Ovation Typeface...
DanSavage
Posted 2015-05-27 5:24 PM (#510978)
Subject: Ovation Typeface...





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Hello Ovation Guitars!

I saw you updated the Ovation logo on OvationGuitars.com. Bravo! It's much better than the 'new' logo.

I'm restoring a 1967 Balladeer for Jay, here on on the OFC and I need to recreate the Balladeer logo for the headstock.

What typeface should I use?

TIA,

Dan
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xraiderman
Posted 2015-05-27 5:28 PM (#510979 - in reply to #510978)
Subject: Re: Ovation Typeface...




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The logo was hand drawn, I'm not sure ill look into that.
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DanSavage
Posted 2015-05-27 5:42 PM (#510982 - in reply to #510978)
Subject: RE: Ovation Typeface...





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I just asked SWMBO (graphic designer) and she said it was Sahara.

Balladeer logo on headstock:

Ovation Balladeer using Sahara typeface I just downloaded:

Naturally, I'll need to adjust the kerning, but I believe this is it.

Thanks anyway!

Dan

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DanSavage
Posted 2015-05-27 5:43 PM (#510983 - in reply to #510978)
Subject: Re: Ovation Typeface...





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I downloaded the font from this site:

http://www.fonts2u.com/sahara-normal.font?ptext=Balladeer&size=4&su...
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DanSavage
Posted 2015-05-27 6:16 PM (#510988 - in reply to #510978)
Subject: Re: Ovation Typeface...





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After playing around with the typeface, the Sahara font is pretty crude.

The Arabian Normal font looks much better.

http://www.fonts2u.com/arabian-normal.font
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DanSavage
Posted 2015-05-27 6:31 PM (#510990 - in reply to #510978)
Subject: RE: Ovation Typeface...





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Here's the difference between Sahara and Arabian Normal. (IOW, don't use Sahara)

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