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Ultra high contrast serifs two parter...
Posted by Iain Brady in
23 Sep 2010 — 11:36am
23 Sep 2010 — 11:36am
Ok folks, a two parter here.
First, what are your favourite ultra high contrast serif fonts (and their sans serif compliments if you wish).
And secondly (and the reason I'm asking), what sans would ya'll recommend pairing with Bodoni Poster that ISN'T Futura or Avenir?
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23 Sep 2010 — 12:02pm
1. I don't really have favorites, but this is nice.
2. Franklin Gothic, but both are rather uninspiring.
23 Sep 2010 — 2:40pm
Chronicle Display
Mercury Display
Tiempos Headline
Tabac
Freight Display and Big
Caslon Graphique
ITC Caslon No. 224
Arno Display
Ambroise
Didoni (and Jason Walcott’s extended version, Eloquent)
Nicholas
Austin
Leitura Display
Benton Modern Display
Miller Banner (currently Typophile’s Featured Face for headlines)
23 Sep 2010 — 3:22pm
Thats a great list Stephen, now all I have to do is convince my company to buy me Austin Ultra. Although the 3 & 5 in Eloquent are pretty near perfect...
23 Sep 2010 — 11:20pm
2. I'd combine a (rather rough) Grotesk or Grotesque with regular, closed shapes with it like Akzidenz Grotesk, FF Bau, Monotype Grotesque, FF Dagny, Folio, Imago, News Gotic, Venus, Vectora, Bureau Grotesque, etc.
24 Sep 2010 — 11:11am
Why you don't try the free AW Conqueror Didot mixed with the Sans?