Font downloads

[curiosity]

Hi, does anyone know what font the famous I love NY slogan is in? On googling there's not much, one suggests American typewriter font. Does anyone know where this can be downloaded free?

Thanks

[Buenchico]

'American typewriter' is very similar to the 'I Love NY' font but not identical. (American Typewriter has a slight indentation at the top and bottom of the letter 'I', which is not present in the logo).

It's possible that there might not be an exact match. (The logo designer only required three letters, so he might simply have designed his own).

There are several rounded slab serif fonts which are similar to the one you require. For example, Tye Paloon:
http://www.fontriver.com/font/tye_paloon/

For a slightly fancier version, you could try Nashville:
http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/nfonts.ht m

(BTW, f you like fun fonts, that second site is well worth browsing around!).

Chris

[heathfield]

The originator of the slogan, Milton Glaser, designed the font. Whether he did the whole alphabet, I don't know. It may be that he looked at his work as an illustrator would, and concentrated on just the three letters.
I note a greater similarity with 'Courier New' in MS Word than in the fonts mentioned above. (Try 72 pt.!) There are differences, like the lower right corner of the 'N' is rounded in the logo, while it appears to be squared off in the 'Courier' fonts I've found.
The fork in the 'y' is more spread in the logo, too.
You could ask his studio, I guess, here