Exocet (typeface)

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Exocet is a typeface designed by Jonathan Barnbrook for the Emigre foundry in 1991. It was used extensively for product designs in the 1990s, most notably for Tazo Tea. It was also used for the titles and credits of the film, Dogma. Many Dungeons and Dragons players, before 3rd edition, were made familiar with this font thanks to its use in Planescape products. This font is also used extensively in Blizzard's Diablo[link] series.

The font is inspired by ancient incised Greek and Roman letter carvings, with geometric shapes used for the main construction.[[http://www.fontshop.com/features/fontmag/002/02_virus/index.cfm]]

It is an all-capitals font. It is available in “light” and “heavy” varieties. There is no italic.

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