Favourite Fonts [Archive] - MacRumors Forums

oli2140

Oct 29, 2008, 09:43 AM

Hi all,

Just thought it would be interesting to find out from everyone what fonts everyone thinks they use the most in design. It will be a nice way to perhaps discover new fonts as well. For myself, I have found myself using Myriad Pro more and more in designs..

Also, I understand that no font will be perfect for every design but surely there must be one which you enjoy using?

Oli

SwiftLives

Oct 29, 2008, 10:50 AM

I know.

It's already become clichéd.

But I am so in love with Gotham (http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100008) and all of its happy wonderful weights!

Yr Blues

Oct 29, 2008, 11:24 AM

I love arial and authentic highway fonts. The Helvetica family is nice, but doesn't have the angled ends.

chilipie

Oct 29, 2008, 11:29 AM

Helvetica > Arial

Str8edgepunker

Oct 29, 2008, 11:45 AM

^Overused, but that's okay.

Personally, its Gill Sans and Avenir for me. I really like Geometric or Humanist Sans-serif fonts. :D

Edit:
I forgot my personal favorite script font: Shelley Volante.

Blue Velvet

Oct 29, 2008, 11:50 AM

I was going to say:

• Impact
• Sand
• Arial
• Algerian
• Zapf Chancery and...
• Comic Sans

but then thought better of it. ;)

:D

In truth, I'm partial to a bit of Avenir (http://www.linotype.com/72/avenir-family.html) at the moment. Warmer and easier than Futura, more casual and humanist than Helvetica.

SwiftLives

Oct 29, 2008, 12:18 PM

^Overused, but that's okay.

Personally, its Gill Sans and Avenir for me. I really like Geometric or Humanist Sans-serif fonts. :D

Edit:
I forgot my personal favorite script font: Shelley Volante.

Gill Sans light and lowercase has been creeping its way into a few of my logos lately.

Yr Blues

Oct 29, 2008, 12:45 PM

I'm glad comic sans is getting a resurgence. It's a personal challenge to use. It's easy to hate on something.

klymr

Oct 29, 2008, 01:33 PM

I love arial and authentic highway fonts. The Helvetica family is nice, but doesn't have the angled ends.

Helvetica > Arial

According to Max Kerning, "Arial is to Helvetica what Cheese Whiz is to chevre. Don't be disgusting."

Yr Blues

Oct 29, 2008, 02:47 PM

According to Max Kerning, "Arial is to Helvetica what Cheese Whiz is to chevre. Don't be disgusting."

I used to be that way. :D

murdock25

Oct 29, 2008, 04:00 PM

Univers > Helvetica > Arial...oh snap!

lofight

Oct 29, 2008, 04:06 PM

Myriad pro, trebuchet ms, and more..

For people familiar with proximus, a Belgium phone company, their font in their ads is nice too.

Str8edgepunker

Oct 29, 2008, 06:15 PM

Univers > Helvetica > Arial...oh snap!

Mmmm, another Adrian Frutiger font. Univers was used for Apple keyboards for a long time, up until they switched over to VAG Rundschrift recently.

Krebstar

Oct 29, 2008, 08:22 PM

Serifa Std.

http://www.linotype.com/12801/serifa65bold-font.html

ChicoWeb

Oct 29, 2008, 08:59 PM

I love me some:

Chalet - http://www.typophile.com/node/20214
Fruitiger - http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/frutiger/

And some Gill SANS

shecky

Oct 29, 2008, 09:15 PM

Krebstar

Oct 29, 2008, 10:18 PM

I'm honestly stunned several people have said Gill Sans. Anyone care to share why they enjoy it? I've never been a fan, but would love to hear why some do like it.

ezekielrage_99

Nov 2, 2008, 05:56 PM

Adobe Carlson Pro
Adobe Garamond Pro
Century Gothic
Delicious
DIN
Futura
Pigiarniq

And pretty much any font from Hermann Zapf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Zapf) and H&F-J (http://www.typography.com)

carlgo

Nov 2, 2008, 10:30 PM

Check out the various Bernhard fonts, from long ago. My grandfather designed them, and sold them decades ago, so I have no stake, but some of them are very elegant.

SwiftLives

Nov 2, 2008, 10:50 PM

The lowercase "j" in Futura has always bothered me.

As for Gill Sans, I've always loved the roundness of it. And I love the contrast between the bold and regular weights.

lucidmedia

Nov 2, 2008, 11:25 PM

The lowercase "j" in Futura has always bothered me.

the lowercase "j" as we see it in futura today would have bothered Paul Renner as well....

lucidmedia

Nov 2, 2008, 11:34 PM

Check out the various Bernhard fonts, from long ago. My grandfather designed them, and sold them decades ago, so I have no stake, but some of them are very elegant.

Your grandfather was legendary poster designer Lucian Bernhard? Very cool.

design-is

Nov 3, 2008, 08:00 AM

I have a thing for Arno Pro at the moment.

MBPgracie

Nov 3, 2008, 10:48 AM

I wondering if anyone knows of somewhere I could possible acquire the font 'DIN', I have looked EVERYWHERE for it with no avail. It seems to be one of the more elegant variations of my favourite, and as you can appreciate, over used 'Myriad Pro' semibold.

