Live Font

scott · Post by **scott** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:51 pm

Hello. I am working on a web site having to do with Live. Can someone tell me what the font on the Live packaging is?

Thanks!

/Scott

Alex Reynolds · Post by **Alex Reynolds** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 6:06 pm

A sensible, traditional yet modern European selection, Ableton's choice of Spiekermann's 1984 classic Meta -- reembodied in the mid-90s as ITC Officina Sans -- is displayed in a lovely radioactive-vomit green:

-- http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.asp?pid=204974

I could be wrong though.

-Alex

scott · Post by **scott** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 6:12 pm

Thanks!

I wonder if there's a free version anywhere?

/S

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:06 pm

yes you are right...it is ITC OFFICINIA SANS BOOK

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 11, 2004 7:56 pm

for real though? I'm working on the us live tour promo material, and my itc officina sans book looks similar, but the ends of the letters aren't rounded like the ableton logo's letters are, and the lowercase "a" is markedly different--anyone have any thoughts on this?

Ryan

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 11, 2004 8:15 pm

okay, now I get it. Someone there at ableton tweaked the ableton logo letters to get the round ends and non-officina sans book lowercase "a"? Now that I look at all of the menu text at the top of this site, I concede--that text is all officina sans book--I get it. There's no chance that the actuall "ableton" letters we see on the logo are a font, eh? Thanks,

Ryan

tjwett · Post by **tjwett** » Wed May 12, 2004 4:59 am

i have this font. it looks pretty damn close to me.