Comments on: Designer’s Favourite Fonts & Why

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:04:51 +0000

I agree with a lot of the fonts already mentioned. What do people think of Goldenbook? I think the caps are elegant (especially the C – for Chris).

By: Derek K (DesignBuddy)

Derek K (DesignBuddy) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:01:22 +0000

Jacob, I agree Gill Sans is a great font, except for the fact that the upper case “I” looks just like a lower case “l”. This is a big bummer when I’m wanting to spell a word like “Illinois”.

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Web Designer — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:37:47 +0000

I love Gill Sans Light, it’s so simple but yet effective!

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By: Rufous

Rufous — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:00:31 +0000

Great list. I always try to vary my font choices but for serif I keep coming back to Palatino. It’s elegant, versatile and slightly understated.

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Hire Web Developers — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:58:50 +0000

Its great collection, all fonts are very good, how to choose one. thanks for your sharing

By: Stephen Tiano

Stephen Tiano — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:07:11 +0000

Funny how much I’ve switched around on the types I’ve considered “my favorite” over the years. When I got my first Macintosh in 1989 I was immediately taken by two resident types: the sans serif Avant Garde and the serif Palatino. This was way before I touched my first book as anything but a proofreader.

I was quickly taken by Futura and Adobe Garamond. That infatuation lasted years. In fact, I still like tem both an awful lot. Over time I saw that my preference almost always ran to Old Style (Garalde) fonts.

I went thru a Univer/Sabon phase. And for the longest time I loved the Fontin superfamily from afar, before a book found me that the Fontins were perfect for. And then there was Myriad and Minion.

Right now I’m wavering between Chaparral and Calluna for body text, as soon as a book comes in that I think will fit. And Gotham for my sans.

But in a season my favs will likely change again.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:28:16 +0000

I would say Minion Pro, it’s a modern serif typeface, and the family are very complete, you can use it a lot in projects.

By: Theraisa K

Theraisa K — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:25:15 +0000

I’ve always been partial to century gothic. I think its clean, neat, and pops a little more than your standard sans serif font.

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By: Hats

Hats — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:18:52 +0000

I love Mrs. Eaves! Just that everyone complains they can’t read it unless it’s in Pt14 or above haha.

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By: Neztra

Neztra — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:17:15 +0000

I love Helvetica, but I am actively trying to use other fonts in it’s place.

My favorite sans serif fonts of the moment are Kozuka Gothic Pro (a very light font), Trebuchet (you’ve gotta love the personality of the lower case “g”), and Futura featuring such a pretty “w”.

Serif Fonts: Chaparral Pro, Garamond and for headings: Rockwell

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By: Juan

Juan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:32:31 +0000

It’s very difficult to decide which one you like most. Especially when you work more than 10 hours per day with the fonts. There are many wonderful fonts, but my favorites are the most useful: Helvetica, Frutiger and Futura.

By: Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:34:49 +0000

Great selection of fonts, Americana is def. a serif and Charcoal is a sans-serif (I think those got mixed up) I LOVE Americana! That is on my list of to-buy’s. Great post thank you!

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By: Ashely Adams : Sticker Printing

Ashely Adams : Sticker Printing — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:41:39 +0000

Being in sticker design industry myself, I use different types of fonts. My all time favorites are Helvetica, Americana, and Times. They help me to keep it simple. I also use comic sans at times. But have never tried Metroscript as I am not that fond of vintage graphic. Thanks for the post I’ll definitely bookmark it.:)

By: greenapple88

greenapple88 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:12:09 +0000

I love “Century Gothic” font. It’s simply, easy to read and beautiful.

and I like “Sketch Block” font because i like handwriter style.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:18 +0000

I really hate how much attention Helvetica gets! It’s not the only great sans-serif. I kind of like serif fonts better, I find there often times easier to read.

My favourite font is Palatino Linotype and I can’t believe that it hasn’t been mentioned yet!

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