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@PropertyOfALady , you can add Futura Black for NTTD to that list now.
Or to this one
@Murdoc It looks to be Stainless Extended. More here.
I get you, I am not sure about the release date font
No problem! Fonts in Use is a great resource btw; I often use it myself.
The Stainless font family is quite expensive by the looks of it. I think all fonts from Font Bureau are.
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And for future reference for anyone who needs it; the release date font (April 2020), is Futura. More here.
Ended up using Brands of the World, but the logos you could download from there were far from perfect, unfortunately.
https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/145410/united-artists-an-mgm-company
https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/267463/mgm-studios
https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/145576/universal
And I actually made the No Time to Die logo.
Oh, I'm long since finished with what I was working on, so it doesn't matter now anyway – but thanks for the help! Some of the logos on those sites were a bit wonky, so you had to adjust a few lines here and there. Not a big deal really.
You work at Empire Design, @PropertyOfALady?
For finding vector logos it's an old trick you probably know, but I usually find that you can get lucky if you search the net for pdfs made by the company you're after and with any luck they've made the pdf featuring a vector logo you can lift out. With movie company logos that may be harder though.
Sorry for the confusion, I just meant I put No Time to Die in vector. No I don't work there. I wish I did. :D
Google searches for PDF's is definitely an option! :-) I've had no luck with movie company logos, but it's not like it's something I search for.
I see! I think many of us wish we worked at Empire Design, haha! :D
I don't know if I downloaded the logo file you made, @PropertyOfALady. The one I downloaded was alright, but it had a few uneven lines here and there. In the end I actually purchased the font used for the NTTD logo, and made the necessary adjustments from there. The original font is quite nice, so I hope I get the chance to use it again.
But yes you're right: the logo isn't the same as the font, adjustments do have to be made.
I've…ahem…done that a few times too…
Fonts In Use is a great resource for fonts used in various media (and how they've been altered too). There are own entries for the Bond films: GE, TND, TWINE, SP and NTTD. A search for "James Bond" will give you information about a few book covers as well!
I try to use vector as much as possible (it's an occupational thing), even when it's just for fun. But when in need, PS is also an option. How do you get around not using vector, @QBranch?
Great, thank you!
Have you seen that photoshop actually has a font identifier built into it now? I haven’t tried it much yet though.
Hope I'm not misunderstanding something here. You're using vector logos because they have no background attached, is that correct?
No, that's new to me, I'll have to check that out! Thanks for letting me know :-)
@QBranch So if needed, you vectorise logos in Photoshop?
I always use vector logos, not only because they have no background attached, but because the fact that they contain points, curves and lines as opposed to raster graphics that's pixels based. That means I can scale the logo up or down as much as you want without losing quality. It's also easily editable (I use Illustrator for almost everything vector based), and the file sizes are small.
The only vectorising option I can think of in Photoshop, is this one. I thought this was what you were referring to, sorry!
I use vector logos even for hobby projects; often I make the artwork larger than I need it to be, in case I want to use it for something else than what I originally intended. I usually adjust the size of the artwork and other elements many times by the time I'm finished, so having easily editable objects like vector logos is key.