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It is interesting how the

terminaldesign — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:26:28 -0700

It is interesting how the perspective in Barn Dance changes at mid-point on each side. D A and part of N in DANCE are are receding correctly, as are N and R in BARN, and then the words curve forward. I wonder if you did this manually or relied on a digital distortion envelope?

Morgan Avec and Morgan

mightyatom — Fri, 9 May 2008 11:08:15 -0700

Morgan Avec and Morgan Poster Avec

What’s the intended usage?

Have a look at H&FJ’s

Endre Berentzen — Fri, 9 May 2008 07:13:52 -0700

Have a look at H&FJ’s fonts at typography.com. Definetly clean but with historical references to old American type.

Clarendon. dr

David R — Mon, 5 May 2008 23:47:11 -0700

Clarendon.

I made a barn dance

rosem — Mon, 5 May 2008 08:42:21 -0700

I made a barn dance invitation about a year ago and ended up using Briem Akademi Std (slightly modified), from Adobe’s FontFolio.

It has nice strait edges (I believe it was originally created to not have any rounded curves). It looks nice and clean, and barns are usually not constructed with elaborate rounded curves, etc... It’s very plain and simple, without getting tacky (in my opinion).

I associate lettering on

William Berkson — Mon, 5 May 2008 08:38:06 -0700

I associate lettering on barns with faded big blocky sans or slabs from old advertisements, especially for “mail pouch tobacco”. I see there’s a whole book of photos of these things, which are so resonant of rural America when I was growing up. But that’s probably not what you’re looking for.

Hmmm...perhaps the

rubydellson — Mon, 5 May 2008 08:18:54 -0700

Hmmm...perhaps the “clean” element has more to do with my own personal taste than the condition of the barn, however it’s a wedding venue, so it’s a lot cleaner than most barns. :)

p.s. Thanks, sii!

barn + clean?

aluminum — Mon, 5 May 2008 08:10:32 -0700

barn + clean?

Iowan Old Style

sii — Mon, 5 May 2008 08:09:09 -0700

Iowan Old Style

Calling all font pros

rubydellson — Mon, 5 May 2008 07:18:56 -0700

I’m looking for a font that will encompass these elements: barn, organic, artistic, clean

Any fonts stand out?

Thanks!