Poster Typography Analysis: American Gangster (2007)

Filed Under Articles, Poster Typography by Paul on 04/22/10

In this edition of Poster Typography Analysis I will show you which fonts were used in the poster campaign of Ridley Scott’s American Gangster. While the film already dates back from 2007, I had always been fascinated by the poster. Want to know which fonts were used? Continue to find out!


My name is Paul Poppenburg and I am a Dutch graphic designer who specializes in poster design. Infictus.com was first created as my portfolio but was quickly turned into a Photoshop tutorial blog to help others who struggle with poster design.

American Gangster

American Gangster

Cheltenham Bold-Condensed (ITC)
Cheltenham Bold-Condensed

Baskerville MT
Baskerville MT

Triple Condensed Gothic comes close.
Triple Condensed Gothic

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