Changes: Star Trek fonts

Revision as of 20:17, 16 June 2014

Template:Realworld The following is a list of fonts used in the different Star Trek series categorized by the companies that hold the rights to it.

Bitstream

Horizon font sample

Galaxy font sample

Millennium font sample

Sonic font sample

Swiss 911 Ultra Compressed font sample

There were at least two Li'l Bits packages released by Bitstream, one for The Original Series and a second for fonts from The Next Generation.

Star Trek BT: is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to Horizon.
Star Trek Film BT: has the lettering used in the movies, in the titles for DS9 and VOY and used as a prelaunch logo of ENT; recently renamed to Galaxy.
Star Trek Pi BT: contains the insignia from TOS plus the Klingon logo on lowercase a-d and ten Klingon letters on e-n
Starfleet Bold Extended BT: is the font with letters used on the hull of Starfleet vessels; recently renamed to Millennium.
Venetian 301: is part of the Li'l Bits TOS package; might have been in use for displays in TOS.
Square 721 Condensed: is part of the Li'l Bits TOS package.
Star Trek Next: is the font used for "Star Trek" in the TNG show logo.
Star Trek Gen: is the font used for "The Next Generation" in the TNG show logo.
Crillee Italic: was used for the credits in TNG.
Swiss 911 Ultra Compressed: is the font used for LCARS displays.
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StarTrek Next Pi

Linotype

Microgramma Extended Bold: was used throughout various Star Trek films, including the computer screens in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Microgramma and the similar type style Eurostile, which was based upon it: was designed by Aldo Novarese and Alessandro Butti for the Nebiolo Type Foundry in 1952. The Star Trek Blueprints and Star Fleet Technical Manual introduced it to fans when they were first published in April and November of 1975 respectively, for all the page headings of the latter were in this font's extended (but not extended bold) format.

Mark Simonson Studio

Changeling: is the typeface used predominantly throughout computer screens in Star Trek. [1] [2]

MicroProse

With the game Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard by MicroProse, the company offered a couple of Klingon-like fonts from the game:

MPS Klingon: is a font with Latin letters in a shape similar to the Klingon letters.
KlingonDagger: is an all Latin font that shares some shapes of Klingon letters.
New Klingon Light: is a collection of Klingon letters, most of them are different in shape from those used in Star Trek productions.

Others

Jefferies Extended font sample

The following is a list of fonts that can be used to achieve lettering as used in the series.

Helvetica Ultra Condensed (only majuscules): is a font on which Swiss 911 Ultra compressed is based (which was used for LCARS displays).
Jefferies Extended: has the lettering used in Star Trek: Enterprise; this particular font was designed by Jeff Yerkey and named in honor of Matt Jefferies.
Handel Gothic: was used for the credits in DS9 and VOY.

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 There were at least two '''Li'l Bits''' packages released by {{w|Bitstream Inc.|Bitstream}}, one for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' and a second for fonts from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''.
 ;Star Trek BT: is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to '''Horizon'''.
-;Star Trek Film BT: has the lettering used in the [[Star Trek films|movies]] and in the titles for [[DS9]] and [[VOY]]; recently renamed to '''Galaxy'''.
+;Star Trek Film BT: has the lettering used in the [[Star Trek films|movies]], in the titles for [[DS9]] and [[VOY]] and used as a prelaunch logo of [[ENT]]; recently renamed to '''Galaxy'''.
 ;Star Trek Pi BT: contains the insignia from TOS plus the Klingon logo on lowercase a-d and ten Klingon letters on e-n
-;Starfleet Bold Extended BT: the font with letters used on the hull of Starfleet vessels; recently renamed to '''Millennium'''.
+;Starfleet Bold Extended BT: is the font with letters used on the hull of Starfleet vessels; recently renamed to '''Millennium'''.
-;Venetian 301: part of the Li'l Bits TOS package; might have been in use for displays in TOS.
+;Venetian 301: is part of the Li'l Bits TOS package; might have been in use for displays in TOS.
-;Square 721 Condensed: part of the Li'l Bits TOS package.
+;Square 721 Condensed: is part of the Li'l Bits TOS package.
-;Star Trek Next: the font used for "Star Trek" in the [[TNG]] show logo.
+;Star Trek Next: is the font used for "Star Trek" in the [[TNG]] show logo.
-;Star Trek Gen: the font used for "The Next Generation" in the [[TNG]] show logo.
+;Star Trek Gen: is the font used for "The Next Generation" in the TNG show logo.
-;Crillee Italic: Used for the credits in ''[[TNG]]''.
+;Crillee Italic: was used for the credits in TNG.
-;Swiss 911 Ultra Compressed: the font used for [[LCARS]] displays.
+;Swiss 911 Ultra Compressed: is the font used for [[LCARS]] displays.
 ;Transitional 521
 ;StarTrek Next Pi
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 == Linotype ==
-;Microgramma Extended Bold: is used throughout various [[Star Trek films]], including the computer screens in [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]].
+;Microgramma Extended Bold: was used throughout various {{Star Trek films}}, including the computer screens in {{film|2}}.
+;Microgramma and the similar type style Eurostile, which was based upon it: was designed by Aldo Novarese and Alessandro Butti for the Nebiolo Type Foundry in 1952. The ''[[Star Trek Blueprints]]'' and ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' introduced it to fans when they were first published in April and November of 1975 respectively, for all the page headings of the latter were in this font's extended (but not extended bold) format.
 == Mark Simonson Studio ==
-;Changeling: is the typeface used predominantly throughout computer screens in [[Star Trek (film)]]. [http://www.marksimonson.com/article/262/changeling-cast-in-star-trek] [http://fontfeed.com/archives/mark-simonsons-changeling-stars-in-star-trek/]
+;Changeling: is the typeface used predominantly throughout computer screens in {{film|11}}. [http://www.marksimonson.com/article/262/changeling-cast-in-star-trek] [http://fontfeed.com/archives/mark-simonsons-changeling-stars-in-star-trek/]
 == MicroProse ==
 With the game ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard]]'' by [[MicroProse]], the company offered a couple of [[Klingon]]-like fonts from the game:
-;MPS Klingon: font with Latin letters in a shape similar to the Klingon letters
+;MPS Klingon: is a font with Latin letters in a shape similar to the Klingon letters.
-;KlingonDagger: all Latin font that shares some shapes of Klingon letters
+;KlingonDagger: is an all Latin font that shares some shapes of Klingon letters.
-;New Klingon Light: a collection of Klingon letters, most of them are different in shape from those used in ''Star Trek'' productions
+;New Klingon Light: is a collection of Klingon letters, most of them are different in shape from those used in ''Star Trek'' productions.
 == Others ==
 [[File:Enterprise font.jpg|thumb|Jefferies Extended font sample]]
 The following is a list of fonts that can be used to achieve lettering as used in the series.
-;Helvetica Ultra Condensed (only majuscules): a font on which Swiss 911 Ultra compressed is based (which is used for [[LCARS]] displays)
+;Helvetica Ultra Condensed (only majuscules): is a font on which Swiss 911 Ultra compressed is based (which was used for LCARS displays).
-;Jefferies Extended: this font has the lettering used in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''; this particular font designed by Jeff Yerkey and named in honor of [[Matt Jefferies]]
+;Jefferies Extended: has the lettering used in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''; this particular font was designed by Jeff Yerkey and named in honor of [[Matt Jefferies]].
-;Handel Gothic: Used for the credits in [[DS9]] and [[VOY]].
+;Handel Gothic: was used for the credits in [[DS9]] and [[VOY]].
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