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 (4814) Topics Governmental/Civic (458) Tagged withlogos (2721)Britain (25)embassy (1) Artwork location United Kingdom (2159) In Sets 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 Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More FF Dax in use Ovomaltine2012Contributed by Stephen Coles Rama CremefineContributed by Florian Hardwig Jean Derome –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 Genève, ville de sport campaign2020PaperplaneForchicContributed by Karoly F. Berczy Moscow Cancer Center signage2020Zoloto GroupContributed by TypeMates Ray Charles commemorative stamp2013Ethel KesslerNeal AshbyYves CarrèreContributed by Chris Purcell Code for America website2014ClearleftContributed by Webtype More in Branding/Identity Steamworks beerc. 2012BrandeverLaurie MillotteJames NgContributed by Bip Blop Staff Pick Chip New York2018My CreativeEwan LeckieContributed by Dave Rowland Staff Pick Haslam Giving2020FormContributed by Darden Studio Sant Jordi 20172017Andrés RequenaOlga CapdevilaContributed by Richard Baird Staff Pick More Fonts In Use Park Restaurant, Distillery & Bar2015Glasfurd & WalkerContributed by Letters from Sweden Staff Pick A Universal History of Everything and Nothing by Julie Mehretu2017Luigi AmatoMousse PublishingContributed by Alessio D'Ellena Staff Pick Pasta Social Club 2c. 2021Giulia BoggioContributed by giulia boggio Staff Pick A Seer Reader2014Zak GroupContributed by Stephen Coles 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.