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kymac
May 22, 2009, 05:16 AM
Hey guys, I'm looking for a list of some of the famous uses of the Baskerville typeface.. does anyone know where I could find some? does anyone know of any common ones off the top of their head?


Jaffa Cake
May 22, 2009, 05:59 AM
Just off the top of my head, it's the corporate typeface of British newsagent and stationery chain WH Smith. (http://www.whsmith.co.uk/)
jsyingling
May 22, 2009, 06:32 PM
It's also used for the Canadian government wordmark, I believe. Certainly looks like it. http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/wordmark_red2.jpg
Jaffa Cake
May 22, 2009, 06:39 PM
It looks very similar but it seems to have been modified a bit.

As an aside, Baskerville's lower case 'g' is one of my favourite letterforms going. Beautiful stuff.
kymac
May 23, 2009, 02:02 AM
It looks very similar but it seems to have been modified a bit.

As an aside, Baskerville's lower case 'g' is one of my favourite letterforms going. Beautiful stuff.

agreed.. that hanging tail and that ear.. so perfect