Wanted David Bowie's OUTSIDE font!!

Miguel Angel Paredes Navarro

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Jul 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/25/96

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Hi from Spain!!!
I'd like to get the font used in OUTSIDE, the last album of David
Bowie... This font is becoming soooo popular!!!!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

JTR

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Jul 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/25/96

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Hi; checking http://www.davidbowie.com/ I see the main font;
it looks like a distorted over-inked rubber stamp right?

Looks a lot like Fragile from Image club; www.imageclub.com

JTR

ph...@cts.com

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Jul 26, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/26/96

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In article <4t816d$r...@artemis.ibernet.es> mpar...@usa.net (Miguel Angel Paredes Navarro) writes:
>From: mpar...@usa.net (Miguel Angel Paredes Navarro)
>Subject: Wanted David Bowie's OUTSIDE font!!
>Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:40:29 GMT

>Hi from Spain!!!
>I'd like to get the font used in OUTSIDE, the last album of David
>Bowie... This font is becoming soooo popular!!!!

>THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

Check out Image Club. I think it's a spinoff of Adobe. Definitely has a Web
page somewhere. I think that font or its equivalent runs more than the usual
since it's very popular these days.

Elzo Smid

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Jul 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/27/96

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Miguel Angel Paredes Navarro wrote:
>
> Hi from Spain!!!
> I'd like to get the font used in OUTSIDE, the last album of David
> Bowie... This font is becoming soooo popular!!!!
>

It's the 'Confidential' and its part of a set of 'rough' fonts
called 'FF Instant Types' and designed by Erik van Blokland and/or
Just van Rossum. In The Netherlands it's sold by FontShop (FF stands
for FontFont, which, I believe, is the exclusive mark of FontShop.

The closest FontShop-address I could find was in France:
6, Rue Desaix
75015 Paris
Phone: (1) 43 06 92 30
(1) 43 06 54 85

Yours,
Elzo Smid

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elzo...@noord.bart.nl

Wanneer komt je studiefinanciering binnen:
http://www.ib-groep.nl/cgi-redactie/httpayday?netscape

Welke wegen zijn er vandaag opengebroken in Groningen:
http://www.noord.bart.nl/~elzosmid/ce.html

Andrew Davidson

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Aug 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/3/96

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re:

> I'd like to get the font used in OUTSIDE, the last album of David
> Bowie... This font is becoming soooo popular!!!!

If it's the same font as the 'messed up/distorted type' as used on the
Bowie Web site, it's FontFont's 'Confidential'.

FF (FontFont) Confidential is available as part of the FontFont
'Instant Types' package, which also includes; FF Dynamoe, FF Flightcase,
FF Karton and FF Stamp Gothic. It's available in PostScript format for
both PC and Mac.

The FontFont packages are available via FontWorks (UK) or FontShop
(International) and the order code is FF2961.

Try FontWorks (UK) Web site for further info:

http://www.type.co.uk/fnet/fshop/fwks/fwks-home.html

Hope this helps,

Andy.

Andrew....@onyx.octacon.co.uk

glasss...@hotmail.com

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Oct 9, 2018, 2:55:25 PM10/9/18

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Il giorno giovedì 25 luglio 1996 09:00:00 UTC+2, Miguel Angel Paredes Navarro ha scritto:
> Hi from Spain!!!

> I'd like to get the font used in OUTSIDE, the last album of David
> Bowie... This font is becoming soooo popular!!!!
>

> THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-confidential/ot-regular/