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The real typeface you want is [http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/avant-garde-gothic/avant-garde-medium-bold/specs.html ITC Avant Garde Bold]. You'll need to kern it closely. Avant Garde Bold is a classic design typeface, one you'll see crop up over and over if you develop an eye for it. It was particularly prevalent in the mid to late 1970's, an era which Boards of Canada has referenced over and over in its design language, and recently got a large boost in popularity when the Rock Band series of video games started using it heavily. The [http://fontfeed.com/archives/avant-garde-gothic-alternates-are-back/ Avant Garde Alternate glyphs] show up a lot, too, though they tend to be abused a bit - I haven't seen [[Boards of Canada]] use them. Avant Garde shows up a lot in designs of related genres and record labels because it is such an iconic, no-nonsense typeface without a lot of the humanism that Helvetica brings to the table.
 
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* ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'': ITC Bauhaus
 
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* ''[[Geogaddi]]'': VAG Rounded
 
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* ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'': Strasua Regular (free), which definitely gets some style cues from Avant Garde Alternate.
 
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* ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'': Title: Custom, the closest you can get to it easily is probably Neo Sans Ultra. Subtitle: Avant Garde.
 
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* ''[[Hi Scores]]'': OCR A Extended (built into Windows and Mac)
 
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Zebramatic POW is a distressed typeface - the stripey business is part of it, hence the name. Zebramatic POW. It's just ITC Avant Garde Bold with some cheap distress effects. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1d240h/i_decided_to_make_a_boards_of_canada_wallpaper/c9mafog/</ref>
 
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== Music Has the Right to Children ==
 
== Music Has the Right to Children ==
 
[[File:Music Has the Right to Children.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' cover]]
 
[[File:Music Has the Right to Children.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' cover]]
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''ITC [[wikipedia:Bauhaus (typeface)|Bauhaus]]'' by Edward Benguiat and Victor Caruso.
 
''ITC [[wikipedia:Bauhaus (typeface)|Bauhaus]]'' by Edward Benguiat and Victor Caruso.
  
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* [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-bauhaus/ Bauhaus @ MyFonts]
 
* [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-bauhaus/ Bauhaus @ MyFonts]
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* [http://www.ffonts.net/Bauhaus.font Bauhaus @ Ffonts]
 
  
 
== The Campfire Headphase ==
 
== The Campfire Headphase ==
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[[File:Tch-postcard-02.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'' promo poster]]
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[[File:Tch-postcard-02.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'' promotional poster]]
 
[[File:Strasua sample.gif]]
 
[[File:Strasua sample.gif]]
  
 
''Strasua Regular'', a freeware font by designer [[wikipedia:Ray Larabie|Ray Larabie]].
 
''Strasua Regular'', a freeware font by designer [[wikipedia:Ray Larabie|Ray Larabie]].
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[[File:TCH font.png|500px]]
 
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''Miasm Infection'', a freeware font by andi jones / angelwerks / channel zero! type foundry. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990224174939/http://www.angelwerks.com/channelzero/download.htm</ref>
 
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Discovery by [[Communities#Happy_Cyclist_Association|Happy Cycling Association Discord server]] member Michael Sandison/ehrmantraut. <ref>https://discord.com/channels/442845724820897822/442847138238431233/1232423578415136788</ref>
 
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* [http://www.myfonts.com/search/strasua/fonts/ Strasua @ MyFonts]
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* [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/larabie/strasua/strasua/ Strasua @ MyFonts]
 
* [http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=3088 Strasua @ 1001 Fonts]
 
* [http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=3088 Strasua @ 1001 Fonts]
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* [http://legionfonts.com/fonts/miasm-infection Miasm Infection @ Legion Fonts]
 
  
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[[Category: Artwork]]
 
[[Category: Artwork]]

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