Tiny Typeface?
I'm designing a ruler with millimeter marks on it, with requirements for numbers every two millimeters. Currently I'm setting it at 4.5pt Univers Condensed and it looks pretty good, but I'd love some other suggestions for condensed fonts that are highly legible at small sizes. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.
12.Dec.2002 5.58pm
meta www.fontfont.com
infinity www.thirstype.com
13.Dec.2002 5.47am
When all else fails (yeah,yeah,yeah); Helvetica ... maybe Neue 57?
Meta, though, beautiful old style numerals.
17.Dec.2002 7.21am
celeste small text from fontfont.com, specially designed for
17.Dec.2002 1.20pm
I wound up going with a 5 pt Meta Condensed Book- Expert. Although I too love the old style numerals, ror a ruler the ascenders and descenders were just too jumpy. Thanks for the help, folks!
17.Dec.2002 4.29pm
A question: why are you reinventing the wheel? Have you never seen the
Schaedler Precision Ruler? It is without doubt one of the best rulers
ever manufactured. Expensive, though.
18.Dec.2002 2.34am
hello Paul Kimball, I am looking for "meta condensed". you have it?
thanks!
13.Jan.2003 11.04am
film scale, thats what its all about. If you guys dont have one of these they are the best. broken into 1/10'ths of inchs. quite handy at times. just my .02
14.Jan.2003 2.02am
Maybe Bell Centennial