CrazyNeutrino said:
1) Times Roman, Ariel and Courier Narrow are the only three good fonts, all else is wank. What makes this difficult is that Courier Narrow doesn’t exist.
2) Fonts in TeX are best, in Word are second best, and are crap in all other programs.
3) ‘Symbol’ is for symbols, not for alternative fonts.
speaking as a printer, there are a lot of naff faces but in design work some have a place. type isn’t just for body copy so there is a need for other faces. one thing to remember is to a) not use more than two faces in any one job and b) never let the customer see the type book.
ChrispenEvan said:
speaking as a printer, there are a lot of naff faces but in design work some have a place. type isn’t just for body copy so there is a need for other faces. one thing to remember is to a) not use more than two faces in any one job and b) never let the customer see the type book.
customers are such wonks
ChrispenEvan said:
speaking as a printer, there are a lot of naff faces but in design work some have a place. type isn’t just for body copy so there is a need for other faces. one thing to remember is to a) not use more than two faces in any one job and b) never let the customer see the type book.
I disagree :P
Soo much easier than Letraset.
:)
we used Mecanorma.
ChrispenEvan said:
we used Mecanorma.
Yeah, because we’re all so mecanorma…..
Right then, a plate of Mersey Valley pickled onion cheese, a hunk of bread, assorted olives and a bunch of grapes washed down with a strong mug of black tea or a mug of strong black tea.
mollwollfumble said:
1) Times Roman, Ariel and Courier Narrow are the only three good fonts, all else is wank. What makes this difficult is that Courier Narrow doesn’t exist.
What a load of crap. Each typeface has its place, and the fact that you personally are only able to use three of them is irrelevant. I personally like the Trajan majuscules, Uncial, the Carolingian minuscule, and Black Letter, but it’s often hard to use any of them in business documents.
mollwollfumble said:
2) Fonts in TeX are best, in Word are second best, and are crap in all other programs.
Best for what? Best for waking you up with a cup of tea? Best for making birthday invitation cards? Best for writing scientific papers? Crap in all other programs is a very broad statement. How many have you tried? What exactly are they crap at? Do you mean that they don’t hold any aesthetic interest for you?
mollwollfumble said:
3) ‘Symbol’ is for symbols, not for alternative fonts.
Ref?
btm said:
mollwollfumble said:
1) Times Roman, Ariel and Courier Narrow are the only three good fonts, all else is wank. What makes this difficult is that Courier Narrow doesn’t exist.
What a load of crap. Each typeface has its place, and the fact that you personally are only able to use three of them is irrelevant. I personally like the Trajan majuscules, Uncial, the Carolingian minuscule, and Black Letter, but it’s often hard to use any of them in business documents.
mollwollfumble said:
2) Fonts in TeX are best, in Word are second best, and are crap in all other programs.
Best for what? Best for waking you up with a cup of tea? Best for making birthday invitation cards? Best for writing scientific papers? Crap in all other programs is a very broad statement. How many have you tried? What exactly are they crap at? Do you mean that they don’t hold any aesthetic interest for you?
mollwollfumble said:
3) ‘Symbol’ is for symbols, not for alternative fonts.
Ref?
ChrispenEvan said:
One thing to remember is to a) not use more than two faces in any one job and b) never let the customer see the type book.
My main beef with typefaces boils down to the difference between modernism and postmodernism. In modernism “form fits function” and the function of type is to be read. So in modernism the most legible typeface is always the best. When done properly, “form fits function” also maximises beauty.
In postmodernism the mantra is “cherry-pick from the past”. This acts to hide meanings and origins in order to satisfy some naff artistic whim. Hence the presentation of enormous lists of typefaces to wade through.