Amelia (typeface)

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Amelia
Designer(s) Stan Davis
Foundry Linotype
Date created1967

Amelia is a typeface designed by Stan Davis in 1967 and named for his newborn daughter. [1] Its design superficially resembles MICR symbols. [1] Amelia is used in the Moon Boot logo [2] as well as the title artwork for the film Yellow Submarine . [3]

The font was also used for Nickelodeon's U-Pick Live.

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References

  1. 1 2 Devroye, Luc (2003-05-18). "Amelia's adventure". Luc Devroye. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. "Moon Boot". Branding Type. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. "Yellow Submarine (1968)". Camera Effects Limited. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-07-14.