8 Superheroes as Fonts

What's the most distinguishing factor of any font? Its characters.

Designer Matthew Olin pulled out intricate characteristics of popular fonts to recreate some of our favorite comic book superheroes.

"I often found it difficult to relate my passions (design, branding and visual communication in general) with people not directly involved in design," Olin says. "One day I realized that one common tie between the two 'worlds' existed in analogies hidden within our understanding of superheroes."

Relating typography to a superhero's characteristics is a great way to delight a broader audience beyond the designer-types.

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"From their values to their identities to their color schemes, superheroes are able to communicate effortlessly about who they are, why they're here and what they do," he says.

The posters were part of Olin's MFA Thesis Exhibition at the University of Minnesota.

Olin's poster got us thinking, we know what typeface classifications are given to each superhero, but what specific font would fit each character best. Batman's easy (Gotham, naturally), but what about the rest? Let us know what fonts you think fit each superhero best in the comments.