Tiki Tag Topper - Collecting Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 10:30 PM I agree, Chicago is an unusual choice, that's what stood out initially and made it look odd to my eyes. The Freestyle Script font on computers today is based on the original Letraset design by Martin Ware, that original design was created in 1981. Chicago was created from scratch to be legible on computer screens, as far as I'm aware. I'm quite puzzled over all this, myself. Maybe the new owners who took over the Tiki Gardens in 1988 made these as an attempt to re-promote the park, before giving up for good in 1990? The design overall looks more like a mid-'90s thing to me, rather than late-'80s, but who knows.

I agree, Chicago is an unusual choice, that's what stood out initially and made it look odd to my eyes. The Freestyle Script font on computers today is based on the original Letraset design by Martin Ware, that original design was created in 1981. Chicago was created from scratch to be legible on computer screens, as far as I'm aware.

I'm quite puzzled over all this, myself. Maybe the new owners who took over the Tiki Gardens in 1988 made these as an attempt to re-promote the park, before giving up for good in 1990? The design overall looks more like a mid-'90s thing to me, rather than late-'80s, but who knows.

Post #410763 by Humuhumu on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 10:30 PM