What Font Is Your City?

May 27, 2013Blog, Graphic

Sally from the Movoto blog, which talks about real estate and cities across the country send us nice work to share around. She talks about post 10 major US cities with a font that best describes them. They were trying to distill the essence of a city into a font. It was a lot like taking a single picture of a city and saying it represented the entirety of the locale. They researched each locale to come up with several adjectives they thought best described them. After completing this daunting task (yes, it was more difficult than initially thought), they scoured the Internet for various fonts that, in opinions, represented the adjectives.

What Font Is Your City?

What Font Is Your City?

New York, NY

New York is known for many things, but chief among them is its leading position in both the fashion and business world. This helped guide our choice of font to Vow. This font is thin and tall, just like all those fabulous runway models. It is also non-handwritten, which we think marks it as business-like. Adjectives we chose were: Fashionable, tall, urban.

Chicago, IL

When we saw Thirsty Rough, we immediately knew this was the font for Chicago. Why the “rough” version rather than just Thirsty Script? Chicago is an industrial city, and the roughness of Thirsty Rough speaks to Chicago’s history as a source of great architecture and industry. The retro feel harkens back to the heyday of Chicago’s architectural genius. Adjectives: Tough, windy, strong.

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix is hot and bright, so it comes as no surprise that it’s nickname is “The Valley of the Sun.” It’s also the sixth largest city in the U.S., and the urban feel of Sketchetik Light reminded us of large cities. Adjectives: Sunny, hot, resilient.

Columbus, OH

Home of one of the most storied football programs in the country, Columbus is a tried and true football city. But it’s also known as one of the smartest cities, thanks in large part to Ohio State University. Yearbook Outline exemplifies both of these characteristics. Adjectives: Smart, sporty, young.

Boise, ID

Boise is known for its trees, giving it a direct connection to nature that most cities lack. We picked Singela because the font conjures Boise’s healthy and laid-back lifestyle. Adjective: Lush, healthy, frisky.

Memphis, TN

The home of the blues, Memphis is in touch with its own nature. It’s also down-to-earth and—some would say—scruffy. Scrubby is a fluid font that fits Memphis perfectly. Adjectives: Spiritual, dirty, fluid.

Charleston, SC

Charleston is a city with a deep history, and as a Southern city it goes without saying that people here are polite. It’s also hip. We chose the handwritten-on-parchment font Ishia Antiqua as a throwback to its colonial days. We’re sure the hipsters would enjoy the irony of choosing a digital font that looks like it was written with ink and quill.

Kansas City, MO

We chose a nice, thick slab serif for Kansas City because of the city’s famous BBQ. There’s just something about The Black Bureau font that makes our mouths water with thoughts of sticky BBQ ribs. Adjectives: Tranquil, sticky, bureaucratic.

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco was an easy choice: Mission Script. For those not familiar with the area, the Mission District is one the hippest areas in San Fran, filled with unique shops and restaurants. We felt the font was trendy and stylish, just like the city. Adjectives: Foggy, techy, trendy.

Philadelphia, PA

The Abraham Lincoln font is a patriotic-feeling font that highlights Philadelphia’s historic heritage. It was the first capital of the United States, and we thought the font’s name added to the experience. Adjectives: Historic, patriotic, stately.

David

Graphic and website designer, currently maintaining web servers for existing clients and building websites for new clients. In my free time, I learn about Linux, SSH, and WP-CLI and I’m preparing this blog.

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