What is this font? I see it everywhere.

[5-0]

I've been wondering what this font is that I've seen in tons of sci-fi games. It's in Deus Ex (1 and 2), Star Wars Republic Commando, Mass Effect, and I'm sure plenty more I can't remember.

Here it is in Republic Commando http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/6000/ss_156f654b032f81ca8d6a2903b3b19b1cc1872c97.1920x1080.jpg?t=1311808868 (Well I think that's the font anyway- haven't played it myself)

And in Deus Ex 2

http://images.wikia.com/deusex/en/images/4/49/Deus-ex-invisible-war-8.jpg

I can't find the image in for Deus Ex, but for anyone who's played it, it's the font which "loading" is written in when the game erm, loads.

Mass Effect

http://www.homemademech.com/Uploads/Greview/32721248650808.jpg

Anyone know what this font is?

EDIT: Ooh, Halo as well! http://real-manuals.com/cover-manual/GAMES%20PC/HALO%20-%20COMBAT%20EVOLVED_E.jpg

 

[Hero in a half shell]

I may be mistaken, but I think those are actually all different fonts, look at the capital Es, they all seem to have slight differences, although I would need a larger text size to make sure, and recent games have gotten this nasty habit of using [small]tiny font[/small] that you can't read.

At least it's not comic sans.

 

[The .50 Caliber Cow]

At least it's not comic sans.

DEATH TO COMIC SANS!

Also your username is the only reason I opened this thread...

Spoiler: OT:

 

[PimpHandofGod]

I've seen it in Metroid Prime as well

 

[isometry]

Might be a "Gothic" font like these:

Spoiler: Bank Gothic

Spoiler: Handel Gothic

edit: Hmm, just do a google image search if the pictures have trouble loading.

 

[jelock]

Looks like this one called Slider

http://www.fonts101.com/fonts/view/Uncategorized/28299/Slider.aspx

 

[BehattedWanderer]

No idea, looks to be one of the Gothic scripts, but then, I'm just a casual typist, and not a font designer. Seeing how it's used, maybe we can find one and nickname it the "SciFi GUI Font", and save ourselves lots of trouble.

At least it's not comic sans.

Really, what is so bad about comic sans? It doesn't match the tone of the piece? Ooooh, mister high and mighty over here, having to take his point so seriously he has to come up with a typeface that also implies seriousness?

Talk about making a big deal out of nothing.

 

[MysticToast]

No idea, looks to be one of the Gothic scripts, but then, I'm just a casual typist, and not a font designer. Seeing how it's used, maybe we can find one and nickname it the "SciFi GUI Font", and save ourselves lots of trouble.

At least it's not comic sans.

Really, what is so bad about comic sans? It doesn't match the tone of the piece? Ooooh, mister high and mighty over here, having to take his point so seriously he has to come up with a typeface that also implies seriousness?

Talk about making a big deal out of nothing.

Thank you, I was wondering when this would come up.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

At least it's not comic sans.

Really, what is so bad about comic sans? It doesn't match the tone of the piece? Ooooh, mister high and mighty over here, having to take his point so seriously he has to come up with a typeface that also implies seriousness?

Talk about making a big deal out of nothing.

Trust me, if you went to my Uni Halls of residence you would hate Comic Sans as well. Every single typed piece of text was done in Comic Sans: Every. Single. One. At first I didn't care about it either, but 3 years of that crap would turn anyone against it. I should have taken a picture of our Flat notice boards plastered with about 2 dozen pages of Halls information and safety notices. it was like the Elderich Abomination of typeface: Stare too long and your eyes would melt.

The problem is that there is very little continuity in the design of the individual letters, making reading large sections of text quite jarring:

Yeah, it's a pet peeve, and it doesn't really matter, but every gentleman must have an unjustified hatred of something, and disliking font is less destructive than hating immigrants. Bloody Wingdings, coming over here, talking gobbledegook and stealing our women.

 

[DoPo]

At least it's not comic sans.

Really, what is so bad about comic sans?

Well, come back here when you lose a case in court because you used the font.

It has happened - a guy claiming he was good with web design used ComicSans on all of his documents. I would like to say he was laughed out of court but it would be quite an overstatement. Still, it was the prime evidence the guy was full of bullshit.

 

[DoPo]

*brilliant explanation*

That was really good. Would you mind, if I steal that quote to give to other people?

 

[iLazy]

Both Deus Ex and Mass Effect look like a Neo Sans font, maybe a variation of it.

Republic looks more like a Goth font. Probably a bold Bank Gothic.

Halo looks like a Jocelyn Bold.

What? My Graphic Arts teacher was very picky about fonts sometimes.

 

[Xanadu84]

Its comic sans. To be cool, you can now use comic sans in all your writting and you too can be as cool as Shepard.

