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 (6563) Topics Governmental/Civic (602) Tagged withlogos (3820)Britain (28)embassy (1) Artwork location United Kingdom (2729) 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 Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More FF Dax in use AOK Plus2013queo mediaContributed by prayerslayer How I Met Your Mother Title Cardsc. 2005unknownContributed by Audee Mirza Northern Gas Networks2017Outré CreativeContributed by JAF Sponsor More in Governmental/Civic Helen, Georgia websitec. 2022Accent Creative GroupContributed by Matthew L. Aron Staff Pick Domino Park2018Noë & AssociatesContributed by Gareth Hague Staff Pick A°2021, le magazine de l’Anthropocène2021Bureau 205Contributed by 205TF We, the City by Tuba İnal-Çekiç, Urszula Ewa Woźniak (eds.)2023Sylvan LanzContributed by AllCaps Staff Pick More in Branding/Identity 20 Years of KPMG2011Ondrej GavaldaCalderContributed by DizajnDesign Staff Pick Porto Academy Identity2017VoltaContributed by Volta Studio Les Instants Gourmands festival identity2023Baptiste PlantinContributed by BVH Type Hotel Seidenhof2022SkalaSamara KellerCreative SupplyContributed by Maxitype Staff Pick More Fonts In Use “Hello I love you” poster2015Dafi KühneContributed by Indra Kupferschmid Staff Pick Schmale Grotesk(Sample unavailable) Dwell in Other Futures2018Noah BakerContributed by Noah Baker Staff Pick 200 Years of the Frauenbad catalog2021MetaphorContributed by Ivo Gabrowitsch Staff Pick Linn Konserven-Gläser invoice, 1935c. 1930Contributed by Florian Hardwig 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.