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(x) tall font? - various suggestions {Tamas, Frode, Florian}
Posted by alexandracama in
19 Jul 2010 — 2:02am
19 Jul 2010 — 2:02am
Hi!
I need to design one of those "this pack free" yellow and red horrors and it has to fit in a space that's 16,5cm x 6cm. I've tried with different weights of helvetica but obviously there's a lot of space left. And they want me to do it vertical... Any ideas of what can I do? I've thought of splitting the words in couples of two letters but they don't seem to like it.
Thanks a lot!
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19 Jul 2010 — 2:45am
Maybe you could go for some classic narrow gothic like Placard.
19 Jul 2010 — 3:00am
If you're not comfortable drawing type yourself, why not hire a type designer? You're bound to need some customization to get this right and it might be easier to start from scratch.
19 Jul 2010 — 3:31am
I wish I could do that, Frank. I'd hire illustrators and typographers 5 times a day if it were up to me!
I think I'll try to convince them to leave some empty space. Stretching the type would give me serious nightmares. Placard looks awesome though.
Thank you so much!
19 Jul 2010 — 3:36am
Lots of ultra-narrow sans-serifs in this FontList.
19 Jul 2010 — 3:43am
Florian, one of this days I'm going to ask you to marry me!!! Thanks!
19 Jul 2010 — 3:52am
Also see Knockout by Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Florian is not a bad catch, btw.
19 Jul 2010 — 4:10am
Honor to whom honor is due: the FontList was created by the FontShop staff. Do they have some good-looking single chaps in their team? You betcha!
19 Jul 2010 — 4:23am
We should have a "type geek pairing" wiki in addition to the "typeface pairing" wiki.
19 Jul 2010 — 5:30am
Florian, one of this days I'm going to ask you to marry me!!!
To be followed by One Of These Days I'm Going To Cut You Into Little Pieces.
19 Jul 2010 — 7:28am
You may laugh but, when some people help me selflessly over the internet... it somehow makes me believe in humanity again.
21 Jul 2010 — 4:33am
Not totally altruistic, but my Ticketbook has seven weights to choose from to fit.
Available from MyFonts.
21 Jul 2010 — 1:04pm
I love it! Thanks!!
21 Jul 2010 — 5:35pm
My pleasure, Alexandra. I just now (honestly) did remember Knock-Out and Champion by Hoefler. They are very wood type. But might have worked for you. But there you go.
22 Jul 2010 — 12:59am
ITC Roswell by Jim Parkinson is one of the narrowest Sans Serif fonts ever.
http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/detail.htm?ProductId=215622&name=ITC+Roswe...
22 Jul 2010 — 2:19am
Now it's worse! so many great choices I don't know which one to pick!!
Thank you all very much!!!
22 Jul 2010 — 6:43am
Alternate Gothic would be my choice, it comes in 3 widths.