Fonts in SG2 and DS2 and cover artwork mystery

3 posts ยท Aug 19 1997 to Aug 20 1997

From: Tim Jones <Tim.Jones@S...>

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 03:36:42 -0400

Subject: Fonts in SG2 and DS2 and cover artwork mystery

Jon (GZG)

Can you recall what the fonts used for the Stargrunt II and Dirtside II
Chapter headers and record cards were called and their availability or were
they the proprietary work of your typesetters as in Full Thrust.

I have a large collection of SF fonts but I've never seen anything close to
the Stargrunt II font.

Also what is the out of focus background image on the front and back of
Stargrunt II, you know the blue/grey blurred raster background, this is
pure curiosity but I just can't make out what it is (i think its the same
image on the front and back)?

sincerely

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 13:37:08 -0400

Subject: Re: Fonts in SG2 and DS2 and cover artwork mystery

> Jon (GZG)

> Chapter headers and record cards were called and their availability or

I checked with the typesetters, and though the title/logo fonts (on the
book covers) are highly modified, those used as the chapter headings are
straight, standard faces: the Dirtside one is STENCIL, and the Stargrunt one
GRAVICON DISPLAY.
> Also what is the out of focus background image on the front and back of

> Stargrunt II, you know the blue/grey blurred raster background, this is

AFAIK, the image was a stock photo of an arctic scene or glacier, turned
negative, thorougly messed around with and recoloured in Photoshop and then
deliberately given a very pixellated effect - I think it worked quite
well!

From: Tim Jones <Tim.Jones@S...>

Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 03:35:05 -0400

Subject: RE: Fonts in SG2 and DS2 and cover artwork mystery

On Tuesday, August 19, 1997 6:37 PM, Ground Zero Games
> [SMTP:jon@gzero.dungeon.com] wrote:

Jon (GZG)

Thankyou for taking the time, much appreciated.

> AFAIK, the image was a stock photo of an arctic scene or glacier,

Yes! - it makes an interesting and enimatic
background, the SG2 cover has some of the nicest graphical design so far on
your products. Very good use of contrasting colours, I really like the lime
green line drawings!

sincerely