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Looking for a sans-serif with strongly different stroke weights
Posted by The Realms of Gold in
6 Feb 2013 — 9:58pm
6 Feb 2013 — 9:58pm
It seems to me that it's hard to find a sans-serif typeface that has anything other than identical or nearly-identical stroke weights throughout. I'm looking for something much more like a Didone, or at least a Garalde, in terms of stroke weight, but a sans-serif. Has anybody got any recommendations? Thanks!
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6 Feb 2013 — 10:05pm
Rotis SemiSans?
hhp
6 Feb 2013 — 10:45pm
Peignot ? Radiant ?
7 Feb 2013 — 1:44am
Imago. Ludwig.
7 Feb 2013 — 4:29am
Condor.
7 Feb 2013 — 4:54am
Signata by Bernd Möllenstädt.
7 Feb 2013 — 9:54am
These are great suggestions, but nothing's working for me yet. I need to match Adobe Jenson Pro alongside some ornamentation. So many of these have an Art Deco slant that will pull too much focus. The sans-serif part of this design is more of a subheader to the main title, which is in Jenson. Anyway, please keep ideas coming! Thanks! :-)
7 Feb 2013 — 9:57am
There are some sans derivations of Trajan out there (with lc) - one of those might click.
hhp
7 Feb 2013 — 11:15am
If it needs to harmonise with a Jenson, consider ITC Legacy Sans.
7 Feb 2013 — 11:39am
In the Optima vein: Classico, Stellar, Beorcana, Meadow, Minerva, Mentor.
7 Feb 2013 — 11:40am
Accent Graphic by Nick Cooke (G-type)
Seaside by Andrij Shevchenko (AndrijType)
8 Feb 2013 — 1:49am
ITC Legacy Sans would really match Jenson, like John said. It has its roots in Jenson, so it shouldn't cause you much problems.
8 Feb 2013 — 6:40am
Britannic
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/britannic-lt/
Tim
8 Feb 2013 — 4:52pm
Here are two examples of a didone-like sans partnered with Jenson Pro... sorry if the title text is nonsense... but you should get the idea...
[Rekord] Prestiggio-Regular
and
[Hendrick Rolandez] Coco (free)
http://s18.postimage.org/pejn8tfh5/Jenson_Partner.png