What font style is used for the “Jeep” logo on the front hood of my Jeep Liberty?
If it looks like this, then it’s Helvetica Heavy*. By the way, in my linked graphic, the “only in a” line is set in Franklin Gothic. Nice way to mix your styles there, guys.
- I may not have the weight exactly correct, but it is definitely in the Helvetica family, and “Neue” basically just means “new and improved.” Depending on the type vendor, you may also see a number attached to the font – e.g, Helvetica 85 – and all that is is a designator for its width and weight.
Hm. I thought this thread was going to be about the graphic they use on their commercials (the seven-slot grille and the headlights) and thought it would be a good excuse to promote my page.
But far be it from me to shamelessly promote The CJ2A Page. Even if it is about Jeeps with seven-slot grilles just like the logos on the commercials.
That looks like the font. I looked around though and it looks like that if I want to make my “Jeep” logo stencil I’ll have to pay for the Helvetica font. Does anyone know of a font that is similar but also cheep (free is better)? Thanks.
Oh, and Johnny, that was shameless, real shameless. But you have a nice web page there.
Arial is very similar to Helvetica, and it comes free with Windows. At one time, you were also able to download Arial Black (which would be similar in weight to the Jeep logo) free from Microsoft, but that’s no longer the case. You may still be able to find it floating around on the web, though.
As for their ad campaign, the original page where I extracted the graphic from is actually a discussion of it. To me, though, it always looks like an Ionic capital (and academic institutions) first, and the Jeep association takes a few seconds longer to establish.
Oh, another option is to see if you can find a high-quality graphic of the logo (this is the biggest one I’ve been able to dig up) and then use an image-editing program to scale it up/down to whatever size you need.
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
Please be aware that the above suggestion is only acceptable if you will use it for personal purposes and nothing else (and I’m not entirely sure even in that case), lest you infringe upon Jeep’s trademark. Jeep has let it known that they are very protective of their corporate assets, including the logo, and will come after anyone who they think has misused their property. Whether you think this is a mega-corporation overstepping its bounds or not (and the author of this excellent discussion on copyrights doesn’t care for these “bully” tactics), as a practical matter it’s probably best not to provoke the ire of their lawyers in the first place.
I just got a new hard tire cover for my jeep liberty (like this one, but all black ). What I want to do is paint the jeep logo on the back silver. I think the best way to do this is to make a stencil and spray paint. I’d figured I’d just print out some big letters from my computer, cut them out, tape them down and paint away. I’m finding that the hard part is just findind the right font to make the stencil.
Be careful with the spray paint. I made a stencil for my B4 bag. I taped it down, but some of the spray got underneath it. You might try one of the following:
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Make the stencil using heavy paper like that used in manilla folders, then hand-paint the letters. You have more control that way. Or;
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Get some three-inch clear tape and lay it out on a backing material to which it won’t stick permanently. Tape your printed-off logo to the tape. Cut through them with a sharp knife. Overlay the plastic tape with masking tape. Peal off the backing material and tape the stencil to the cover. Remove the masking tape. Remove the plastic-taped letters, leaving the negative-stencil stuck to the cover. Now you can spray paint the logo because the edges of the letters are stuck down and the spray won’t get under them. (You can also have the stencil made at one of those vinyl letter kiosks. Just leave the outside of the stencil on the cover instead of the letters.)
what are these. i am unfamiliar with them.
You know those “Pissing Calvin” and other stickers you see on cars’ rear windows? They’re usually white, and can be pretty intricate. Like these. Sticker sellers often have kiosks at malls, and they can usually make costom stickers. You supply them with an image on disc or paper. They load it onto the computer and their machine cuts it from a roll.
thats pretty cool. now lets see if i can find a place like this around where i live. OFF TO THE MALL!