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Offline john a

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Volkswagen Font/typeface help please
« on: August 05, 2013, 08:08:07 pm »
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Does anybody know which typeface is use for the FSI TURBO lettering on the GTI's engine cover?
My wife, a graphic designer and typography nerd, reckons it's some kind of Helvetica Extended Bold but having downloaded one and tried to put a logo together, it doesn't look quite right.

I want to get a vinyl cut for the engine cover (TT-S type) which has now been smoothed and painted. Any help appreciated.

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Re: Volkswagen Font/typeface help please
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2013, 08:24:25 pm »
I think it's based on Futura, but tweaked a bit.

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Re: Volkswagen Font/typeface help please
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2013, 09:37:46 pm »
VW use Futura for a lot of their text (brochures, press, whatnot) but the engine cover text is very definitely a Helvetica Extended of some sort, possibly modded.