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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 18, 2021 22:37:26 GMT
You can't be a font geek without stating your favourite font. So, please do. I combined Arial with Helvetica because Arial is just a poor man's Helvetica.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 18, 2021 22:41:36 GMT
Please provide examples so that we may make an informed and considered choice
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Post by ignatiusjreilly on Sept 18, 2021 22:44:54 GMT
Fuck you all (hopefully that was in Arial)
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Post by Mr Wonderstuff on Sept 18, 2021 22:47:25 GMT
Hate the word 'font' - so common. 'Typeface' now that's a proper word. So many typefaces to choose from but Myriad has always been a good go to one. More recently I have enjoyed Titillium - really quite a modern face used in various games and publications.
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 18, 2021 23:19:13 GMT
Alright then. Tried to make a roundup of these fonts:  *I didn't find an actual Gothic font quickly, so I'll link to this Wikipedia image instead:  |
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Post by Danno on Sept 18, 2021 23:20:47 GMT
I don't have a favourite. I have fonts I hate less. Century Gothic keeps me from murder, but it's not in the poll. Where do you live?
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 18, 2021 23:27:27 GMT
Given the evidence provided (which I very much appreciate), I'd have to say Gothic. I can't read it but it looks lovely
I have voted accordingly
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Post by suicida on Sept 18, 2021 23:28:54 GMT
Technically Monospace isn't an actual font but rather a class of font with fixed width characters, such as Courier, which isn't on the list.
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 18, 2021 23:33:40 GMT
Technically Monospace isn't an actual font but rather a class of font with fixed width characters, such as Courier, which isn't on the list. /pedant You're totally right, it is. But Fraktur and Gothic fonts are too. I'm just trying to keep this limited to major examples, for brevity's and science's sake. |
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Post by Danno on Sept 18, 2021 23:36:03 GMT
I love you lovely nerds
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Post by suicida on Sept 18, 2021 23:37:27 GMT
Thank you for the clarification, it's important to live up to the monicker of the site, I feel. I voted. Anyone who chooses Comic Sans or Papyrus should be banned, I assume the mods are on standby  |
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 18, 2021 23:37:28 GMT
I'd have to say Gothic. I can't read it but it looks lovely In terms of aesthetics, I give Gothic script an A-. In terms of readability, I give it an F. |
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 18, 2021 23:38:58 GMT
Anyone who chooses Comic Sans or Papyrus should be banned, I assume the mods are on standby I will report anyone who votes for those to the mods. |
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Post by Danno on Sept 18, 2021 23:39:04 GMT
Answer the question
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Post by zagibu on Sept 18, 2021 23:51:06 GMT
I like Futura, because it reminds me of brutalist architecture, which I like, too.
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 19, 2021 0:05:19 GMT
I like Futura, because it reminds me of brutalist architecture, which I like, too. My choice too! It feels a little inconsistent ("a" is big and bold while "s" is tiny), but it looks good and surprisingly I found it incredibly readable. I set my Kindle to Futura because it's just so well readable. I'm also a sucker for brutalist architecture. |
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Post by elstoof on Sept 19, 2021 7:29:56 GMT
Great, so the forum is a bunch of Baskerville deniers, typical
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Post by Danno on Sept 19, 2021 7:34:59 GMT
Give us some Baskerville, Elstoof
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Post by hedben on Sept 19, 2021 7:54:01 GMT
Humanist, but only because it was the default don't at my workplace for a time and I got used to it. It might be a typeface family for all I know. Google says Humanist Sans-Serif? I think it was "Humnst 777" in the Word drop-down.
Edit - whaddya know, it really is easy to accidentally swap font and don't. I geek like I've learned something today.
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Post by retro74 on Sept 19, 2021 9:33:31 GMT
Font fans really are going to be confused when they stumble across this forum
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2021 9:47:17 GMT
Avenir. The fact it's not on this list is, quite frankly, disgusting.
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Post by Techno Hippy on Sept 19, 2021 9:59:29 GMT
The question needs more context - you use different fonts for different media and purpose.
But Comic Sans is always pure class...
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Post by elstoof on Sept 19, 2021 10:13:54 GMT
We call it comic sans but is there even a comic typeface with serif?
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Post by richardiox on Sept 19, 2021 20:31:56 GMT
Calamari
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Post by CHPxtreme on Sept 19, 2021 21:44:57 GMT
Please provide examples so that we may make an informed and considered choice If you need examples, I'm not sure you qualify as a fontgeek... |
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Post by jono62 on Sept 19, 2021 21:47:28 GMT
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Post by askew on Sept 19, 2021 21:51:13 GMT
Calibri out front?
WTF
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Post by Danno on Sept 19, 2021 22:57:25 GMT
We call it comic sans but is there even a comic typeface with serif? Baskerville me you swine |
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Post by Gruf on Sept 19, 2021 23:11:10 GMT
Cambria 12, ahhhhh, heaven
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Post by zagibu on Sept 19, 2021 23:23:13 GMT
I just noticed Zalgo is missing. Y̘o̧̟̼̩͈̜̦u̮̬̖̺̕r̠̥ ͕͢pu̜̩̞̼͖̦͠ͅń̗̯ͅí̥s̱̳͕̣̭͎ͅḫ̡̠͉m͈̰̫̺͔͜en͔̦̬͓͎̯t ̟̭̠̩̖̟ẃ͉͔i̶̱̩̘͈̖ḻ̣̟̰̠l̪̼̣̯͍͉ ̸̼͉̞͔̻b͈̞͇̜̼ͅe͍̱͕̫̱͔ ̜̯͇̦͇e̗̥̩̗͙͔̟t̬͎͉͟e̴͚̘̱̦r̫͓͎̳̖̝͙n̮͕̞̺͞a̱l̹ ̵͖̥͉̣̦s̞̪̖̟̰͙e̜̼͕̩̱͘r̰v̷i̴̬̮͍̗̠͍tu̯͎̺d̤̙̫̞̠e҉̹̘̣̤̝̱ͅ ̺̦͍̠i̳͢n̴̲͙̟̗ ̷͎̰͔̯͓̼t̨̻̠h͏͔e ̥͚̳af͔̙t͏̫͖ͅer͟ͅl̦̪͕̥̩̳i̢̯̯̹f̵̬̫̥̮̥̘e̥̱̜͎̱͜ ̛̙̹̲̜t̟̪͈̞̞͠o̹ ̡̣͇͖̹̖̞̜th͍͈̥e̟͎̪͈͜ͅ ̠͇̣̙͘i̱͕̕n̢̜̰͉̪̭̭v͘e͕̺n͟ṱ̰̟͔̞̖or̻̗̱͡ ̻̺̣̱͇o̵̟̰͖̘͎̯͖f̢̣̫̪̦ Co͕m̝͓͇i̵̮͚̗̲̺̯ͅc҉ S͚̠̗a̸̲n͉̙̲̭͓s̙͍̰̼̝.̪̲͙͙̝̠
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