The Workhorse Type
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- Typographica0
Zurich is essentially Univers.
- radiculture0
ZURICH - almost used too much.
Use Helvetica Neue, and Frutiger at work a lot.
- magicpatch0
great examples typographica, thing i like about thesans, is that its pretty much everywhere, except we just dont notice it all that much
- Typographica0
For me, a workhorse font needs an extended character set, many available weights and widths, small caps, and serif/sans companions are plus. Thusly, Thesis:
TheSans
http://www.fontshop.com/?fuseact…TheSerif
http://www.fontshop.com/?fuseact…For a text face, all of the above plus small caps and matching figures for all styles is key.
FF Atma
http://www.fontshop.com/index.cf…Whitman
http://www.fontshop.com/?fuseact…MvB Verdigris
http://www.fontshop.com/?fuseact…
- Mimio0
Helvetica Neue, Frutiger are my workhorse fonts. Mainly because they're so commerically applicable and I've gotten good with them over the years.
- JazX0
I have Inspira if you want it, it was offered for free anyway, just email me
- dan_dan_dan0
Inspira:
I think this is a great example of a newly introduced Type Font that can easily be seen as a Workhorse.
Does anyone know who designed this for GE?
Inspira = Good Answer.
- JazX0
hee hee naahh its ok, there are few 'workhorses' in there
- dan_dan_dan0
My apologies, I never made it to that link.
I'm going there now.
Base 12 = Good Answer.
- JazX0
Base12 is on the link I gave you
- dan_dan_dan0
New Workhorses can be introduced; why not?
It doesn't have to be CLASSIC, it just has to work well under heavy use.
What makes a Type Font Classic? Time or Design?
If this means undecorative to you, then good.
- dan_dan_dan0
BASE 12:
GOOD ANSWER.
- sauerbraten0
by workhouse you should mean a type that's fairly undecorative and can be used in variety of projects, something you can count on, hence listing Helvetica, Trade, Frutiger, etc. etc.
if you want a classic 'workhorse' don't choose any of that emigre 90s shit ok?
;)
- version30
*seeks din and base twelve
hot
- dan_dan_dan0
That's what I'm looking for. Helvetica, DIN.
I found myself laying out body copy in Tarzana™ a whole lot; I guess it's my latest Workhorse.
http://www.emigre.com/EF.php?fid…
It seems Sans Type Fonts are the usual for daily use. Anybody have any examples of a solid Serif?
I'm thinking ITC Officina Serif.
- sauerbraten0
tie between Frutiger, Trade Gothic.
- JazX0
I see. Gotcha'. I am like wtf are is this dude talkin about.
I use a ton of DIN and Rotis. Forced by work though. Varying Helveticas for the rest.
Here is some of my personal favs: http://www.machnewmedia.com/misc…
- thenuge0
helvetica of course!
- brandelec0
lol
- dan_dan_dan0
And, what is it about that Type Font--in your opinion, expert or not--that makes it dependable?