Category: Sans-serif Classification:Geometric Century Foundry: Monotype Date created: 1991 Based on:Twentieth Century, Futura, ITC Avant-Garde Gothic Re-issuing foundries: Intertype Century Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface Corporate logos: GMA Network, Arca South, Sam- released by Monotype Imaging in 1991. It is a digital sung ATIV, Weezer’s “weezer” logo. typeface that has never been made into actual foundry type. Sport: The default typeface on the 2012 Summer Olympic Games medallions. Publishing/government/sustainability: Along with the serif typeface Garamond, Century Gothic is one of Films and Video games: Heavily used in the stand- the two typefaces that PrintWise, an initiative of the ing sets of Star Trek: Enterprise as part of the Star- U.S. government’s General Services Administration, fleet standards for that television series’ stated time recommends U.S. government workers use for print- period of the 2150s.The main typeface for the video ed documents. The standard title typeface in Key game BioShock. Used briefly throughout the Jak Club publications. Victoria School uses this typeface and Daxter video game series. The main typeface as their official typeface for letters and other print of EA’s third-person shooter, Battlefield Heroes. The material. The main typeface for the Greek Fanzine main typeface of the video game Civilization V. The “Aglaea” interface typeface of the computer game SimCity 5. The console typeface in the video game The Elder TV Shows and credits: The main typeface of The Ellen Scrolls III: Morrowind. CENTURY GOTHIC 48PT DeGeneres Show. The beginning and end credits in the US television series House. The opening titles and Music albums: logo of the Canadian music duo the credits of The Hunger Games. One of the lower Crystal Castles. The band Franz Ferdinand’s logo. thirds graphics for Fox News Channel. Regular REGULAR REGULAR Italic ITALIC ITALIC Bold BOLD BOLD ITALIC CENTURY GOTHIC 10PT CHARACTERISTICS Regular REGULAR REGULAR Century Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface strongly influenced by the font Fu- Italic ITALIC ITALIC tura, though with a higher x-height. Its de- sign history also derives from two separate Bold BOLD BOLD typefaces intended as Futura competitors: Twentieth Century and ITC Avant-Garde. Bold Italic BOLD ITALIC BOLD ITALIC NOTE: Century Gothic uses much less ink than other, similar sans-serif typefaces. It was found that Century Gothic uses about 30% less ink than Arial. In order to save money that would be spent on printer ink for other type- CENTURY GOTHIC 14PT faces, the university reportedly switched their default e-mail and printing typeface from Regular REGULAR REGULAR Arial to Century Gothic. However, the type- face has also been found to use more pa- per—due to its wider letters—meaning that Italic ITALIC ITALIC the savings on ink are offset by an increase in paper costs. Therefore, when using paper, Bold BOLD BOLD margins may be adjusted for compensation. It does not feature in either Font: the Bold Italic BOLD ITALIC BOLD ITALIC Sourcebook or 30 Essential Typefaces. CENTURY GOTHIC 30PT Regular REGULAR REGULAR Italic ITALIC ITALIC Bold BOLD BOLD Bold Italic BOLD ITALIC BOLD ITALIC CENTURY GOTHIC 48PT Regular REGULAR REGULAR Italic ITALIC ITALIC Bold BOLD BOLD ITALIC A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA CHAPTER 1 A SHIFTING REEF The year 1866 was signalised The year 1866 was signalised by a re- by a remarkable incident, a markable incident, a mysterious and mysterious and puzzling phe- puzzling phenomenon, which doubt- nomenon, which doubtless less no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the no one has yet forgotten. Not maritime population and excited the to mention rumours which public mind, even in the interior of con- agitated the maritime popu- tinents, seafaring men were particularly excited. lation and excited the pub- lic mind, even in the interior The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenom- of continents, seafaring men enon, which doubtless no one has yet forgot- were particularly excited. (Ital- ten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the ic18pt) public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable mind, even in the interior of continents, sea- incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, faring men were particularly excited. (Italic12) which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime The year 1866 was signalised by a remark- population and excited the public mind, even able incident, a mysterious and puzzling in the interior of continents, seafaring men were phenomenon, which doubtless no one has particularly excited. yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubt- the public mind, even in the interior of conti- less no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours nents, seafaring men were particularly excit- which agitated the maritime population and excited ed. (Bold 12) the public mind, even in the interior of continents, sea- faring men were particularly excited. The year 1866 was signalised by a re- The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a markable incident, a mysterious and mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which puzzling phenomenon, which doubt- agitated the maritime population and excited the public less no one has yet forgotten. Not to mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgot- public mind,even in the interior of con- ten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime popula- tion and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, tinents, seafaring men were particular- seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval ly excited. (Bold italic 14) officers of all countries, and the Governments of several States on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter..