F***ing Typeface
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- patnoodle
Right, just had a client ask for this (brace yourselves):
"I want it in Courier. Well like Courier but really condensed and bigger."
Anyone suggest a typeface that's 'like Courier', 'really condensed' and 'bigger' or should I just hunt him down and wipe him off the face of the earth?
- stewart0
or Officina, a typeface designed for office use instead of the Courier.
- jg_20
thats a nice font
- pandaOne0
u should look at American Typewriter condensed
- stewart0
American Typewriter...
little bit old-fashioned look, isn't it?
- sandpipe0
Courier is a F***ing cool typeface if you use it in a right way.
- warheros0
just use wingdings.
- ********0
yep, sounds typical to me. I just had a client request American Typewriter. Uggghh!
- rabattski0
there's nothing wrong with american typewriter as well. like said before, it all depends on how you use it.
- ********0
that's true, but not the way these guys want to use it
- rabattski0
ahaaa.... :) you should have said that though... in that case: yes.
- Typographica0
Excellent suggestion, Stewart. I was just about to say Officina before I read your post.
- patnoodle0
Thanks for the suggestions. Ended up using Rockwell Condensed as I couldn't bring myself to bastardize Courier. It's for an events poster... Courier... I mean, come on.
- zedvox0
lol they should make a law to use only Helvetica or Akizdenz Grotesk for posters.
- rabattski0
a law? only helvetica or akzidenz grotesk for poster? god this world will get really boring then. and a law for typeface usage? are you german? :)
- stewart0
nothing wrong with american typewriter or courier or any other typewritertypeface.
you only have to use them at the right time and right place.
hah!and if you really want to use a cool typewriter font please use the FF Trixie.
Look at the difference between the Light and Regular versions! brilliant!
http://www.fontshop.com/index.cf…
- fresnobob0
Helvetica, Akzidenz Grotesk... Where's the Univers love?
- stewart0
DigiGrotesk is the new Univers
http://www.fontshop.com/index.cf…
- stewart0
or an Avenir ripoff
- patnoodle0
Franklin Gothic will be making a big comeback soon, I can feel it.