Typophile - Choose Five Typefaces to use for a Year - Comments

I would like to add the

Quincunx — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:25:11 -0700

I would like to add the links to my post, however, my post would then be kicked to the bottom. Stupid bug.

Scala and Scala Sans Hmmm. .

akma — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:13:33 -0700

Hmmm. . . . Golden? Something like that, useable for body text, but especially well suited to titling, display, or shorter units.

And if I go that way, I’ll need something modern (but versatile) for my fourth — perhaps one of Font Bureau’s rich sans families. I love Porchez’s typefaces; maybe Anisette would do for this slot.

And then a face that draws on the ancient and modern, but with curves and drama (one of the modern uncials, or perhaps Stone Munc?). A calligraphic face, but not a script (don’t like script faces); Cataneo? Scrivano? I’d choose from among those, or page through Font Bureau’s catalogue till I fell in love.

There is definitely not

Joe Pemberton — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:34:23 -0700

There is definitely not enough linking going on in this thread.

The thing is if you are a

rondomingue — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:52:09 -0700

The thing is if you are a web designer you would be stuck with only 5 (or less) typefaces you would use. ;)

Oh... this is fun... I

fnf — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:23:22 -0700

Oh... this is fun... I haven’t given it enough thought, but:

Helvetica Neue
Futura (a bad habit, maybe, but it never lets me down)
Adobe Garamond Pro
Kontrapunkt

And I feel like I need a script... what is life without swashes?

Bickham Script Pro?
Cezanne Pro?

I’ve run out of steam...

Helvetica

antiuser — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:43:55 -0700

Helvetica Neue
Fournier
Gotham
Optima
Bodoni

Too hard. But i do use these

Sam M — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:11:51 -0700

Too hard.
But i do use these too much:

Verdana
Rockwell
Gill Sans (a filthy habit, but i love it!)
Thesis
Univers

Helvetica

x-y — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:25:20 -0700

Helvetica Neue
AG
Univers
Frutiger
and myriad of course! aha
And i request Times New Roman as bonus

I didn’t count all those

Sharon Van Lieu — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:10:09 -0700

I didn’t count all those interface/OS fonts. I don’t use them, my computer does. :-)

Sharon

Perpetua ITC

Artform — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:04:56 -0700

Perpetua
ITC Officina
Baskerville Small Caps
Univers
Zapfino

Interesting. I would have to

dberlow — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:51:20 -0700

Interesting. I would have to stick close to David Hamuel’s choices:
Lucida Grande, my OS font.
Concert 10, my email font.
Times and Arial, the defaults that are hard to escape.
Poynter 16, my escape from the defaults.
and then I would have to use Helvetica, and Highway Gothic if went outside to any great distance...
Otherwise, i.e. if I didn’t use these six, I’d be unable to even get here to discuss the next 6. :-)
(I’m not sure of the default fonts for FontLaff, but those’d have to be included too...Maybe I don’t need Arial...)
Cheers!

I worked from 1964 until

Giampa — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:22:42 -0700

I worked from 1964 until 1976 using a single typeface. Books, wedding invites, business cards, major advertising launches with a single typeface. Caslon Oldstyle.

The typeface does not make the “designer”. With a single disclaimer, “Pick a face you can live with”.

Univers - My workman

DanGayle — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:33:45 -0700

Univers - My workman font
ITC Bodoni - My classy font
Mrs. Eaves - My funky font
Adobe Jenson Pro - My gritty, human font
Avenir - My clean font

Actually, these I could live with forever as far as I’m concerned. (Although, I would consider Stone’s newer Swash Bodoni in the same category as ITC Bodoni...)

Courier Courier

david hamuel — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:55:31 -0700

Courier
Courier New
Helvetica
Times
Times New Roman

Ah I’ll let that stand as

Miss Tiffany — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:45:09 -0700

Ah I’ll let that stand as a correction. Maybe it was the award from TDC. Either way I’m not arguing that Peter’s work isn’t popular. His work has been popular for a while now. I was just pointing out why Greta might be on the tip of everyone’s tongue.

Choose Five Typefaces to use for a Year

Duncan Forbes — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:32:40 -0700

A while ago me & Kris were nerding out and talking about the Vignelli thing, which led to

“what if you could only use five typefaces for a year” (Say If money was not an option).

I think I said:

Trinite
Arnhem
Galaxie Polaris
National

annd.... hmmm, maybe Serapion (I can’t remember my 5th one).

Go on try it.