24994J 5676 Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 I've wondered this since the graphics were introduced and I've searched other sites and threads...what font does WLS use for it's L3's and such?
Jess 1115 Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 It's a silly name to match the silly title of this thread, but the WLS font is TheSans: http://www.lucasfonts.com/fonts/thesans/
C Block 1574 Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 It's a silly name to match the silly title of this thread, but the WLS font is TheSans: http://www.lucasfont.../fonts/thesans/ That looks like it's just a modified version of Whitney.
Guest Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 That it may be, the the font WLS uses is in fact TheSans.
Jess 1115 Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 That looks like it's just a modified version of Whitney. Actually I think Whitney looks closer to whatever font they use for WNBC. TheSans is more of a riff on Meta, I've always thought. But all three look like easily discernible, distinct fonts to me. That said, I work with typography regularly enough to tell those types of fonts apart, whereas most regular people mistake Arial for Helvetica. There's a great article that sums up the history of subway signage and the frequently muddled font history. Now if you want extremely similar fonts, try comparing Myriad to Frutiger. Or Helvetica to Swiss. Or Futura and Twentieth Century Gothic. Lord, I can go on...
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