Fonts

The distinctive fonts in the BioShock series are used both in and out of the game to promote the Art Deco aesthetic prevalent in Rapture.
In Columbia, they are used to identify the Beaux Arts and Art Nouveau style.
==BioShock, BioShock 2, and Burial at Sea==
===Century Gothic / Futura===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Century Gothic / Futura	 	A skinny, all upper-and-lower-case font. This font is used frequently throughout the game and the user-interface. Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.
====Examples====
Bioshock-logo.png|BioShock Logo.
BS2L.png|BioShock 2 Logo.
Mercury Suites Sign.png|Mercury Suites.
Fort Frolic.png|Fort Frolic.
Jet-Postal Sign.png|Jet-Postal.
Hotel Monsenor Sign.png|Hotel Monseñor.
Vita-Chamber.png|Vita-Chamber.
===ITC Anna / Anastasia===
Font Name 	Image	Description
ITC Anna / Anastasia	 	A bold, upper case font with lowered crossbars.Available for purchase though designer Daniel Pelavin's website. Download
====Examples====
Health And Eve Bar.gif|Health and Eve UI.
PCVersionMenu.jpg|BioShock Main Menu.
Menu2xbox.jpg|BioShock 2 Main Menu.
===Plaza===
Font Name	Image	Description
Plaza 	 	A font similar to ITC Anna, but thinner, with round O's, and raised crossbars.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)
====Examples====
Welcome-Atrium01.jpg|Banners.
Sinclair Deluxe Sign Simple.png|The Sinclair Deluxe.
Reliable Pharmacy Sign.png|Reliable Pharmacy.
BSIDLC-BurialAtSeaEp1 Logo.png|Burial at Sea logo.
BaSE1 High Street Cohen's Marquee.png|Cohen's.
7mpk.png|Fontaine's Department Store.
===Andes===
Font Name	Image	Description
Andes 	 	A font with stylized and flourished capitals.Available for free on DaFont. Download
====Examples====
LeMarquis.png|Le Marquis D'Epoque.
Le Temps Perdu.png|Le Temps Perdu.
===Broadway===
Font Name	Image	Description
Broadway 	 	A upper-and-lower-case font with alternating thin and broad strokes.Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.
====Examples====
Plasmid Poster.png|Plasmids by Ryan Industries.
Little sister's orphanage.png|"bringing big smiles to little faces".
Patrick and Moira.png|Patrick and Moira.
JourneyToTheSurfaceSign.png|Journey to the Surface.
Dionysus Park.png|Dionysus Park.
Nicotimepregnant bsi.png|Nico Time Cigarettes.
Fontaine futuristics.png|Fontaine Futuristics.
===Brush Script MT===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Brush Script MT	 	A heavy upper-and-lower-case font resembling script.Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.
====Examples====
Error.png|Pardon Our Dust.
Chinesefood diff.png|Happy Noodle.
===SF Americana Dreams===
Font Name 	Image	Description
SF Americana Dreams	 	A skinny connected font used in several Plasmid advertisements.Available to purchase and download on Shy Foundry
====Examples====
Plasmid Incinerate Poster.jpg|Incinerate! advertisement.
Telekinesis Poster (Dandy Dental).png|Telekinesis advertisement.
Teleportation Advertisement.png|Teleportation advertisement.
Security bullseye.png|Security Bullseye advertisement.
Rapture open.png|Sponsored by Telekinesis.
Andrew Ryan Introduction (High Quality)|From the Desk of Ryan.
Ryan Industries Icon.png|Ryan Industries.
Bistro at Fontaine's menu.png|Today's Specials.
===Artdeco MN===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Artdeco MN	 	An all upper-case font featuring split letters.Available to purchase on MyFonts Buy ($45)
====Examples====
Fontaine's sign stylized.png|Fontaine's.
===Atlas Solid===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Atlas Solid	 	A heavy all upper-case font featuring split letters.Available to purchase on Font Bros. Buy ($19.95)
====Examples====
Rapture open.png|Rapture Open.
Little sister's orphanage.png|Fontaine's Little Sister's Orphanage.
BaSE1 Frosty Splicer.png|"Evolve Today!" in Plasmid training films.
King Pawn Poster.png|King Pawn advertisement.
