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Hi all,
I am reworking a logo I created for a local Oktoberfest celebration
and I have to choose new fonts. I am using a blackletter face but
for the other subheader text, I need to pair the blackletter with
something which complements or contrasts it and not sure outside
of a geometric typeface what will work with the blackletter. I have
yet to choose which blackletter typeface I will use. Right now,
the client needs to have several choices.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Bonnie
12 Dec 2011 — 5:39pm
Any typeface combination can work, if different enough.
Extremes compliment each other.
Simple geometric fonts work great as a contrast to blackletter.
Even a really fancy script can work in combinations.
Remember, the more extreme and different the two, the better.
Good luck.
13 Dec 2011 — 2:19am
Maybe even the right didone could work.
13 Dec 2011 — 3:29am
Cartouches, Bodonis and Formal Scrits.
Look at The Universal Penman for Inspirations.
13 Dec 2011 — 6:33am
FYI:
http://typophile.com/node/80901
hhp
13 Dec 2011 — 6:53am
fine-line sans caps well letterspaced.
PS: "I have Dalmatian thought: the world is going to the dogs" :-)