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- jevad
Looking for a couple of types that will compliment Helvetica Neue, specifically 57, 67, 77 and 87.
Think playful but business-like...inviting but serious.
- elCajon0
not playful, but i've alway found century book to go well with condensed serifs...
especially for numbering, subheads etc.
- |oo|0
new caledonia
- Typographica0
Playful but serious? That's a tough mandate. Tell me more about the project. Identity? Editorial? Ad? Who is the client and audience?
- jevad0
ah I can't really get into client names - but they are involved in the telecom/wireless/on demand tv business
this is for online and print, livery, POS etc....
- doesnotexist0
univers?
comic sans?
- kodap0
akzidenz or trade gothic or univers or ...the adobe family
- elCajon0
some bad suggestions here, use something with contrast...
- Soler0
Snell Roundhand
- Rand0
didot?
- elCajon0
doh, my 1st post shoulda been condensed san serifs...
- elCajon0
sans!
- Soler0
why sans? you wanna contrast the helvetica sansness
- elCajon0
no i was referring to my first post up top...
- elCajon0
i.e.
"not playful, but i've alway found century book to go well with condensed sans-serifs..."
- Duane0
Contrast is important (or else you might as well set it all in Helvetica). Not sure how playful they are, but try serif fonts like Garamond, Didot, Century to name a few.
- Typographica0
All these suggestions feel a little old fashioned for this sort of business. Have a look at newer fonts.
- t_rock0
word up typographica
- jevad0
hahaha
cheers you lot