MN - What font is it ? In celebration of Helvetica at 50

[InspectorWotz]

on bbc last night

mumsnet logo : So...

its not
Helvetica
Univers
Geneva
Myraid
Gill Sans
Verdana
Trebuchet

100per cent not Futura
Don't even mention Arial

Take a look at the turned cut on the bottom of the U and tops of m and n. What font is it, its annoying me now!

It was a great programme FWIW.

gah ! would re mind me too much of typography classes at art school ( our secretary there was related to a Swedish typeface designer - can't remember which though)

Tech ?
Anyone?

where's TnOgu when you need a good chat?

I'm ashamed to say I don't know - as I love fonts and work with them often. In fact DP ad I bonded over a love of fonts when we met!

Umm... it reminds me of the New Scientist title font

Wotz - this has flummoxed me for a while.

Hi there Mary
I was thinking about getting in touch (illus work) glad you are here.

In fact have just checked a new scientist and it's almost identical.

Because it's a logo it was probably created especially.
I've made a couple of fonts with Fontcreator and it's good fun. It's nice to make a font out of your own handwriting.

are you in UK snowy?
I am not familiar with that one, example please?

I am fairly sure I have seen it before, just cant remember. I don't think its made up.

that sounds intruiging inspector ! hello quickdraw !

Yes new Scientist is a weekly UK mag - had a design revamp a few years ago.

cover

It's not exactly the same but perhaps same family.

Also reminiscent of Guardian's new fonts egyptian and agate.

Mary please email me at
onlywotzname at yahoo dot co dot uk

Franklin Gothic Medium

[preen]

I just checked through a load on dafont but it's not there either

Franklin Gothic if you are a 15 year old school boy maybe?

I have just sent an email MAS. thanks.

I know the answer, I know the answer...

Do you want to know?

you are such a norty tease...

Meta

You wouldn't believe the number of fonts and sites I had to wade through to find it. I didn't just email Justine and ask, oh nonononono....

lol and thank you

Its is so nice, I have turned into a font nurd!

wotzthatfont - I feel a name change coming

Yes is Meta book roman and the old bits that have the small caps are meta book caps.

I love fonts. I think if I stripped 75% of mine off my PC I wouldn't need a new one with a bigger hard drive...

Thank you Soup and Tech

I need to use the 'g' and I don't like it much!
Don't like the big dots on the l/c i and j either.

ummm, I'll have to drink some more coffee and have a think about fonts. ummmmm.