https://reaganray.com/2020/05/12/sci-fi-movie-lettering.html Reagan Ray * Blog * Books * Vinyl * About Science Fiction Movie Lettering May 12, 2020 | Filed under: Logos, Movies [sci-fi-log] The lettering in science fiction cinema can sometimes be more memorable than the movies themselves. Just about anyone in America would recognize the Star Wars logo, even if they haven't seen all nine films. As is the case with most of my logo posts, it's been fun to pick up on the trends. There's the trick where they remove the segments from the top half of the letters like Blade Runner, or the embossed brushed metal of Robocop. Glowing letters were a big trend that started in the late 80s, most likely set off by the Alien franchise. And I can never get enough of the 3D type in early films. There are a lot of movies out there, so I ended up setting some guidelines on what to include, the first being no movies past the year 2000. That eliminated a bunch of superhero movies (which really should just be a genre of their own), and a bunch of mediocre lettering for great films (do you really care to see the typeface for Arrival?). In short, I made up some guidelines to make it more digestible and interesting. If I left one out, it's not a knock on the movie itself. But if you do find a nice little piece of lettering that I missed, reach out on Twitter and let me know. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * [4d-man] 4D Man 1959 * [12-monkeys] 12 Monkeys 1995 * [12-to-the-] 12 to the Moon 1960 * [1984] 1984 1984 * [2001] 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 * [2010] 2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 * [20000-leag] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954 * [the-abyss] The Abyss 1989 * [buckaroo-b] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 1984 * [akira] Akira 1988 * [alien] Alien 1979 * [aliens] Aliens 1986 * [alien-3] Alien^3 1992 * [alien-resu] Alien Resurrection 1997 * [alien-nati] Alien Nation 1988 * [alligator-] The Alligator People 1959 * [alphaville] Alphaville 1965 * [altered-st] Altered States 1980 * [andromeda-] The Andromeda Strain 1969 * [angry-red-] The Angry Red Planet 1960 * [atlantis] Atlantis, the Lost Continent 1961 * [attack-of-] Attack of the 50 Foot Woman 1958 * [bttf] Back to the Future 1985 * [bttf-2] Back to the Future Part II 1989 * [bttf-3] Back to the Future Part III 1990 * [barbarella] Barbarella 1968 * [battle-for] Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 * [beneath-th] Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970 * [black-hole] The Black Hole 1979 * [blade-runn] Blade Runner 1982 * [blob-1] The Blob 1958 * [blob-2] The Blob 1988 * [bride-of-f] The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 * [brazil] Brazil 1985 * [cat-women] Cat-Women of the Moon 1953 * [clockwork-] A Clockwork Orange 1971 * [close-enco] Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 * [cocoon] Cocoon 1985 * [colossus-o] The Colossus of New York 1958 * [computer-t] The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969 * [conquest-o] Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972 * [contact] Contact 1997 * [crawling-e] The Crawling Eye 1958 * [dark-city] Dark City 1998 * [dark-star] Dark Star 1974 * [day-of-the] The Day of the Triffids 1962 * [day-the-ea] The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 * [deadly-man] The Deadly Mantis 1957 * [death-race] Death Race 2000 1975 * [demolition] Demolition Man 1993 * [destinatio] Destination Moon 1950 * [dollman] Dollman 1991 * [dune] Dune 1984 * [earth-flyi] Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers 1956 * [enemy-mine] Enemy Mine 1985 * [escape-fro] Escape from New York 1981 * [escape-fro] Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 * [et] E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 * [explorers] Explorers 1985 * [fantastic-] Fantastic Planet 1973 * [fantastic-] Fantastic Voyage 1966 * [farenheit-] Farenheit 451 1966 * [first-men] First Men in the Moon 1964 * [five-milli] Five Million Years to Earth 1967 * [flash-gord] Flash Gordon 1980 * [the-fly] The Fly 1958 * [the-fly-2] The Fly 1986 * [forbidden-] Forbidden Planet 1956 * [fortress] Fortress 1992 * [frankenste] Frankenstein 1931 * [future-cop] Future Cop 1984 * [galaxy-que] Galaxy Quest 1999 * [gattaca] Gattaca 1997 * [ghost-in-t] Ghost in the Shell 1995 * [ghostbuste] Ghostbusters 1984 * [ghostbuste] Ghostbusters II 1989 * [godzilla] Godzilla 1954 * [green-slim] The Green Slime 1968 * [honey-i-sh] Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 * [i-married] I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958 * [shrinking-] The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957 * [independen] Independence Day 1996 * [innerspace] Innerspace 1987 * [invaders-f] Invaders From Mars 1953 * [invaders-f] Invaders From Mars 1986 * [body-snatc] Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 * [body-snatc] Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 * [invisible-] The Invisible Man 1933 * [iron-giant] The Iron Giant 1999 * [it-came-fr] It Came from Outer Space 1953 * [it-conquer] It Conquered the World 1956 * [johnny-mne] Johnny Mnemonic 1995 * [journey-to] Journey to the Far Side of the Sun 1969 * [judge-dred] Judge Dredd 1995 * [jurassic-p] Jurassic Park 1993 * [jurassic-p] The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 * [last-starf] The Last Starfighter 1984 * [lifeforce] Lifeforce 1985 * [liquid-sky] Liquid Sky 1982 * [logans-run] Logan's Run 1976 * [mad-max] Mad Max (Australia) 1979 * [mad-max-al] Mad Max (US) 1979 * [mad-max-2] Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Australia) 1981 * [road-warri] Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (US) 1981 * [thunderdom] Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 * [man-from-p] The Man from Planet X 1951 * [the-man-wh] The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 * [marooned] Marooned 1969 * [mars-attac] Mars Attacks! 1996 * [matrix] The Matrix 1999 * [men-in-bla] Men In Black 1997 * [metropolis] Metropolis 1927 * [not-of-thi] Not of This Earth 1957 * [omega-man] The Omega Man 1971 * [outland] Outland 1981 * [phase-iv] Phase IV 1974 * [plan-9] Plan 9 from Outer Space 1959 * [planet-of-] Planet of the Apes 1968 * [predator] Predator 1987 * [repo-man] Repo Man 1984 * [robinson-c] Robinson Crusoe on Mars 1964 * [robocop] Robocop 1987 * [rocketship] Rocketship X-M 1950 * [rollerball] Rollerball 1975 * [running-ma] The Running Man 1987 * [seconds] Seconds 1966 * [silent-run] Silent Running 1972 * [sleeper] Sleeper 1973 * [solaris] Solaris 1972 * [soylent-gr] Soylent Green 1973 * [spaceballs] Spaceballs 1987 * [species] Species 1995 * [sphere] Sphere 1998 * [stalker] Stalker 1979 * [star-trek] Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 * [star-trek-] Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 * [star-trek-] Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 * [star-trek-] Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 * [star-trek-] Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 * [star-trek-] Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 * [star-wars-] Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Howard Chaykin Version) 1977 * [star-wars-] Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Dan Perri Version) 1977 * [star-wars-] Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977 * [star-wars-] Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 * [star-wars-] Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Alternate Version) 1980 * [return-of-] Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983 * [stargate] Stargate 1994 * [starman] Starman 1984 * [starship-t] Starship Troopers 1997 * [stepford-w] Stepford Wives 1975 * [superman-1] Superman: The Movie 1978 * [superman-2] Superman II 1980 * [superman-3] Superman III 1983 * [terminator] The Terminator 1984 * [terminator] The Terminator (College Roadshow Version) 1984 * [terminator] Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 * [them] Them 1954 * [they-live] They Live 1988 * [the-thing-] The Thing 1982 * [the-thing] The Thing (Title Screen Version) 1982 * [the-thing-] The Thing from Another World 1951 * [things-to-] Things to Come 1936 * [this-islan] This Island Earth 1955 * [thx-1138] THX 1138 1971 * [time-machi] The Time Machine 1960 * [time-bandi] Time Bandits 1981 * [total-reca] Total Recall 1990 * [tron] Tron 1982 * [voyage-to-] Voyage to the Moon 1902 * [war-of-the] The War of the Worlds 1953 * [westworld] Westworld 1973 * [when-world] When Worlds Collide 1951 * [x-files] The X-Files: Fight the Future 1998 * [zardoz] Zardoz 1974 Related Posts [sci-fi-mov] 22 Sci-Fi Movies to Watch Filed under: Movies (c)2023 Reagan Ray. 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