Font Question 66 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 26, 08, 8:56 a.m.

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• Gucci

  When using one typeface in a layout, does using a condensed version of it along with regular, etc, "use too many fonts" as it was put to me today - or is it fair game?

  Aug 26, 08, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• invisiblechamber

  all fair - just avoid the design police.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 8:57 a.m. – Permalink

• matt31

  I think it is fine to use both as long as you have a plan. ie: condensed font is always used as titles and sub-headers, non-condensed font is always used as body copy.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 9:58 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  Yeah setting copy in condensed can be killer on the ol' orbits. I like to set titles/headers/subheads with condensed. I like the texture using condensed fonts alongside regular creates, sometimes a bold weight feels too heavy or too wide to me.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 10 a.m. – Permalink

• johndiggity

  good for captions and setting columns of copy also.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 10:27 a.m. – Permalink

• utopian2

  1-3 fonts max, including weight variations

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 10:29 a.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  nah, fair game. that's what you should be doing, use a font with a big family and just go at it. but be nice to the eyeballs.

  

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  Dog-earAug 26, 08, 10:30 a.m. – Permalink