Font used for the Rolls Royce logo

[beyonddimension]

Hello,

Quick question, does anybody know the font(s) used for creating the Rolls Royce logo?

[balou]

I'm not sure but have you tried these resources: http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
http://www.identifont.com (http://www.identifont.com/) and Fonts.com 'Search by Sight' feature (http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/SearchBySight.htm)

[Zendada]

I bet its hand drawn. Just a guess.

[twogun]

definately a custom brand, i have worked for RR before and this brand dates back (albeit with updates over the years) for centuries!!!

you might get close but never smack on!!!

[vtwin_gary]

did you know...when rolls royce first came out the r's were red, then one one passed away (not sure if it was mr. rolls or mr. royce) one r was red one was black, when the other passed away the both became black r's.

[Jriddim]

did you know...when rolls royce first came out the r's were red, then one one passed away (not sure if it was mr. rolls or mr. royce) one r was red one was black, when the other passed away the both became black r's.

thats pretty interesting!

[Red Kittie Kat]

did you know...when rolls royce first came out the r's were red, then one one passed away (not sure if it was mr. rolls or mr. royce) one r was red one was black, when the other passed away the both became black r's.


I had no idea ..... thats very interesting gary ...... thank you :)

[carter the artist]

definately a custom brand, i have worked for RR before and this brand dates back (albeit with updates over the years) for centuries!!!

you might get close but never smack on!!!


how old are automobiles?

[urstwile]

The first one was invented in 1885, in Germany, by Karl Benz. So 121 years old. Rolls Royce was founded in 1906.

I agree that it's no doubt a custom font, probably hand drawn if it's their logo from the original founding (minus the red that Gary mentioned). There are probably similar look and feel fonts, I would search for Art Deco as a keyword on either MyFonts.com.

[twogun]

how old are automobiles?

maybe a slight exageration on my behalf there carter, sorry!!

my first experience of the brand was producing full size drawign for a sign company who were manufacturing the logo for the Derby based research facility, it was approx 25feet high, all form polished stainless steel!!

[Samakimoto Graphics]

my first experience of the brand was producing full size drawign for a sign company who were manufacturing the logo for the Derby based research facility, it was approx 25feet high, all form polished stainless steel!!

Wow!

:cool:

[carter the artist]

it's ok. just being a smart aleck

[twogun]

no worries carter, BTW i had real fun knocking out those drawings, i used a 3m x 2m CNC gerber router, wacked a full sheet of acrylic on it, disconnected the motor, stuffed in a pen where the router bit would go, set the depth to .5mm engrave, covered the sheet with paper one after the other in tiles and drew away!!! i must admit i was pretty pleased with the outcome, the accurracy when taping the drawign together was literally spot on!!

[rstetz]

The words Rolls Royce, in my opinion, is Gills Sans MT with'a 50% tracking on "Rolls" and -11% on "Royce", as for the RR, i'm not exactly sure. I know this was posted a long time ago, but i'm doing a Rolls Royce illustration and was wondering the same thing.

[budafist]

rstetz, it's not gill sans, but try looking at art deco fonts.

[garricks]

:eek: 2-year-old zombie thread!! ;)

[CkretAjint]

Why wonder what it is when you can download the vector logo? :confused:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rolls-Royce_logo.svg


Also, the fonts use are: Souvenir Gothic URW T Regular and Gills Sans Light

http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/forum/viewthread.php?threadid=64402

[budafist]

Weird, did myfonts redo the logo to suit their fonts?

The logo on myfonts is different from the original logo on this thread:

Myfonts RR logo:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2930/42834ee2508edc9812349afaa3.jpg

Original RR logo in this thread:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2673/rollsroycelogovb9.jpg
Looking around the web, there are several fonts used for Rolls Royce. Could this be a case of their designers redrawing the logo over and over but not being able to identify the font?

[CkretAjint]

*shrugs* Beats me! I am pretty sure they change the font often since they need to be the peak of elegance.

[budafist]

Where exactly is the peak of elegance and how do I get there? I couldn't find it on my map.

[CkretAjint]

Buy a Rolls. You'll find it! ;)

[budafist]

Wow as easy as that?

[CkretAjint]

Well, as easy as opening that heavy wallet of yours. ;)

[budafist]

Silly, don't buy cars with cash! You use plastic :)

[furiouSPEED]

Buy an emblem of Rolls, not the car. It seems to be more possible. :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Speed .. you solved it :D