British Embassy Logos Contributed by Stephen Coles on Nov 9th, 2013. License: All Rights Reserved. License: All Rights Reserved. License: All Rights Reserved. License: All Rights Reserved. License: All Rights Reserved. Typefaces Formats Branding/Identity (6656) Topics Governmental/Civic (607) Tagged withlogos (3868)Britain (28)embassy (1) Artwork location United Kingdom (2760) 5 Comments on “British Embassy Logos” Florian Hardwig says: Nov 9th, 2013 12:09 pm That’s not what they used for the lettering on the British embassy in Berlin. This style looks more like a Futura derivative: Florian Hardwig says: Nov 9th, 2013 12:26 pm By the way, the United States present themselves in faux small caps from a generic grotesque: Photo: CC Håkan Dahlström The French went for the quintessential French typeface — “Europe”: And the Dutch? Painted Arial, what else! Photo: © Frank Grießhammer Stephen Coles says: Nov 9th, 2013 7:43 pm That’s not what they used for the lettering on the British embassy in Berlin. I stumbled on these Dax logos in a search for something else. They seem fairly new and not universally used. Perhaps it’s a rebrand in transition. What a high standard that has been set by the world’s embassies! “Europe”? Is that a typo or joke I don’t get? Florian Hardwig says: Nov 9th, 2013 8:45 pm In France, Deberny & Peignot possessed the rights to distribute Futura. They renamed it to Europe — according to Fernand Baudin, in order to mask its German origins. Kerry says: Nov 10th, 2013 1:34 am I am particularly disappointed by the Dutch embassy’s use of Arial, although the American embassy’s faux small caps come rather close. Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More FF Dax in use SupradynContributed by Flavia Soprani Northern Gas Networks2017Outré CreativeContributed by JAF Rama CremefineContributed by Florian Hardwig Sponsor More in Governmental/Civic Come Back AliveContributed by Svitlana Tolmach (Rentafont) Apollo-8 1968 Seasons greetings poster1968unknownContributed by Garrison Martin “I believe in the army / I believe in victory” posters2022unknownContributed by Marchela Mozhyna Switzerland and the United Kingdom brochure2020Emphase SàrlContributed by Emphase Swiss Graphic Design Lab. More in Branding/Identity Smörgåsboard Skate Film Festival 20192019Nils LiljaContributed by Out of the Dark Staff Pick Wilder Fields2020One Design CompanyContributed by David Sieren Staff Pick Maison de la Culture d’Amiens, 2022/23 season2022Julien LelièvreContributed by Production Type Staff Pick Perimeter Books2021unknownContributed by TYPE.WELTKERN® More Fonts In Use Interstellar movie posters and main title2014BLT CommunicationsConcept ArtsContributed by Rob Hudson Staff Pick Den parfymerade trädgården by Elin Unnes2020Stefan FältContributed by Stefan Fält Staff Pick Musiques de ruesc. 2008Thomas Huot-MarchandContributed by 205TF Staff Pick US Soccer Identity2014Stone WardContributed by Tal Leming Blog
5 Comments on “British Embassy Logos”
That’s not what they used for the lettering on the British embassy in Berlin. This style looks more like a Futura derivative:
By the way, the United States present themselves in faux small caps from a generic grotesque:
Photo: CC Håkan Dahlström
The French went for the quintessential French typeface — “Europe”:
And the Dutch? Painted Arial, what else!
Photo: © Frank Grießhammer
I stumbled on these Dax logos in a search for something else. They seem fairly new and not universally used. Perhaps it’s a rebrand in transition.
What a high standard that has been set by the world’s embassies!
“Europe”? Is that a typo or joke I don’t get?
In France, Deberny & Peignot possessed the rights to distribute Futura. They renamed it to Europe — according to Fernand Baudin, in order to mask its German origins.
I am particularly disappointed by the Dutch embassy’s use of Arial, although the American embassy’s faux small caps come rather close.