[conspire] font used for Ubuntu's "linux for human beings"?

[Dan Martinez]

Eric DeMund wrote:

> Are there any font heads in the house?

I'm a... recovering font head, I suppose.

> I'm looking for the font that the Ubuntu project uses to create the
> words "linux for human beings" in the official Ubuntu strap line. I'm
> interested in producing some jewelcase inserts for Ubuntu, but can't
> find mention of that font anywhere. (It is not "ttf-ubuntu-title", by
> the way. That font is only used for the word "ubuntu" and not the phrase
> "linux for human beings" in UbuntuStrapLogo.png.)
>
> Here's the image I'm looking at:
>
> o   Logo with strap line
>     https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=UbuntuStrapLogo.png

My first guess was that this is "VAG Rounded". Close, but no cigar:

http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/monotype/vag_std_ot/?sample_text=linux%20for%20human%20beings&sample_size=36

The absence of a terminal on the lowercase 'a', or a descender on the
lowercase 'u', are dead giveaways.

After poking around some more, I ready to tentatively conclude that
it's Arial Rounded. The 'a', the 'u', and the distinctively flattened
top of the 'f' all match. I can't spot any differences. If it's not an
*exact* match, it's certainly good enough to fool all but the most
hardened expert.

http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/singles/monotype/arial_rounded/?sample_text=linux%20for%20human%20beings&sample_size=36&acs_p=1&acs_pt=24&acs=1

Cheers,
Dan