New Font: BigBlok
A great many years ago when working in game publishing I had a real fascination with doing titles in a strong, super-bold font called Bolt Bold. The truth is I rather overused it. In doing some research I find it on more than a dozen different game books I wrote in the early 80s, all quite collectable and out of print today.
Folkard Font featured in Bard’s Tale
Bard’s Tale is a venerable computer game which has gone through many versions and updates. In its latest incarnation as a multiplayer roleplaying game App for tablets and smartphones it has gone through a look and feel upgrade, and part of that upgrade is new title graphics which (like so many other fantasy themed games) feature our Folkard Font prominently.
You can see Folkard featured here in the main title and it is also featured on splash screens and titles within the game. To make it look a little different from how it is used in World of Warcraft and Disney’s Faeries games they have added an outline and some texturing, but those embellishments aside, it’s just another reminder that when you want something to have a fantasy look the font to go for is Folkard.
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