Complimentary san-serif to use with Interstate

[sobei]

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Hello Typophiles!

Can anyone out there recommend a complimentary san-serif that will work as copy text alongside headings(Interstate). Suitable for print & web.

Interstate is also the typeface used in the logotype(related to this project) however I'm having some legibility issues with the typeface used as copy at small sizes (10pt)

I love interstate however think it loses it's character at small sizes

Thanking you in advance.

[hrant]

You're going to have readability issues with any sans (for long text).

hhp

[Indra Kupferschmid]

Where do you see the difficulties in 10pt? Print of web? Interstate isn’t all too bad in print, e.g. the normal light should work alright. http://www.fontbureau.com/media/pdf/Interstate.pdf

Combining two sans serif typefaces is always difficult. Could look a little itchy if you paired Interstate with a humanist sans, but maybe Frutiger works, try it. Those are supposed to be the the most readable. If you need a typeface which works well on the web, too, try Benton Sans. There is a special version called Benton Sans RE especially designed for small sizes.
http://www.webtype.com/catalog/?tssans=693&wssmall=829&wsmedium=866&foun...

[hrant]

The most readable sans is Legato, but it doesn't go with Interstate.
Unless you could replace Interstate...

hhp