I also like optima. Sometimes I go old school with CG Omega.
I can hurt a demon!! That's right. I'm back. And I'm a BLOODY ANIMAL!
Spike ,'Showtime'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
Vortex - May 19, 2008 5:54:33 am PDT #915 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Ginger - May 19, 2008 6:04:43 am PDT #916 of 4535
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There is nothing good about Gill Sans. It has no character. I think the last time I used it was when I worked for a newspaper that used it as its default sans serif. *Shudder* Optima manages to add a hint of sensuous curve to a sans serif, but Zapf is a genius. Papyrus has its uses as a display type, but was quite frightening on that original clip.
I am fond of Goudy Old Style; Stone Informal and Serif; Novarese; and Caslon. The latter probably gives a warm fuzzy feeling because of its familiarity, plus its quite readable. Helvetica is probably my one true sans serif. There was an era when Souvenir was so overused that I can no longer see it without shuddering.
Vortex - May 19, 2008 6:11:20 am PDT #917 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, I like Stone a lot as well.
juliana - May 19, 2008 6:19:53 am PDT #918 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I really like Europa as a sans serif font.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:46:54 am PDT #919 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
DAMN, I love you all.
Vortex - May 19, 2008 6:49:16 am PDT #920 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I know! I am LOVING this font conversation. LOVING the geekiness of the Buffistas and font choices. *sniff* My people!
hippocampus - May 19, 2008 6:51:54 am PDT #921 of 4535
not your mom's socks.
ooo Novarese
Bodoni & Futura are also faves for me, with Univers in there. Caslon also. but that's more a 'grow where I was planted' thing. Gill Sans is the product of way too many creative directors loving the stuff.
Helvetica and I had a bad fight a couple years back and don't speak regularly anymore. I am flighty with my sans-serifs now. In moments of panic, I'll look at Century Gothic and think, I _could_ make it work. I know I could.
Then I go to FontFont and play with the text viewer, which is better/faster than Adobe's most days. Makes me feel better. [link] (eta: fixy link)
msbelle - May 19, 2008 6:55:34 am PDT #922 of 4535
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am Charlie Brown in all this.
carry on.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:56:41 am PDT #923 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Bodoni & Futura are also faves for me
Oooh, Bodoni. Definitely. I like Futura, too.
I used to love Frutiger, mostly for the roundedness of the lower-case "round" characters (a, o, g, etc.), but we used it for a book project that took THREE YEARS, and I got a little sick of it, which is a shame, because it really does have a nice clean, elegant look.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:58:57 am PDT #924 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I love when we start a new book project here, because our journals never change primary font; continuity is very important. Plus there's not a lot of room for madcap font fun with scientific journals. But we have more leeway with the books, and so Chatty!Co-worker and I will sit for hours and debate the merits of different fonts.