2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) title

4 Comments on “2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) title”

1. Stephen Coles says:

   Dec 15th, 2013 10:51 pm

   Not Futura, as some sources claim. The type is slightly condensed so that the ‘O’ is virtually circular. The font’s oblong zeroes were replaced with letter ‘O’s.

   

2. JJ says:

   Jul 20th, 2015 5:01 pm

   Hi, I know this is a dumb question, but there are a few Gill Sans fonts on Microsoft Word, but I don’t think one exactly like this one? How can I get this font?

3. Stephen Coles says:

   Jul 22nd, 2015 10:39 am

   JJ, Gill Sans Light was slightly modified. (Scroll up to my comment above.) You can get it at MyFonts.

4. Patrick Concannon says:

   Sep 3rd, 2022 2:36 pm

   Some of the other titles in the film are in Futura, albeit modified (see A, M, W). Also used in the end credits. The title in the trailer looks like a strange hybrid of both Gill Sans and Futura, or something hand lettered with elements taken from both. I think these peculiarities are what has led to confusion over the type.