurostile Extended Black, both of which also fit nearly perfectly. </p><p></p><p>I think the problem might stem from the scan of Jerome Agel's book that you're using as a template. It looks like yours might be a low-resolution copy a few generations removed from the original, while I was able to use a high-resolution image scanned directly from Agel's book.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, another excellent reference is Piers Bizony's <em>The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey</em> from Taschen Press, which features a great close-up of the final prop on set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dondragmer, post: 5166975, member: 16522"] I wish I'd seen this thread sooner, since I tackled this very same project a few years back: [URL="https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/2001-a-space-odyssey-zero-gravity-toilet-instructions.241549/"]2001: A Space Odyssey - Zero Gravity Toilet Instructions[/URL] I'm afraid Monotype Grotesque Display Bold Condensed isn't quite right. Many of the letterforms don't quite match, especially the lower case "y". I really think you had it right the first time with Monotype Headline Bold. I found that typeface was a near-perfect match to the body text in the Agel image, without any issues matching the weight. The other typefaces I used were Adobe's Eurostile LT Bold (probably a mislabeling of Eurostile Black) and DTC's Eurostile Extended Black, both of which also fit nearly perfectly. I think the problem might stem from the scan of Jerome Agel's book that you're using as a template. It looks like yours might be a low-resolution copy a few generations removed from the original, while I was able to use a high-resolution image scanned directly from Agel's book. Incidentally, another excellent reference is Piers Bizony's [I]The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey[/I] from Taschen Press, which features a great close-up of the final prop on set. [/QUOTE]
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