Here’s The Font Appearing on That ‘70s Show’s Posters
That ’70s Show is an American television sitcom that aired on the Fox channel from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series was created by Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Mark Brazill, and directed by David Trainer and Terry Hughes. It stars Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson, Lisa Robin Kelly, and Wilmer Valderrama as teenage cast members. The adult cast includes Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Tommy Chong, Don Start, and Tanya Roberts.
That ‘70s Show is set from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979. The series follows a group of eclectic teenage friends who live in fictional Point Place, Wisconsin, and the typical challenges they go through as they prepare for adulthood. The head of the group is Eric Forman, who lives with his parents Red and Kitty. Unlike most of his immediate neighbors, Forman is not exactly a spoiled kid. But as his life intertwines with that of his peers, including his girlfriend next door Donna Pinciotti, Forman starts to wonder whether he’s truly pursuing his full measure of happiness.
That ‘70s Show’s Font
The font used on the official posters of That ’70s Show is known as Arnold Böcklin.
Arnold Böcklin is a display typeface designed in 1904 by Schriftgiesserei Otto Weisert foundry and later published by the Linotype and Adobe font foundries. The font was named as a tribute to Arnold Böcklin, an accomplished Swiss symbol painter who passed on in 1901.
Arnold Böcklin is widely considered the best Art Nouveau typeface. The font experienced a decline in popularity during the early-20th century. However, it underwent a major revival in the ’60s and ’70s as part of the general Art Nouveau renaissance. That explains its usage in movies and television series set in the ‘60s and ‘70s, such as That ‘70s Show.
Arnold Böcklin Applications
As already mentioned, Arnold Böcklin is a display font. The typeface is especially suited for use on titles and subtitles.
But besides being used primarily as a titling font, Arnold Böcklin will also work on body text where legibility is the main goal. The following are examples of design projects where you can use the Arnold Böcklin;
• Movie and television sitcom covers
• Book and magazine covers
• Website and social media posts
• PowerPoint presentations
• Billboard advertisements
• Apparel branding
• Homeware branding
• Company logos and posters
• Business cards
• Wedding and birthday invitation cards
• Posters and flyers
• Store and road signage
Other Places Can You Find Arnold Böcklin Font
That ‘70s Show isn’t the only famous television series whose cover is designed in the Arnold Böcklin font. The typeface was also used for the title of The Cuckoo Waltz sitcom.
Other famous projects that utilize the Arnold Böcklin font include;
• The music album Back to Bedlam by James Blunt
• The music album Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai
• Various music album covers for the band Dinosaur Jr.
• The videogames Solomon’s Key (1987), Hippodrome (1989), and Pharaoh’s Tomb (1990)
• The White Dwarf magazine logo (from the late-70s to the early-80s)
You may also find Arnold Böcklin in numerous Middle East and Oriental-themed restaurants, shops, apps, etc. That’s because the font appeared in early versions of CorelDRAW software, where it was known as “Arabia.” The “Arabia” reference caused many designers to associate Arnold Böcklin with Arabic themes despite the font sharing no fundamental attributes with Arabian lettering.
Where Can You Download The Arnold Böcklin Font?
Arnold Böcklin is available on numerous websites, such as Dafont Free, wFonts, and Fonts In Use. You can also download this retro font from Font Space or Fonts Geek websites.