===LHF Bell Boy===
Font Name 	Image	Description
LHF Bell Boy	 	An upper and lower case font with thick and thin letters used throughout the BioShock UI and on tooltips. Similar to Broadway. Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($33)
====Examples====
Gameplay.jpg|BioShock Gameplay Options selections.
Audio.jpg|BioShock Audio Options selections.
Ashtray.jpg|In-game pop-up tooltips.
King Pawn Sign.png|King Pawn.
Andrew Ryan Introduction (High Quality)|From the Desk of Ryan.
Ryan screen.png|Andrew Ryan's label on TV screens.
===Betty Noir===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Betty Noir	 	A upper-and-lower-case font with alternating thin and broad strokes.Available from author Nate Piekos' website. Download
====Examples====
Patrick and Moira.png|Patrick and Moira: A Musical - The Story of Love After Death.
Andrew Ryan's speech|"Please Stand By" from the beginning of Andrew Ryan's New Year's Speech.
ADAM Hypo Direct.png|ADAM Hypo.
Rapture Records Marquee.png|Records sign in Rapture Records.
Welcomemural.png|"The Wondrous World of Rapture" from the Welcome Mural.
===Eccentric===
Font Name	Image	Description
Eccentric	 	Font used in the Journey to the Surface Sign.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)
====Examples====
JourneyToTheSurfaceSign.png|Journey to the Surface.
Sign 8-Joe Eric.jpg|Joe & Eric - Comics-Novelties.
===Triforce===
Font Name	Image	Description
Triforce 	 	Font used exclusively in the navigation signs for Dionysus Park. Designed after the logo for The Legend of Zelda franchise.Available from author Jackster Productions' website. Download
====Examples====
The Promenade Sign.png|The Promenade.
Dion Park-On the Hunt.png|Dionysus Park directional signs.
===Chelsea Studio/Glasgow===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Chelsea Studio/Glasgow	 	An upper and lower case font based on lettering created by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($18)
====Examples====
Jasmine Jolene Poster.png|Jasmine Jolene.
Heller News.jpg|Heller News.
Monadnock.jpg|Monadnock.
===Arial===
Font Name	Image	Description
Arial 	 	An upper and lower case font.Font is packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.
====Examples====
Farmer's Market Entrance.png|Farmer's Market (See note on the Behind the Scenes).
===Drumag Studio NF===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Drumag Studio	 	A very heavy font with broad strokes.Font originally created by Nick Curtis.'Info
====Examples====
Ad best friend.jpg|Best Friend Pet Food.
Jumbo Brand.png|Jumbo Brand.
Pomegranate Brand Poster.png|Pomegranate.
Sign 01 diffuse.png|Monarch Fisheries.
===English Script===
Font Name 	Image	Description
English Script	 	A spindly cursive upper and lower case cursive font by Linotype Fonts. Similar to Embassy BT packaged with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.Available to purchase on fonts.com. Buy ($35)
====Examples====
Record Album Cover Son BioShock.png|"Son" album, found in Rapture Records.
===Mathilde===
Font Name	Image	Description
Mathilde 	 	A skinny upper and lower case cursive font in a "handwritten" style.Available to download or purchase from author's site Leeviathan. Download
====Examples====
Tenenbaum Note.png|Brigid Tenenbaum's note.
===Cast Iron===
Font Name	Image	Description
Cast Iron	 	An ornate all upper case font.Available from author's site West Wind Fonts. Download
====Examples====
Stephenson Stout crate.png|Stephenson Stout crate.
Stephenson Stout crate remastered.png|Remastered version.
===Cooper Black EF Bold===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Cooper Black EF Bold	 	A thick upper and lower case font.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy
====Examples====
Be a Little Sister poster.png|Don't You Want to be a Little Sister? Available Now!
Captain of Industry Playset poster.png|Kids! Playset!
==BioShock Infinite==
===Acknowledgement===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Acknowledgement	 	An all upper-case slab serif font. Known as "aknow" in the game files.Available through designer Ben Weiner's website.Info Download Github
====Examples====
Comstock House Gate sign.png|Comstock House Gate.
Columbia's Finest Photography sign.png|Columbia's Finest Photography.
