I'm writing to ask for a little help. I know I'm a first time poster but any pointers would be hugely helpful and much appreciated.
I've just started working for a film director. We're currently putting together the poster for a film that's just been completed and he asked me to do research into gothic fonts.
This research landed on the Sonatine font - http://www.mauvais-genres.com/4550-thickbox/sonatine-japanese-movie-poster-93-beat-takeshi-kitano.jpg
This is the now the favoured direction, but I've started to come up against a brick wall looking for variants.
Unfortunately I used up all my researching options getting to Sonatine and haven't now got many idea's on where or how or what variants on the font might be out there.
I was hoping that some people with more font knowledge than me might be able to help a bit, and it really would be amazing if any one reading this might know of any other fonts a bit like Sonatine (american text) or anywhere which might be good place to start looking.
As I've been through myfonts, font shop etc looking my only real idea now is to go to book shops and look for 70/80's fiction and see if they might have any futuristic/gothic fonts which might work for the film.
So really if anyone know of any fonts like Sonatine that would incredible and thank you for taking the time to read this.
Many Thanks,
T
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/shogun.php
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/blackstone.php
as are several others on LHF's site,
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/alpha/A.php
Many have a modern take on an old style but. Whether they're overly elaborate and not mechanical enough may be an issue But some judicious node editing might sort that out.
Basingstoke by Decade foundry is nice
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/decade-typefoundry/basingstoke/
or
Are you looking for a Gothic or Calligraphic font?
May be worth using 'Fraktur' or 'blackletter' in your search terms as well as or instead of 'Gothic'
Cheers
Jon
