Spotted any good organic food fonts?
I'm looking for a font for a project to do with organic food, farming and conservation of the land etc. In my mind I want something earthy and friendly, a bit quirky but still legible. Anyone got any suggestions? Sans serif, serif or display all possibilities. Thanks!




18.Jan.2006 5.18am
Hi
Can I suggest you some of our fonts?
Maybe Oxida or Cenizas
best
Ale
18.Jan.2006 6.06am
Alejandro Paul's scripts are wonderful. You might also check out www.underware.nl and their Sauna and Bello. Also 'earthy, friendly and quirky' describes Goudy Sans, so you might consider that also.
18.Jan.2006 6.43am
Mac Rhino's Oxtail is fairly extensible and has a very soft, postmodern feel. (The price is also right.)
18.Jan.2006 7.55am
Organic and friendly:
Goudy Heavyface
Hess Monoblack
Powell
Lapis
Zigarre Script
18.Jan.2006 8.48am
My Refugio Rustic matches the requirements pretty well...
18.Jan.2006 10.48am
Great suggestions so far.
Paddington
MVB Aunt Mildred
MVB Celestia Antiqua One and Two
18.Jan.2006 4.18pm
Thanks Fisheye, I was about to mention Oxtail myself ;-)
24.Jan.2006 10.18am
Some of Nick Shinn's fonts are quite naturally delectable.
hhp
24.Jan.2006 10.47am
I'd go for Dave Farey's ITC Highlander (after Oz Cooper), but Bram de Does is still the best when it comes to organic food. =8-)
24.Jan.2006 11.19am
What about Galahad
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/galahad/
24.Jan.2006 12.00pm
Thanks Hrant, Fontesque has proved quite popular in food packaging and I've seen it used for organic food.
25.Jan.2006 10.15am
Rayuela
Juvenis
Maiandra
Vista (alts)
Adesso
25.Jan.2006 7.49pm
For a more granola quality consider combining Dear Sarah with Olduvai both homegrown here at Typophile and both available at Veer.
25.Jan.2006 7.55pm
I would go out of my way to figure out how to use this ... (more MVB)
Could work.
29.Jan.2006 2.38pm
thanks for the leads - certainly opened my eyes to some fonts and sites I will be visiting again (i'm loving underware.nl.....)
9.Nov.2007 4.18am
A little late into the discussion, but i'm searching for a font family for a similar purpose. Something to carry through the catalogs, packaging, signage, etc. These are al great choices in general, but any suggestions for a more modern feel and not so "granola?" (I love Sauna and am considering Rotis Semi-Sans so anything along those lines...)
9.Nov.2007 8.24am
Beorcana can do duty at all sizes, for print, signage, etc. and has a clean yet organic feel.
9.Nov.2007 1.28pm
Papyrus
Why are you all looking at me like that?
9.Nov.2007 2.41pm
Oneleigh by Nick Shinn
http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/downloads/fontfont/ff_oneleigh/
9.Nov.2007 5.11pm
thanks so much! I like the suggestions.
9.Nov.2007 5.12pm
Don't use Rotis Semi-Sans, please! It's so fugly.
9.Nov.2007 5.17pm
not papyrus
(not that i need to clarify)
12.Nov.2007 3.46pm
How about Kantor? Or for a slightly less quirky approach, Relato? And for display, Monument.
15.Nov.2007 7.01pm
Hi I am working on an Organic Wine label. This has been an informative discussion.
I am looking for a font that is clean, understated and contemporary. I want a font that looks soooo good with out screaming look at me. A font that a designer might say "I want to know what that font is. A font the average consumer won't see anything unique with but they will sense quality. A font for an organic wine consumer who shaves her legs (target market).
Am I asking to much? I thought I'd toss it out there.
16.Nov.2007 12.08pm
I'd move your question to a new topic, Pattie, as this request is actually pretty different. Go ahead and start a new thread and I'll be happy to reply there.