Scottish fonts
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- gramme
I'm designing the identity for a Presbyterian Church. The church demographic is broad, but the services are failry traditional. The church's tradition is firmly rooted in Scottish Presbyterianism.
For the logotype, I'm looking for anything with a Scottish feel; be it a Scotch Roman, or whatever. I want something that speaks of tradition without being overtly Celtic. So far two very different fonts that have the proper feel that I like are Mason and Benton Modern.
Suggestions much appreciated.
- Nairn0
Personally, I'd go with a generically British font, if I were you. I can't recall anything that is subtly Scottish and anything too ornate and ostentatious will only show your targets how little you know about them.
Even classy stuff like a Rennie Mackintosh font is a bit much.
- Nairn0
Well shut my mouth - that Mason font seems quite appropriate.
More early-Christian Irish Missionary influence than modern dour Presbyterian, but it definitely works.
- Nairn0
er.. Mason Sans, that is
- kelpie0
no celtic fonts, no mockintosh, please.
Classical and austere is your way to go.
Even in terms of religious creed anything celtic is going to be inaccurate and CR Mack was a pseudo-deco architect, that doesn't have much to do with dry calvinist worship eh?
- gramme0
Haha, yeah the CRM look is too nouveau for this place. The more I see Mason Sans, the more I like...esp. the special characters like the tailed "K". The serif version feels a bit too...Marilyn Manson. And he has Baptist roots, as anyones knows ;)
Would Mercury be considered a Scotch Roman? I like that one a lot.
The worship is much less stuffy than most old-school Calvinist programs.
- Witt0
if i may be so bold as to suggest one, i'd say that any industrial/modern typeface (the skinniest of modern nº20 would do) would catch the calvinist spirit better than a traditional font.
it's nice to search old libraries to get inspired:
- kelpie0
aye, but all that celtic styling is a bit "Saint Columba" wouldn't you say?
you know that's only a hop skip and a jump from, *gasp, catholicism innit?
sorry I'm just winding you up ;)
- kelpie0
if i may be so bold as to suggest one, i'd say that any industrial/modern typeface (the skinniest of modern nº20 would do) would catch the calvinist spirit better than a traditional font.
Witt
(Aug 15 07, 08:20)http://www.churchofscotland.org.…
that'll be them showing a slightly human side ;D
- Witt0
- 23kon0
http://www.churchofscotland.org.…
that blurred image top banner scares me
it looks like it is moving if you look at it for a few seconds.
- Witt0
- skt0
you best not have done any work on this on a sunday by the way. or watched tv, or hung out your washing...
my granny is a wee free and i never have anything to say to her as everything i do will result in me going straight to hell.
i mean, the fishermen in her village aren't even allowed to learn to swim, as it is gods will if their boats sink. lovely religion.
- gramme0
skt, sounds like your gran might hail from one of the more obtuse corners of Calvinism.
- gramme0
Somebody else has to have a Scotch Roman to show me. Y'know, a modern serif that was made for/inspired by books & steel typesetting. Something a bit like this logo perhaps:
I think that's Mercury, unless I am mistaken. Anyone know? I'd like to find others in a similar vein for comparison.
- Witt0
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gramme
(Aug 15 07, 11:13)really nice one. i want it.
still, the concept of a "scottish font" has not entered my head - albeit a small nut i know thank you very much.
- gramme0
I'm thinking more about Scottish typographic history (esp. 18th-19th c. examples) than general Scottish history...something contrasty and smart, but warmer than a Bodoni...
Gill or Sterling (@ THe Foundry) are other sans candidates, though Gill might be more 'Church of England' (i.e. Eddie Izzard: "cake or death??")
- gramme0
Wilson is another possibility:
- Witt0
ah. that one is.
- Witt0
i wouldn't mind trading Gridnick Regular (ttf) for 1 weight of Wilson ;)