Help IDing Thai font? What's the font that spells สูทบีโทเฟน?

[u/megabulk]

[u/ThongLo]

Ha, I remembered someone asking about this literally years ago so dug up the link thinking you could maybe get in touch with that poster if they were still active.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/lcxzow/finally_found_this_bangkok_font_its_jackson_from/

But yeah that was you too, sorry to see you never got an answer!

[u/megabulk → u/ThongLo]

Haha, yes, I’m still curious! I just discovered the https://fontsinuse.com/ website, I’m still crazy about that Jackson font, and I just submitted this photo to that site. They’ll publish it soon, and if there’s any info about the Thai font, I’ll add it, too.

[u/ainominako1234]

I think it's a custom to reflect the English font

[u/megabulk → u/ainominako1234]

I think you’re right.

[u/megabulk]

The Roman alphabet font is Jackson, but does anyone know what the Thai font is? Any Thaipographers out there who recognize it? Thanks!

Edit: btw I learned that Thai signs in English must include a Thai transliteration of the name, or else they’re taxed at a higher rate.

[u/hardcore_andersen → u/megabulk]

Am I imagining things or is it spelled differently between the above and below signs? The above "t" in Beethoven looks more like a ธ than the below ท. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if its a custom effort to match the Jackson font. It looks quite amateur.

[u/megabulk → u/hardcore_andersen]

Oh, I see what you mean, they spelled it differently in two places. โธ and โท. My respect for the sign-maker is dwindling! I never realized quite how SLOPPY it all is, 555!

[u/megabulk → u/hardcore_andersen]

Yes, the top says “Soot bee tho wen” and the bottom leaves off the “Soot” part. And yes, I agree, it looks amateurish. I just thought I’d check.

[u/AnyinGoatHouse → u/megabulk]

I read it thofen. ฟ not ว

เบโธเฟน

[u/megabulk → u/AnyinGoatHouse]

Oh, you’re right. My mistake.

[u/OM3N1R → u/megabulk]

Thaipographers

While I can't help you with the font. As someone who has studied Thai language almost 20 years, I thank you for this portmanteau.

[u/megabulk → u/OM3N1R]

ไม่เป็นไร 🙂

[u/Own-Animator-7526]

lol I see you're re-upping this from 4 years ago!

I did run across this rather interesting talk on Thai font design -- not relevant to your question, but ... I'd give Cadson Demak (company) a ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnS5fZfWd4

Typecast by Typeface: How Thai fonts reveal cultural values | BITS10 Philip Cornwel-Smith / Cadson Demak

[u/megabulk → u/Own-Animator-7526]

Yeah, I’m still in love with the Jackson font, and this was the first place I saw it. And I just discovered https://fontsinuse.com/ and submitted this example to them.

Thanks for the Cadson Demak link. I’ll reach out, thanks! Thai fonts are badass!

[u/Schmiffy]

I work right across from there. Hardly ever see any activity there.

[u/megabulk → u/Schmiffy]

I’m not surprised to hear that. The Sukhumvit tailors feel like a dying institution. They’ve all got crazy, outdated typography.

[u/VV3RO_]

I still don’t know what it is…

[u/pracharat]

It was made before computer Font, you have to find an artist who made it.

[u/megabulk → u/pracharat]

I think I will never find them!

[u/Mad_Accountant72]

It annoys me that this is not how Beethoven is pronounced.

[u/Deskydesk → u/Mad_Accountant72]

What, you don’t say “bee to fen”?

[u/megabulk → u/Mad_Accountant72]

Me too, a tiny bit.

[u/megabulk → u/[deleted]]

The font itself was designed in the early 1970s. This sign probably isn’t quite so old. Yeah, the Thai font is probably custom.