In 1980, Victor Caruso re-drew the original Franklin Gothic. I was in need of the ITC font myself this morning as I'm doing subtitles for my other project. With dozens of weights and styles, this perennial favorite is ready for duty in any situation from tight corners on printed documents to powerhouse arenas on websites. In 1980, Victor Caruso re-drew the original Franklin Gothic and designed several more weights, and in 1991, David Berlow added several condensed and compressed weights. ITC Franklin Gothic® is a large set of fonts based on Benton's work, with two skilled artisans behind the revival and expansion. Franklin Gothic is still one of the most widely used sans serifs it's a suitable choice for newspapers, advertising and posters. The type appears dark and monotone overall, giving it a robustly modern look. Recognizable aspects of Franklin Gothic include the two-story a and g, subtle stroke contrast, and the thinning of round strokes as they merge into stems. Benton was a prolific designer, and he designed several other sans serif fonts, including Alternate Gothic, Lightline Gothic and News Gothic. Franklin Gothic may have been named for Benjamin Franklin, though the design has no historical relationship to that famous early American printer and statesman. Early types without serifs were known by the misnomer "gothic" in America ("grotesque" in Britain and "grotesk" in Germany). There were already many gothics in America in the early 1900s, but Benton was probably influenced by the popular German grotesks: Basic Commercial and Reform from D. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition Author Zion Time 4:03 PM Post link I couldn't find a side-by-side comparrisson in my brief search, but I did find this:įranklin Gothic was designed by Morris Fuller Benton for the American Type Founders Company in 1903-1912. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. “Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Does anyone know how that is different from ITC Franklin Gothic Demi Bold? Author Trooperman Time 2:07 PM Post link Sounds good-thanks! By the way, I have Franklin Gothic Demi Bold. Greedo shoots first? Not in my DVD player. I'll try to help with the other questions later. Although Trade Gothic may be a possibility as well. The general consensus we came too in this thread is New Gothic Medium. What font was used for the original version of "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" (not prequels, because it was done incorrectly) It could be FGDB, it could be News Gothic Bold too.
I checked my very grainy theatrical Star Wars bootleg and it's difficult to make out the font.
It's supposedly a "match" to the subs in the original trilogy, but there's no real way to confirm that without some kind of reference. I would assume that Episodes II and III did also. Well, we know with absolute certainty that the theatrical Episode I used that font. So all of the theatrical versions of all films in the saga sported subtitles in ITC Franklin Gothic Demi Bold.