Typophile - Need a condensed serif for a nameplate - Comments

Thanks for all your

ulee — Fri, 2 May 2008 08:20:33 -0700

Thanks for all your suggestions! I’m leaning towards Kepler, I might be bugging y’all again soon.

Cheers!

I have many strong options

mondoB — Thu, 1 May 2008 19:27:52 -0700

I have many strong options in my type library; if you give us the text to be set I can show you some.

Kepler has lovely condensed

Miss Tiffany — Thu, 1 May 2008 16:27:48 -0700

Kepler has lovely condensed serifs. Optically sizes too.

Go custom.

Nick Shinn — Thu, 1 May 2008 11:08:24 -0700

Go custom.

If you’re looking for

kentlew — Thu, 1 May 2008 10:56:41 -0700

If you’re looking for something a little more prosaic than the elegant Arepo, you might consider Whitman Display Compressed. The fonts are currently only available through the Font Bureau Studio library, but I’m hoping that we’ll be releasing these to Retail in the next month or two.

I show a few examples here: http://www.kentlew.com/WhitmDisOverview3.html

Also, a PDF here: http://www.kentlew.com/Type/WhitmanDisplay_Sample.pdf

If you can tell us the name of your magazine, I’d be happy to set a screen sample.

— K.

Sumner Stone’s Arepo is

Stephen Coles — Thu, 1 May 2008 08:28:53 -0700

Sumner Stone’s Arepo is underused and very elegant if used at a minimum of 36 pt.

Need a condensed serif for a nameplate

ulee — Thu, 1 May 2008 07:06:30 -0700

Hi,

I’m working on an insurance industry magazine and want to set the nameplate in a condensed or tall serif, maybe transitional or modern. The magazine is the market leader so I want to convey a sense of prestige but am also looking for something distinctive.

I’d really appreciate your suggestions! I love this board!