Patsfan99 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I'm just wondering what anyone out there considers their "go-to" fonts. you know, the ones that you find yourself going back to, especially when you're stuck, or the ones that are the first five or six that you try out in a project, mostly cause they've worked for you before.... I've got a bunch for illustration purposes, but I'm thinking more graphic design/ page layout purposes here... what are your staple fonts? the ones you couldn't live without? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Great topic. I use a ton of fonts on a regular basis, but my job requires maximum legibility for copy on billboards. These are my "go-to guys".serifs: Adobe Garamond Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro, Trajan, Felix Titling, Poppl Pontifex, Friz Quadrata, Book Antiquasans: Frutiger, Univers, Helvetica Neue, Akzidenz Grotesk, Dax, Din 1451 Engschrift, Nobel, Poppl Laudatioscript: Bickham Script, Spring, LHF Pilsner Script, LHF Sofia Script, Voluta Scriptslab: Berthold City, LHF Mike's Block, LHF Full Block, Brothers Twitter | Design | LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Keeping in mind that a lot of my fonts are freebies and/or cheap knockoffs, and I enjoy doing custom lettering...Serif: JuliusBlack/Serpentine, Trajan, Minion.Sans: I agree with Joel on Frutiger, although a rival paper in town uses it for their headline font, but I can't stay mad at it for that. I also find myself using Glasgow, Myriad, Futura and Eurostile a lot. I'd love to use Dax more, but I don't have too many variations of it.Script: Probably the ones I use the most are more modern script fonts, i.e. Magneto Bold, Lakeshore Drive, Airstream.Slab: Definitely Aachen Bold/Aardvark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 OLD STYLE / TRANSITIONALAdobe Garamond. Adobe Caslon. Adobe Jenson. Bembo. Cantaur. Minion. Trajan.MODERNBodoni. Didot.SANSTrade Gothic. Akzidenz Grotesk. Univers. Helvetica Neue. DIN. Meta. News Gothic. Futura. Bell Gothic. Avenir.SCRIPTJohann Sparkling. Pilsner. Hand Written + Scanned + Live Traced.You can do anything with ten-fifteen good fonts. I usually use the light version of a font to type body text, especially if it's a sans, which usually have a light weight. also make sure your body copy is not too large. I never type body over ten points unless the target audience is over fifty or something. Large body text looks horsey. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Oh, you know, Comic Sans, Demonized... In all seriousness:Futura, Franklin Gothic, Frutiger, Friz Quadrata, Eurostile, Copperplate(to be honest), Gill Sans, Faktos(freeware font), IndustriaI don't have a lot of good fonts on my computer, unfortunately. I need to buy some good ones once I actually have a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I love Bank Gothic, Franklin Gothic, Futura, Impact, Univers....unfortunately I work with clients that don't give me a lotta freedom in font choice. charles-noerenberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_limey Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I'm not the design whizz ya'' are, but I find myself drawn to Bank Gothic, Eras, Futura & good ol' Copperplate Gothic (I know, I know). Also been using Optima a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Now HERE'S a nice topic!I know where I work at, they used to use a modified version of Century Schoolbook and some type of stylized script for the "Tech" (click right here to find out about my company), and we still do in our re-done logo (which I actually had a hand in redesigning--but it ain't on that site yet), but lately, in a lot of our print literature, I've gotten everyone settled on the same page: Helvetica Condensed and, for a lot of our marketing, Zapfino or StephanieMarieJF. Now...ask me what fonts I see the most at work and I can narrow it down to three: Trajan, Trade Gothic, and Helvetica.Now, looking around at the things I see around me, I see DIN being used a helluva lot (check JetBlue out) too. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff.Β || dribbble || BehanceΒ || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I did a little experimenting with other fonts for my sigs, but I kept coming back to italicized SerpentineDBol. I just like the way it looks - clean, yet bold and dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I agree with most mentioned.Another Serif not yet metioned is Sabon. Very sharp. The Bold isn't nearly as nice but the regular version is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 FRUTIGER for President,Paltino, for VP... @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_Barlik Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 OK - so I'm going to sound like the novice here, but I usually stick with "Tahoma" - it's a nice overall font for just about everything. Easy to tell the zeroes from the O's, etc. I also like "Century Gothic" for the circular feel. I use "Eras Demi" from time to time as well.Now, on websites, I prefer "Arial" for the main text because about 99.9% of the computers in the world have it & it keeps me from having to re-design every page just for the typefaces.I've been re-designing my fantasy football website for next season and I decided to use "SF SportsNight Upright" (the non-slanted version of ESPN's font) for a lot of the buttons. They look very classy and kinda modern witout being unreadible. I make the buttons in MS Paint and saved them as gifs so I could take advantage of the transparency properties. It's actually surprising how good stuff in MS Paint looks when you have to shrink it down to fit nicely on websites - the people with 20/20 usually can't tell a difference from using a professional software program unless they really want to. I've always gotten very positive comments from our guys in the league. (Of course, I also use MS Excel for a lot of the stats, so you get a mixed bag of fonts at times (sigh).Depending on the application, there are lots of nice fonts. Believe it or not, the "Star Trek" font on this website doesn't look too bad: http://www.geocities.com/edgelogo/"Eurostile" isn't too bad either, although it comes across almost too modern at times, and can be a bit had to read when too small.I've also been hooked on "OCR A Extended" a bit lately too - can't give a good reason why other than the fact that I am a programmer.If I think of more examples, I'll let you know. Β Β 5-time Defending NL East ChampionsΒ Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggman01 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 i had never seen any of the lhf fonts until i saw this thread...there are some beautiful fonts on that site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I have been using Gotham Rounded Book quite a bit lately. Nice, easy to read and reminiscent of blueprint lettering (not hand lettering). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkkre8tiv Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I have been using Gotham Rounded Book quite a bit lately. Nice, easy to read and reminiscent of blueprint lettering (not hand lettering).Nice one Josh! BartODell.comPublished LogoLounge 4, 5, 6 & 8 , LogoLounge Master Series 1, 2, 3, & 4 , Really Good Logos , LogoNest 3: B&W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I have been using Gotham Rounded Book quite a bit lately. Nice, easy to read and reminiscent of blueprint lettering (not hand lettering).Nice one Josh!Well it did come straight out of your mouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyboy1 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Fenway Park. Damn I love that font.Billhead from Letterhead Fonts is also a favorite of mine. There's three versions that mix and match beautifully.JeffB Click here to read Third String Goalie - The Hockey Jersey of the Day Blog Click here to see my hockey and baseball jersey collection online ?You don?t like to see 20 kids punching 20 other kids. But it?s not a disgrace, It?s hockey.? - Michael Farber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapHook Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 DINMittelschrift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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