Its not trolling when its obvious.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Trust me, if you went to my Uni Halls of residence you would hate Comic Sans as well. Every single typed piece of text was done in Comic Sans: Every. Single. One. At first I didn't care about it either, but 3 years of that crap would turn anyone against it. I should have taken a picture of our Flat notice boards plastered with about 2 dozen pages of Halls information and safety notices. it was like the Elderich Abomination of typeface: Stare too long and your eyes would melt.

The problem is that there is very little continuity in the design of the individual letters, making reading large sections of text quite jarring:

Yeah, it's a pet peeve, and it doesn't really matter, but every gentleman must have an unjustified hatred of something, and disliking font is less destructive than hating immigrants. Bloody Wingdings, coming over here, talking gobbledegook and stealing our women.

You have an excellent troll of a staff member, then. Also, every time I experience it, it's consistent within itself, and thus remains easy to read.

There are far superior typefaces that suggest playfulness, ones which aren't horribly inconsistent.

[...] Comic Sans was designed in 1994 by Vincent Connare, in an attempt to design a typeface for speech bubbles and dialogue boxes that looked better than Times New Roman, which being a serif typeface more useful for letters and newspapers than interface details. To do this, Connare took inspiration from the lettering of such comic books as Watchmen, being an open aficionado of the works.

For the purposes that it was intended for, Comic Sans is reasonably successful. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, for reasons I'll explain in a while, but it's better than Times New Roman. The problem arises when it's taken out of those purposeful fields. Comic Sans has many issues which keep it from being a good typeface. First of all, it's childish to the point of ridicule. Secondly, there are notable inconsistencies between various letters, which makes the whole thing look incongruous and tacky. Thirdly, people use it in very inappropriate contexts, ranging from corporate e-mails (which should be done in a serious typeface, along the lines of Avenir or Adobe Garamond or something) to shop signs (even if the "friendly" perspective is desired, there are better sans-serif, rounded typefaces than Comic Sans, such as variants of Helvetica - yes, I know the hipster complaints well enough not to use the typeface myself, but it's an option) and sometimes places where seriousness is absolutely required (curricula vitae should be filled out in a typeface such as Adobe Garamond if in hard copy, or perhaps Georgia if on the screen).

Comic Sans has an appropriate place. Most of the places it is used are not appropriate. In this perspective, it's better than Papyrus, which should simply never be used anywhere, but not much better.

You've convinced me; if I go the burial option for death, I'll have to write my will in Comic Sans, with a specific mention to my epitaph to be written in Papyrus--which, incidentally, actually looks kind of cool. Not "I'm typing a quick memo to my boss about the pretend reason I'm going to miss the meeting" material, sure, but why such things need to have an official font is beyond me. I return to "making a bigger deal about things than necessary".

Well, come back here when you lose a case in court because you used the font.

It has happened - a guy claiming he was good with web design used ComicSans on all of his documents. I would like to say he was laughed out of court but it would be quite an overstatement. Still, it was the prime evidence the guy was full of bullshit.

Are you kidding me? You realize that sits as the single biggest support for my case that to take a font seriously is ludicrous, right? What, does binding legal contract become negated if a specific typesetting isn't used? Taking something this banal and holding it as some sort of sacrament that must be adhered to beyond all doubt strikes only of meticulous pettiness. That his personal choice in font was prime evidence seems like singling someone out because they picked vanilla bean ice cream over coffee as an act that would merit legal recourse. I stand by my stance--the concept is ridiculous.

 

[Blunderboy]

Yeah, it's a pet peeve, and it doesn't really matter, but every gentleman must have an unjustified hatred of something, and disliking font is less destructive than hating immigrants. Bloody Wingdings, coming over here, talking gobbledegook and stealing our women.

At least it's not Papyrus.

*runs off screaming*

 

[artanis_neravar]

At least it's not comic sans.

Really, what is so bad about comic sans?

Well, come back here when you lose a case in court because you used the font.

It has happened - a guy claiming he was good with web design used ComicSans on all of his documents. I would like to say he was laughed out of court but it would be quite an overstatement. Still, it was the prime evidence the guy was full of bullshit.

If you use Comic Sans in a court case, you deserve to lose, just like if you use it on your Resume you deserve to be unemployed. There is a time and place for everything, and mixing them up can have dire consequences...DIRE CONSEQUENCES!

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I was going to post a "Comic Sans: U Mad, Bro?" image (in Comic Sans) to the people with an irrational hatred of comic sans. However... I couldn't find such an image. I considered making one, but I don't care enough to put the effort in to it.

Yes, it is often used inappropriately, but like any tool, that is the fault of the user, not of the tool. When used in the proper context (adding text to a comic or other casual documents) it can be a perfectly acceptable (if not particularly attractive) choice.

 

[5-0]

Wow, I thought this topic was dead. All of a sudden it's blown up with Comic Sans related humour, haha. I'm pretty sure it's Handel Gothic, so thanks whoever posted that.