Help! Harrods font...

Sorry mate i dont know, but i am sure that if you post in the UK section one of the boys will help you out.

 

Though there are some interesting famous fonts here, a search for "Harrods" came up empty. After a bit more searching, I found where this subject was brought up on a message board dedicated to nothing but the discussion of fonts (if you can believe that such a thing exists). Here is the exchange:

Harrods font
June 8 2000 at 5:52 AM Jaybird (no login)


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Hi! Does anyone here know which font face is used in the Harrods logo?
Thanks in advance!
Jaybird

Harrods Logo Font
November 29 2000 at 6:17 PM Stuart (no login)


Response to Harrods font

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I also was impressed with this logotype and was intending to do it as a Font Diner font. I did some research and discovered that the logo they're using now is the same as the one they used in the 1950's.

This occured to me to be a problem since they still use the font style in the logotype so I asked them for permission to turn the logotype into a font.

Here is their response . . .

Dear Stuart

It was very interesting to read your email (23rd September 2000) regarding
the Harrods logotype.

As you can imagine a company such as Harrods has very stringent rules and
regulations regarding the use of the identity in any form, as a strong
corporate identity is vital to the success of any business.

The use of our logo is carefully managed, to not only ensure consistency,
but to protect the brands core values: style, quality, integrity and
prestige.

It is for these reasons that Harrods would not grant permission for the
creation of a full character font in its style to be created.

You may know the strapline for the store is "There is only One Harrods..."
and it is this exclusivity that we wish to maintain and a Harrods style
typeface would not perhaps aid this cause.

I hope this has answered you question, and could I take this opportunity to
thank you for your interest in Harrods.

Regards

Julia Fox
Creative Manager
Advertising & Marketing

 

What a BOM store that is! I spent about two hours there last year. Simply insane! Try this link to find the font: http://www.itcfonts.com/about/prdisplay.asp?year=1999&pr=147

 

If it's not an industry standard, it's most likely hand drawn, there were lots of them, in the early days of AutoCad.......PITA!

Goode Company restaurants, here, pilfered the Dr. Pepper logo, no big deal...get busy drawing, man!

 

this is a vector drawing of the logo http://web.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?action=1&text=harrods

probably not of any use to you though.

as far as i know, nobody has made a font out of this logo. not that i've seen. and i see alot of fonts in my line of work

 

What do you need the font for?

If you want to write "Has a hard rod" you're in luck with a little photoshop.