# Help!  Do you recognize this retro font?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276 "2006-07-20T02:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276/1 "2006-07-20T02:59:37Z")

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My client has given me only web-sized bitmap source materials to work with and I have to do up some logos at a resolution that will look decent on a movie screen.

I’ve redrawn most of the graphics, but I’m hoping to avoid the tedious task of reproducing a bunch of text with Photoshop’s pen tool. If I had the font, I’d be good to go.

[Do you recognize it?](http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4056/rockettravelfontcs2.gif) Know where I can find it?

I would be very grateful.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276/2 "2006-07-20T03:02:03Z")

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[identifont](http://www.identifont.com/) may be of help …

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**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276/3 "2006-07-20T03:09:57Z")

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I loaded your bits [here](http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/), and the utility suggested:

Baveuse  
Stratum 1 Black  
Unit-Ultra Alternate  
Tricon Extra Bold  
Berlinsans-Demi

Baveuse seems close.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276/4 "2006-07-20T03:12:16Z")

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It’s called “Baveuse.” You can get it [here](http://www.fontfinder.ws/6859/Baveuse.html).  
I knew I had that one.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-do-you-recognize-this-retro-font/365276/5 "2006-07-20T04:07:35Z")

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Thank you so much!

That shaves three hours of work off, easy.