best condensed-caps
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what fonts are best looking nowadays when used all caps and slightly condensed?
apart from the obvious, DIN etc.
- sherman0
Just used Univers LTD Std
59 Ultracondensed
looks great
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htf knockout or champion for brawny designs
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knockout and champion are a little too decorative for this project. thx tho.
i will try univers now..
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anymore?
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alternate gothic for the old time basic flava
- horton0
i like helvetica neue condensed, but maybe too obvious.. ?
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some of the AG condensed/compressed?
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thx will try them
btw. what is dinky's site? lost the url.
i believe he made a font..
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gravur condensed?
- horton0
also Trade Gothic Condensed No. 18... but again, obvious?
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very sweet suggestions, rand!
- horton0
dinky's font was Highland, but i don't think he completed the character set (or so he says).
- gavindayyy0
I have a secret fledgling love for condensed caps. Try the Akzidenz-Grotesk BQ Family (and the Condensed version of that). I used different weights in a grid formation recently and was very happy with how it turned out :)
Also....a (well trodden but equally) good method. Use tape + construct your own square gridded letters in pixel formation. That way it totally is 100% hand crafted to your needs without clicking buttons and searching for the "perfect font" (if you're looking for your own angled look).
I'm not a huge typographer (ohhh) but I love this type of thing!
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thx people! free virtual beer for everyone.
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horton, what was dinky's url?
i don't need many characters..
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maniakers is pretty damn sweet! love the rounded bits.. was actually looking for a bit of rounded qualities!!
- horton0
yeah that Maniakers No078 was on one of those best free font lists.
can't remember dinky's site, and no hits for "highland" on my drive... so maybe i got the name wrong?
- mr_snuggles0
Champion is not decorative, I don't know where you get that from?
Benton Sans, you should have it too, since you have all that is/was mine, including my heart..
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this one is nice as well
http://www2.wind.ne.jp/maniacker…
what is the homepage of this site? can i find more fonts there?