What's Your Favorite Typeface!?

galaxyhearts
galaxyhearts Posts: 258 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
So I'm a graphic designer, and I thought, hmm, let's have fun and talk about our favorite typefaces. :)

My favorite sans serif typefaces are Frutiger, Univers, and Neutra Text. My favorite serif typefaces are Garamond, Bulmer, and Bodoni.


I won't even ask for your least favorites because if it isn't comic sans or papyrus there's something wrong with you.

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  • ailiemarks
    ailiemarks Posts: 15
    Oh what the Helvetica - I'll admit it. I enjoy a nice piece of text in Arial from time to time.
  • azsuzi
    azsuzi Posts: 1,169 Member
    LOL! Then I guess there's something REALLY wrong with me because I like comic sans... :laugh:
  • ferg1911
    ferg1911 Posts: 13
    Since getting the newer versions of office, I have came to love Calibri. Sad isn't it?

    One college professor used Comic Sans for her syllabus in a junior level English course. I thought I was going to die laughing and shrieking at the same time!
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    Usually use Verdana...
  • rbryntes
    rbryntes Posts: 710 Member
    Verdana is my friend, but I enjoyed the movie "Helvetica."
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    Georgia!
  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    Papyrus has its moments in time. Few of them, but definitely around this time of year for sure!

    But, I'm an old school typographer... Chelmsford and Ondine.
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    Since getting the newer versions of office, I have came to love Calibri. Sad isn't it?

    One college professor used Comic Sans for her syllabus in a junior level English course. I thought I was going to die laughing and shrieking at the same time!

    I love Calibri. I used it at work =)
  • SarahC75
    SarahC75 Posts: 45
    Lol, Comic Saaaaaaaaaaans ... *raises fist*
    comicsans2.png
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    I love Optima and Rockwell. Also Bodoni. I love a good typewriter font as a guilty pleasure.
  • humanskin
    humanskin Posts: 42
    Sans: Helvetica Neue Light
    Serif: Minion Pro

    Good to know there are other designers in the system. =)

    LOL @ SarahC75
    I do that quietly in my head. I also hear bollywood style music whenever I see papyrus.
  • innerfashionista
    innerfashionista Posts: 451 Member
    Arial Narrow. I'm not boring..it's the closest to how I write :)
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    My current favorite is Swiss 721 -- very clean and sleek. For web uses, I usually stick with Verdana.
  • webdiva1
    webdiva1 Posts: 326 Member
    I've always loved Garamond Narrow. For the web, I like the obvious: Georgia, Verdana and Tahoma; Cambria, and to a lesser extent, Calibri, are growing on me.

    Zapf Chancery, on the other hand, has NEVER grown on me. And it never will. :)
  • mummyv811
    mummyv811 Posts: 237
    :heart: Calibri and actually rather like Times New Roman when it is in italics. :laugh: Then there are the classics of Arial, Verdana and Tahoma :happy:

    Wingdings 2 is good for symbols especially ticks!

    Comic Sans reminds me of school but I still use it sometimes :ohwell:
  • kellyisloved
    kellyisloved Posts: 434 Member
    I'm happy to see that I'm in some good company with Calibri (it's the one I use at work), although most of the others that have been mentioned aren't familiar to me (like Helvetica Neue Light, Minion Pro, and Frutiger). I really only ever see/use the basics, so clearly I should probably check out some others. Maybe I'll find a new favorite ;)
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
    Where are all the Dingbats fans?

    :tongue:
  • duckychic
    duckychic Posts: 57 Member
    Americana and Murray Hill are my two favorites.

    I am a graphic designer as well. So, I love the font post!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Ariel
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    I won't even ask for your least favorites because if it isn't comic sans or papyrus there's something wrong with you.

    ^This

    For fun I love Font Diner Sparkly. http://www.fontspace.com/font-diner/fontdinerdotcom-sparkly It took me about 5 years to find a good use for it but I finally did! It's the one on my fitness blog banner. You can also see it in my weight ticker.

    I also love Riesling http://www.dafont.com/riesling.font

    For general use I use Verdana and Helvetica.
  • galaxyhearts
    galaxyhearts Posts: 258 Member
    Haha! These are great! :)

    All graphic designers and design enthusiasts and typophiles should friend me pronto. :)
  • abazooday727
    abazooday727 Posts: 150
    I am a Harrington type lady. I just love it!
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    Fun kerning game! Got 3 perfect but failed miserably on a couple. Overall score 77/100. type.method.ac
  • galaxyhearts
    galaxyhearts Posts: 258 Member
    Fun kerning game! Got 3 perfect but failed miserably on a couple. Overall score 77/100. type.method.ac

    YES! I've played this before. It is so addicting!
  • MissO﹠A
    MissO﹠A Posts: 906 Member
    I used to work with a woman who wrote professional correspondence in Comic Sans. *shakes head*

    My "most used" tends to be Cambria, Arial, Palatino Linotype and Verdana.
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