80 Beautiful Typefaces For ProfessionalDesign
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Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem:the choice of aunique and beautiful typefacewhich manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support thecorporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design.However, usually there are simply too many options you can consider, which is why you needtime to find the option you are most comfortable with. Although the choice usually dependson clients requirements, it isnecessary to have some pretty starting pointsfor your fontdecision.
So which typefaces are bulletproof? What fonts can be used effectively in almost everyCorporate Design? And what are the options for unique, but still incredibly beautifultypefaces?
We have answers.Over the last few days weve browsed through dozens of type foundries,read dozens of designers articles about typography, analyzed font rankings and visitedbookmarked font-related suggestions. So this post has em all. Well, OK, at least many ofthem.
Lets take a look atover 80 gorgeous typefaces for professional design, based upon
ByVitaly Friedman
August 8th, 2007 DownloadsFontsFreebies 219 Comments
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suggestions from designers and web-developers all over the world. Most screenshotsare taken from the foundries and provided specimens particularlyonVeer.comandFontshop.com.
Classic Typefaces
Classics of typography in a brief overview. You will find even more traditional typefaces onthe site100 Best Fonts, including history, development and related information.
1. Helvetica
2. Helvetica Neue
http://www.100besteschriften.de/http://www.fontshop.com/http://www.veer.com/
3. Univers
4. Frutiger
5. Avenir
6. Myriad Pro
7. Neuzeit
8. Syntax
9. Proxima Nova
10. Proxima Sans
11. Glasgow
12. Charlotte Sans
13. Precious Sans
14. Gill Sans
15. Lisboa
16. Franklin Gothic
17. Futura
18. EF TV Nord 1
19. FF Scala
20. Rockwell
21. Eurostile
22. Warnock
23. FF DIN
24. FF Meta
25. Officina
26. FF Dax
27. DF Dynasty
28. Akzidenz-Grotesk
29. AG Book
30. Precious Serif
Further Typefaces
The fonts listed below arent so well-known. Thus you can use them for unique corporateidentity or user interfaces which are supposed to have a fresh look.
31. Locator
ProcessTypeFoundry
32. Seravek
http://www.processtypefoundry.com/
ProcessTypeFoundry
33. FF Kievit
http://www.processtypefoundry.com/
Source
34. Ronnia
http://www.daidala.com/kievit.html
Typetogether
35. Stella
Feliciano Type Foundry
36. Le Monde Courrier
http://www.felicianotypefoundry.com/main/?page_id=23
Le Monde Courrier, 167.4 for 2 PCs
37. Parisine PTF
http://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/view/LeMondeCourrierhttp://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/view/LeMondeCourrier
Parisine PTF, 210 for 8 PCs
38. Freight
http://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/view/ParisinePTFhttp://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/view/ParisinePTF
Source
39. Guardian
Christian Schwartzl
40. Anomoly
http://christianschwartz.com/gdnsans.shtml
41. PMN Caecilia
42. Leitura
Source/ DSType
43. The Mix
http://www.spatium-magazin.de/
Source
44. Stalemate
http://www.daidala.com/themix.html
45. Neo Sans
Source
46. Felbridge
http://www.monotypefonts.com/
Felbridge, 29.00 per font
47. Trade Gothic
http://www.monotype.co.uk/felbridge/http://www.monotype.co.uk/felbridge/
48. Karmina
Typetogether
49. FF Milo
Source:Typographica.org
50. Auto
http://typographica.org/001103.php
Source
51. Soho
Source
52. Kepler
http://www.monotype.co.uk/sohoMF/
Source
53. Depot
http://www.daidala.com/17mar2004.html
Chris Dickinson
54. Relato Sans
http://www.moretype.co.uk/
Source
55. Priva Pro
http://www.emtype.net/relatosans_1.html
DSType
56. Relato Serif
Source
57. Alber
http://www.emtype.net/relato_1.html
Chris Dickinson
58. Palatino Sans & Informal
http://www.moretype.co.uk/
Source
59. Fedra Sans
http://www.kimeratype.com/
Source
60. Olga
http://www.typotheque.com/fonts/fedra_sans/
Source
61. Depot
http://www.tdc.org/news/2007Results/Olga.html
Chris Dickinson
62. Priva Pro
http://www.moretype.co.uk/
DSType
63. Whitman
Source
64. Productus
http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/serif/Whitman
Source
65. Tempelhof
Gnter Schwarzmaier
http://www.t26.com/fonts/showcase/2006/08http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/sans/Productus
66. Amira
Source
67. Krart
http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/Amira
Source
68. Tang
Source
69. Dederon Sans
http://www.t26.com/fonts/Krarthttp://www.type.fi/SuomiHome.html
Source
70. Samuels Family
http://www.suitcasetype.com/page.php?lmut=en§ion=font&font=dederon%20Sans
Images:MyFonts Newsletter
71. Untitled
Source
http://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/200707.htmlhttp://www.tdc.org/news/2007Results/Untitled.html
72. Greta Text
Source
73. FF Sanuk
74. Houschka
http://www.typotheque.com/fonts/greta_text/
75. Scene
Source
76. Amplitude
http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.asp?pid=400853
Source
77. Insider
http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/Amplitude
Characters.nl
78. Preface
http://www.characters.nl/
79. Flex
Source
http://www.type-invaders.com/flex/
80. Halvorsen
Source
81. Xtra Sans
Source
Foretaste for one of our next posts:The Future of Typography
82. Obliqua (in development)
http://www.jarnolukkarila.com/template.php?yksikko=format_design&sivu=font_library&alasivu=xtra_sans&lang=en&catID=1http://www.t26.com/fonts/Halvorsen
Source
83. Muestra Urbana (in development)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpuertas/543915014/
Source
83. Wingardium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpuertas/569466696/
Source
84. Tauran Regular
http://www.flickr.com/photos/macniaco/149614426/in/set-72057594139789886/
Source
85. Mello Sans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/macniaco/149615395/in/set-72057594139789886/