- Astro SE 6/08
- Kingdom 2.0 5/08
- World 2.0 5/08
- Iron Hero 5/08
- Time Travel 4/08
- Galax-E  3/08

- Safari
- Venture
- Galax-E
- Time Travel
- Astro SE
- Knight
- Iron Hero
- Blade
- Aeronaut


- Aeronaut
- Cinema

- Kingdom
- Mansion
- Encounter
- World

- Galax-E
- Encounter
- Time Travel
- Blade
- Voyager
- Astro

- School

- Forbidden Eye
- Aurebesh
- World Symbols

- Font licenses

ASTRO gets its inspiration from one of the most popular space movies of all time. Astro is a Star Wars font based on the Helvetica typeface. Some letter combinations such as ST, LS, and ET result in connecting lines. The Special Edition of Astro (version 5.0) takes into account the evolution of this lettering style: capital letters feature the classic lettering of the 1977, 1980 and 1983 films, and lowercase letters feature the updated letterforms from the Star Wars Special Edition films in 1997/98. The font also appears in the titles for the Clone Wars animated film. This typeface is inspired by existing designs with additional characters designed and digitized by David Occhino.

FEATURES

• A complete character set
• letters A-Z: Classic uppercase letters
• letters a-z: Special Edition uppercase (variations in B C E J N P R S W)
• numerals 0-9
• punctuation (full set)
• international characters
• mathematical symbols
• careful spacing and kerning
• Old Republic symbol, Galactic Empire symbol (Mac only: sh-op-5 and 6)
• alternate letters (in Astro Alternate versions only): letters A-Z have Classic uppercase letters with variations on the LEFT side of some characters; letters a-z have Classic uppercase letters with variations on the RIGHT side of some characters.

PURCHASE

ASTRO SE (Windows/TrueType) - $20 (US)

ASTRO SE (Windows/Type 1) - $20 (US)

ASTRO SE (Macintosh/TrueType) - $20 (US)

ASTRO SE (Macintosh/Type 1) - $20 (US)

ASTRO SE (OpenType Mac/Windows) - $20 (US)

* Please provide PayPal with a correct email address, as your font will be sent to this address within 12 hours.
The message will be sent from “davidocchinodesign@mac.com;” be sure that this address is not blocked and that you can receive file attachments (zip files) with no issue. If you have any questions, please send an email.

If you would like additional information, please e-mail me at davidocchinodesign@mac.com.

COMPARE

Designers of varying ability have created Star Wars style fonts, with different degrees of success. With so many to choose from, it can be difficult to decide which to use. I've created the following chart so that you can learn why ASTRO SE is a better looking, professional-grade, accurate representation of the Star Wars lettering that you need for your font collection.

	Overall Comparison with Astro SE	Character Set*	Last Update
ASTRO SE by David Occhino View Sample	Astro is a font for professional designers and enthusiasts and those who want a high-quality font. All glyphs are carefully formed. Letter curves are optically perfect so that they can be used even at large sizes. The font is based on both "classic" and "special edition" styles. Many alternate glyph styles are available in "Astro Alternate." A contour style is included. Spacing and kerning is precise. Kerning allows for proper connection of C, E, F, L, R, S, T and Z. An OpenType format is available.	238 Astro has the largest set of characters.	2008 Astro was the first Star Wars style font on the web, first appearing in 1996.
STAR VADER by Anonymous View Sample	A large percentage of glyphs are poorly formed or are not in the intended style. The font files have errors that cause font loading problems and/or error messages. The font fails to install on many computer systems. "Special edition" letter styles are not included.	208	1997
JEDI SOLID by Neale Davidson View Sample	Most of the glyphs are too thin, resulting in a font that doesn't feature the intended style. Some letters are not formed correctly. The character set is basic. Special edition characters are not included.	92	2000
SF DISTANT GALAXY by ShyFonts View Sample	When used at large point sizes (for posters, signs, large graphics) flaws in the letter contours can be easily seen. Some punctuation, symbols and accent marks are not drawn in the correct style. The character set is not complete.	183	1999
STAR JEDI by Boba Fonts View Sample	Some important glyphs (R, K, Q) are not properly formed, resulting in the wrong look. Numerals 0-9 are in a completely different font style. Important punctuation and symbols are missing. Accent marks do not match the letters. Special edition characters are not included.	159	1998
RED FIVE by Fonthead Design View Sample	Because this font is based on the "special edition" style, many "classic" letters are not included. Several glyphs are not formed correctly. Some punctuation and symbols are formed incorrectly, or are missing from the character set.	163	2008
A NEW HOPE by Greg Kegel View Sample	Some punctuation and symbols are formed incorrectly, or are missing from the character set. Some important glyphs (R, K) are not properly formed, resulting in the wrong look. The character set is missing many key glyphs.	125	1998

 

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