I rather think its the dogs bollocks and would welcome any help finding this such illusive font'age :)

shecky

Nov 3, 2008, 10:58 AM

http://www.linotype.com/306/din1451-family.html

Nicolecat

Nov 3, 2008, 04:07 PM

Serifa Std.

http://www.linotype.com/12801/serifa65bold-font.html

I have to agree with you on this one...I love this font.
So classy looking.

When it comes to scripty/handwritten fonts I like Cezanne. It looks so colonial, almost like written with a quill pen.

iGav

Nov 6, 2008, 07:34 AM

I'm enamoured not only with it's simplicity, its idiosyncrasies, but also it's neutrality, to quote Wim Crouwel... "We were impressed by that because it was more neutral, and neutralism was a word that we loved. It should be neutral. It shouldn't have a meaning in itself. The meaning is in the content of the text and not in the typeface." and that is why I shall conform to stereotype and say Helvetica. :)

dawnconn

Nov 25, 2008, 09:27 AM

I googled DIN font and came up with this:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-din/

iGav

Nov 25, 2008, 09:30 AM

I googled DIN font and came up with this:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-din/

DIN has always looked oddly drawn to me.

Yr Blues

Nov 25, 2008, 09:48 AM

I try to stay away from Helvetica just because it's kind of a fanboy thing now. Other than that, whatever comes with my MacBook when it's brand new. And then I'll buy fonts when the project needs it, but I haven't really had to.

IgnatiusTheKing

Nov 25, 2008, 09:53 AM

I'm a really big fan of "Knowledge" (Thomson Reuters' (http://thomsonreuters.com) new font) right now.

mogzieee

Nov 25, 2008, 09:57 AM

Prensa (http://www.identifont.com/show?8UN)
Sabon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabon)
Scala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FF_Scala)
Whitney (http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100026)
Din (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_(typeface))
Serifa (http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/serifa/)
Thesis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis_fonts)

Love the look of DIN. Does anyone have a link where I can download it for free?

Myriad pro, trebuchet ms, and more..

Myriad Pro is the best, I love it, not just because Apple use it...

For those that want to know where you can get Myriad, just download/buy any CS3 or CS4 app from Adobe and you'll have the full range.

Blue Velvet

Nov 25, 2008, 09:58 AM

Love the look of DIN. Does anyone have a link where I can download it for free?

It's a copyrighted font. Do not ask for links or help with this on MR. Go and buy it and reward its creators.

dernhelm

Nov 25, 2008, 11:09 AM

I'm a really big fan of "Knowledge" (Thomson Reuters' (http://thomsonreuters.com) new font) right now.

I like it too - do you know if it available publicly (for purchase, I mean?)

IgnatiusTheKing

Nov 25, 2008, 01:06 PM

I like it too - do you know if it available publicly (for purchase, I mean?)

I don't think so, but I'm not 100% sure.

stainlessliquid

Nov 25, 2008, 03:35 PM

Trade Gothic condensed

http://cdn.myfonts.com/115/fs/u/bc/a0fd7a2272423a6d1d19d30760e118.png

No matter how many new trendy gothic fonts I try I seem to always go back to Trade Gothic, it goes with everything like Helvetica.

donbadman

Nov 25, 2008, 05:09 PM

To use:
Baskerville
Helvetica: Bold, Tight, Big + Contrast :eek::eek:
Lubalin Graphic
DIN
Verdana (html)
Lots from FontFont

To appreciate:
Avant Garde - original use
Emigre Fonts
London Underground

And please can we all get rid of Arial, Microsoft please just pay for Helvetica...
Cheapskates. :D

chaos86

Nov 25, 2008, 06:27 PM

Scripts
Candy Script
http://ideas.veer.com/images/iphone/iphone_candyscript.jpg

Affair
http://bowfinprintworks.com/ScriptSmall6/Affair.gif

Feel Script
http://www.notcot.com/images/feelscript5.jpg

Serifs
Fritz Quadrata
http://www.identifont.com/samples/itc/FrizQuadrata.gif

Caslon
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2203769994_fee95a28e8.jpg?v=0

Cerigo
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PTYP/ADT/ADT0003124_P.GIF

Garamond
http://www.lawrence-richards.com/images/garamond2.jpg

Arno Pro
http://www.adobe.com/uk/type/browser/landing/arno/images/ArnoPro_04.gif

Chaparral
http://www.identifont.com/samples/adobe/ChaparralProBold.gif

Sans Serifs
Univers
http://www.fontreactor.com/files/comm/univers.gif

Delicious
http://www.windowsvistasecret.net/picture/capt103.jpg

Maiandra
http://www.ascenderfonts.com/af/images/products/CLE01-42-01-05-s.png

Malbeck
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PTYP/UMT/UMT0000015_P.GIF

design-is

Nov 26, 2008, 03:38 AM

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Good list! Some real gems in there :)

SwiftLives

Nov 26, 2008, 06:57 AM

It's not that I want to cheat on Gotham (http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100008), but I'm finding myself falling in love with Neutraface (http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=18).

(Are you listening, Santa?)