For my first blog post, I decide to try and determine the fonts found on a household object- a Eucerin lotion bottle. By utilizing “WhatTheFont!” from myfonts.com, I was able to locate some of the font names used on this packaging by using an image as reference. The text that reads “Original” was quite easy to decipher as a version of Optima Nova Light. This font is easily recognizable because of its circular “O” and “G”, as well as the slight contrast in line widths in the capital “N”, “A”, and “R”.
“Healing” below the previous line seems to be the same font but in bold. The text that reads “Eucerin” was a more difficult find, however. What makes this font so unique is its narrow capital “E” along with the “c”s wide open counter, the rectangular dot within the “i”, and stout rectangular terminal of the “r”. Following these specifications, finding a matching font was not possible. I found that “Tabac Glam G3 Semi Bold” and “Salzburg Serial Bold” were most like the font used in the packaging.
Typography Fall 19 