BillBoard Short Hudsons Furs DIFF.png|Hudson's Fine Clothing.
===Bicycle===
Font Name	Image	Description
Bicycle 	 	Font used for the large lightbulb marquee signage denoting major areas in the game. It is also used in the opening splash screen "1912: Coast of Maine".Available through designer Daniel Gauthier's website.Download
====Examples====
IGN Rewind Theater - BioShock Infinite First 5 Minutes|"1912: Coast of Maine" @ 1:45.
Monument Island sign.png|Monument Island.
Soldier's Field Sign.png|Welcome to Soldier's Field.
BSIDLC-ClashInTheClouds Logo.png|Clash in the Clouds logo.
===Trade Gothic===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Trade Gothic	 	Font used for the BioShock Infinite logo and signage throughout the game.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy ($29)
====Examples====
BioShock Infinite Logo.png|BioShock Infinite Logo.
===Campanile===
Font Name	Image	Description
Campanile	 	A skinny upper and lower case art nouveau font. Available through designer Dieter Steffman's website. Download
====Examples====
The Blue Ribbon Sign BSi.png|Blue Ribbon.
Blue Ribbon Menu.png|Blue Ribbon Menu descriptions.
Vigor barker.JPG|"A Life with Vigor is a life that's Bigger!" advertisement.
===Steelfish===
Font Name	Image	Description
Steelfish	 	Heavy, narrow-spaced font used throughout the UI of BioShock Infinite including menu options and subtitles.Available through designer Ray Larabie's website. Download
====Examples====
BioShock Infinite Main Menu.jpg|Main Menu.
1999mode.jpg|Difficulty Level.
BI DollarBill VendingUI.png|Dollar Bill UI Menu.
===Peake===
Font Name	Image	Description
Peake 	 	Font used in the subtitle of the BioShock Infinite logo.Available through designer Peter Lloyd's website. Download
====Examples====
BioShock Infinite Logo.png|BioShock Infinite Logo.
===United States===
Font Name 	Image	Description
United States	 	A thick all upper-case font similar to that used in the dollar bill of US currency.Available for free on DaFont. Download
====Examples====
Acqx.png|Lutece Labs.
BillBoard Ride to The Gondola DIFF.png|Monument Island.
BSI15.png|Dollar Bill machine.
BSI16.png|Minuteman's Armory machine.
===Algerian D===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Algerian D	 	A shadowed/inlined upper-case only font.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy
====Examples====
BSI - ChenLinPrices.png|Chen-Lin - Made to Order.
The Salty Oyster BillBoard.png|The Salty Oyster.
Toy Soldiers sign.png|Toy Soldiers.
===Shangri La NF===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Shangri La NF	 	A thin stylized upper and lower case font.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy
====Examples====
The Shoppes At Emporia Poster.png|The Shoppes At Emporia.
===Bickham Script Pro Bold===
Font Name 	Image	Description
Bickham Script Pro Bold	 	A thin bold cursive upper and lower case font.Available to purchase on MyFonts. Buy
====Examples====
Parker and Co Excelsior Canned Meats sign.png|Excelsior.
===Mathilde===
Font Name	Image	Description
Mathilde 	 	A skinny upper and lower case cursive font in a "handwritten" style.Available to download or purchase from author's site Leeviathan. Download
====Examples====
BSI Lighthouse Map.png|"Be Prepared. He's on his way. You must stop him. -C"
==Behind the Scenes==
*While debating whether the concept of a farmers' market had existed during Rapture's time period (which was inconclusive), developer Jean-Paul LeBreton bemoaned the anachronistic use of the Arial font with text effects on the sign. He further elaborated on an earlier version of the Farmer's Market sign which looked "beautiful", but unfortunately had to be redone in a hurry. His co-presenters subsequently joked that he and Jake Etgeton as "armchair type nerds" should install a mod which replaces the text font with Comic Sans, Curlz MT, or Papyrus.BioShock with designer JP LeBreton -- Idle Thumbs Streams (Pt. 3)
*The Bicycle font used throughout Columbia was adapted from a vintage and aptly named advertisement for Columbia Bicycles.
Columbia Bicycle advertisement.jpeg
==References==
Category:Real-World
Category:BioShock Setting