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 THE BIRDS stars Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright, and "introducing 'Tippi' Hedren." An excellent study of the film is Camille Paglia's monograph for the BFI Classics series. |
Alfred Hitchock's The Birds (1963) is one of my favorites films. This font was inspired by its opening titles which were designed by James S. Pollak. Each name appears in a serifless roman font, then is broken up and reassembled by the images of birds flapping past. The letterforms are my own variation on Optima* with certain letters altered to match the film's. The bird shapes are based on my own photos of swarming crows on Thanksgiving 2004. The result doesn't match the individual film titles, but suggests the entire sequence of breaking letters and passing birds. An interesting contrast to The Birds' black birds are Mary Poppins' white birds, also animated by Ub Iwerks. |
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Includes two variations of each capital, plus punctuation, numbers, and international characters. |
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THE BIRDS is a free download. This copyrighted font is made available for commercial and non-commercial use when downloaded from Harold's Fonts. It is not intended to be copied, shared, sold, or reposted. |
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