Typophile - How bad is setting text in AvantGardeGothic, BenguiatGothic, Bauhaus? - Comments

Personally, I think that it

William Berkson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:53:58 -0800

Personally, I think that it is hard to make any of them look good, though people have on occasion, for display. Definitely not in text.

They’re highly stylistic

aluminum — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:43:54 -0800

They’re highly stylistic and indicative of very specific design periods. So, it’s just an issue of using them appropriately.

Yes, agreed! But i need

snoovy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:09:55 -0800

Yes, agreed! But i need concrete info for this project. Which is why i’m looking for designers opinions on these fonts. :)

Hmmm... if you can’t tell,

Norbert Florendo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:47:18 -0800

Hmmm...
if you can’t tell, just try setting 10pt. text and compare them.
You eyes will ultimately be the judge, not suggestions or juicy bits.

How bad is setting text in AvantGardeGothic, BenguiatGothic, Bauhaus?

snoovy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:35:00 -0800

Hi everyone,

I need critiques of these typefaces:

Avant Garde Gothic
Benguiat Gothic
Bauhaus

It’s for a project that serves as a cautionary tale for new designers against using these faces for text, or setting them at all. Please be frank, and hold nothing back. I need some good juicy bits for my project.

So go on, how bad are they really?