About the font
The Miami Vice font comes from Miami Vice (1984), an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich. Morris Fuller Benton did this amazing font.
He designed this font for ATF in 1927. It was made as an uppercase only font. However, this font has four different weights and 16 family fonts. The font has aesthetic retro edges.
He designed using two separate typefaces for each part of the logo. The upper part is Broadway Regular, (243 glyphs, 2048 Unites per EM) and the next part below is Broadway Stencil (396 glyphs, 1000 unite per EM). Broadway is a Sans Serif typeface. There are a lot of luxuries in Miami Vice, but it also has an air of sophistication and elegance because of the use of the Broadway typeface.
Miami Vice’s logo is a masterpiece. It has a smooth, modern appearance, while the color scheme of blue and pink adds a bit of color and excitement.
Usage
Many major websites and places have used the font. In addition to headings and titles, this is a great typeface for any textural material. However, you may use this font for store/shop names, product titles, etc.
Besides that, you may use it for a wide range of other things, including business cards and invitations, layouts for companies and other types of businesses, logos, product packaging, branding projects, and printing on fabric for things like T-shirts and stationery.
FAQs
Ans: It is free for personal use. For commercial purpose you need to obtain a permission from he designer.
Ans: For the top line, the typeface was Broadway Regular, while for the bottom line it was Broadway Stencil.
Ans: There are two colors of the Miami Vice. They are: Laser fuchsia and blue gale.
Font Information
Font Name: Broadway
Designer: Morris Fuller Benton
Foundry: American Type Founders, Bitstream
License: Free For Personal Use
| Classification | Display |
| Release/ Publishing Date | 1927-1928 |
| Version | Version 1.01 emb4-OT |
| Glyph Count | 243 |
| Character | 123 |
| Format | TrueType |
| Supported Languages | 81+ |
| Copyright: | Data copyright © URW Software & Type GmbH, additional data copyright © The Monotype Corporation. Copyright © 1994-2002 Microsoft Corporation. |
| Other Fonts by the designer: | News Gothic, Bank Gothic, Bulmer Roman, Clearface Gothic, Cloister, Monotone Gothic |
| Similar Font | LTC Broadway, Broadway No2, Glitzy, Harlem Nights |