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 (6561) Topics Governmental/Civic (602) Tagged withlogos (3820)Britain (28)embassy (1) Artwork location United Kingdom (2727) 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 Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More FF Dax in use Tibetan Buddhism in the West2015Olaf SchubertSeseg JigjitovaLouwrien WijersContributed by Tenzin Peljor Rama CremefineContributed by Florian Hardwig Jean Derome – Le Magasin de Tissu album artc. 2001Luc BeaucheminContributed by John Butler Staff Pick Sponsor More in Governmental/Civic Statens Sivilrettsforvaltning website2023Feed OsloContributed by Store Norske Skriftkompani GreaterNYc. 2018Kat CroftMarty CookeAlex CharnerContributed by Darden Studio Gefeliciteerd! (Congratulations) stamps2000KesselsKramerContributed by Stephen Coles Slovakia EU Presidency post stamps2016Peter BilakTypothequeContributed by Typotheque Staff Pick More in Branding/Identity Joe Bulawan visual identity2023Alina SkysonContributed by Alina Skyson UPPA Wineryc. 2018Redo BureauMarina KondratenkoAnna TsybinaContributed by redobureau Laka2020Ragged EdgeContributed by Mark Bloom BrightEN Education2016Art Fox StudioContributed by Art Fox Studio More Fonts In Use Going Steady by Pauline Kael1969Seymour ChwastContributed by Garrison Martin Staff Pick Toth+Co ID guide2015Trey SpeegleDan HardieToth+CoContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Open day at L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique2019Arnaud AubryContributed by Arnaud Aubry Staff Pick Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opening credits1989unknownContributed by Jayce Wheeled Staff Pick
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.