More Fonts Used In Logos of Popular Websites
This is a roundup of that identifies the fonts used in the logos of some of the top sites on the internet.
This is the second addition to Fonts used in Logos of Popular Websites.
With that said, let’s get to know these logos a little better.
(Spoiler Alert)
There is no Times New Roman.
Newgrounds – Tekuteku
VIRB – Proxima Nova Extrabold
Myspace – Arial Rounded Bold
Wikipedia – Hoefler Text
eBay – Univers (Modified)
Pandora – Mrs Eaves Small Caps
Microsoft – Helvetica Black Italic
msnbc – Gotham Medium
IMDb – Impact T
Adobe – Myriad Condensed Bold
9rules – Helvetica Bold
deviantART – Trebuchet
TechCrunch – Frutiger
Ning – Clarendon Bold
Paypal – Verdana Bold Italic
Netflix – Graphique Pro
Zappos – Binary Bold
Reuters – Neo Sans Pro Medium
Tumblr – Bookman Old Style Bold
Pownce – Sauna Bold
Discussion
November 5th, 2009 at 2:48 AM
Thanks for publishing this list. I’ve bookmarked it.
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November 5th, 2009 at 6:07 AM
Great list, I’ve often wondered what kind of fonts are used on various websites. Thanks for publishing!
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November 5th, 2009 at 7:33 AM
It´s good to see that famous brands don´t need strange and unknown fonts.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Cool, I never thought that there are some ordinary fonts behind most popular logotypes. I also thought that their logotypes are designed without a font. So cool article :)
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:43 PM
It’s interesting to see that some of the more basic, clean, fonts are more popular amongst the big websites…
It goes to show that the old KISS rule (keep it simple sweetie) still works..
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November 5th, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Can’t believe microsofts logo uses helvetica! haha instead of arial. Great collection. thanks. love binary bold font in Zappos logo
November 5th, 2009 at 9:41 PM
All Site Very Good if use simple font with good design..
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November 6th, 2009 at 12:39 AM
Great. Interesting. Would probably try out some of the fonts there. :D
Thanks!
cheers
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November 6th, 2009 at 3:01 AM
I liked Reuther’s font
November 7th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
That’s not Frutiger for Tech Crunch, it’s Myriad! Look at the ends of the C’s
November 7th, 2009 at 3:24 PM
I like these posts, I always have trouble telling some of those sans-serif fonts apart. Keep up the good work!
November 8th, 2009 at 9:18 PM
So simple, cool.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:31 AM
Nice work! Thanks for info!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Nice list! I like the font Pownce used.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Great article. Interesting to see how different typical fonts look when they are part of a logo. Who knew that trebuchet (deviantart) could be that cool! :)
I use MSPaint to choose a font. I type out the name or word and use my scroll wheel on my mouse to quickly run thru every font i have until something jumps out at me. <–freebie tip :)
November 26th, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Hi Sam,
just an update the Official MySpace font is actually ‘Vag Rounded’ and not Arial Rounded as its commonly interpreted as.
Love the site and great content! Congrats on being included in the Smashing Network!
Ashley
November 26th, 2009 at 12:00 PM
@Ashley Ford
Thanks for comment, but it is indeed Arial Rounded. The Y and C are most notably different between the two.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:21 PM
@sam Im a Creative Developer at MySpace.com in London UK, Vag Rounded and Arial Rounded are very similar but we use Vag rounded for all our MySpace branding. ;)
December 30th, 2009 at 9:25 PM
I love how some of the most known ones use such common fonts. (Myspace uses Arial?! Paypal uses Veranda? and Adobe rocks with Myriad?)
Love it.
February 28th, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Great article Sam, thanks :) Nice to see fonts used in top logos. Now i love clean sans serif fonts in my projects like Diavlo, Antigoni and Oceania http://www.fonts2u.com/oceania-regular.font
Aloso important is playing with spacing and bolding.
July 28th, 2010 at 11:44 AM
@Ashley Ford
Please see: http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7650/compareu.png
See the a (completely different), how far around the c goes, and the tail on the y, as well as analyze the details and it’s pretty conclusive.
Whether myspace is currently using VAG Rounded in new advertising or not, the logo up on their site right now is 100% Arial Rounded Bold :)
September 1st, 2010 at 12:35 AM
I was wondering what font they used for the Pownce logo.
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