Some in-depth information about Bitcoin logo stated that the B logo uses a trebuchet font
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The letter “B” is written with the Trebuchet font. Wilson admitted that he had always liked that word and how it was used in the “Microsoft Age of Empires” video game. On top of that, a sans serif font is an ideal solution for digital use.
@OP here is the link the deeply detailed the creation of the Bitcoin Logo :
https://www.zenbusiness.com/blog/bitcoin-logo/#3 I hope you find it helpful.
Thanks for the reply. I asked this question on reddit as well and someone linked me to the article
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-history-and-symbolism-behind-bitcoins-logo which led me to Phil Wilsons medium article
https://medium.com/@_Phil_Wilson_/bitcoin-symbol-and-logo-origins-5d428d40380 where he claimed he was involved with the creation of all the bitcoin symbol/logos or at least sending the instructions for how they should be created.
But now I'm wondering if there's any verification that Phil Wilson was actually involved in the creation of the Bitcoin B logo. He also claims to be Satoshi or more specifically part of a group that he says is called Satoshi so that may put his claim of being involved in the creation of the logo in some doubt.
I know that no regular font has a B with double vertical strikes, that's why in my OP I said "I'm not talking about the lines in the symbol just the B itself.
The "B" in the Bitcoin symbol is not a standard font (regardless of the vertical lines), as the symbol was designed specifically for the Bitcoin currency.
I agree a basic font was probably used and then the letter was edited and had the lines added to it. That's why I'm asking what specific font was used if anyone knows. My goal is to figure out what specific font they started with to type the B as the basis for the symbol/logo.
My best guess is that the designer used
HelveticaNeue Bold as a starting point and then modified the symbol using a vector program, such as Adobe Illustrator, to achieve the final design we recognize today.
Since I started trying to find out what font was used I came across some person claiming to have involvement in the creation of the logo. I asked the question about the font on reddit and other sites as well and a lot of people link me to stuff from this guy called Phil Lawson who claims to have been involved in the creation of the logo. He also claims to be satoshi and he says Bitboy was working with him when the logo was created. He claims to have been involved in the creation of the first logos and then sent Bitboy instructions on how the modern orange Bitcoin logo should be created.
He says trebuchet font was used as the font for the B and or the font for the dollar sign lines on the B. It seems I'm going down a rabbit hole now
bitcoin magazine posted an article saying he was involved in the creation of the logo
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-history-and-symbolism-behind-bitcoins-logo and he has his own medium article about the logo here
http://vu.hn/bitcoin-symbol-and-logo-origin.html#the-symbol-workspace-with-images as well as his own website where he talks about how the logo was created
http://vu.hn/bitcoin-symbol-and-logo-origin.html#the-symbol-workspace-with-images. On that website he also claims to be satoshi or more specifically part of a group that's called satoshi which created Bitcoin. It's really a bit much and I don't believe he's satoshi. But a lot of people are posting his info as a source on how the bitcoin logo was made so is there any verification Phil Wilson aka "Scronty" (his online username) created the Bitcoin logo or had any involvement in its creation?
