Member Red… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Hi Typophiles, I'm currently designing a brand for a corporate client, in the vein of the new Avois or Eurostar brands. It's shiny, fast, car badge-esque etc, but not so much that it shouldn't appeal to a family friendly/female market, and I need suggestions for a corporate font. Criteria includes: - Must be by a reputable foundry - Not be overused already (my biggest problem) - Be fairly recent (in the last 2-4 yrs?) - Available from MyFonts as a webfont or TypeKit - Have enough quirks to be used as a header font but also for text (not essential - if its not suitable for text we can specify a second font) - Contain multiple weights and italics - Price range is up to about $50-60 AUD - Stylistically in the vein of Klavika / Clio / Square sans / Rubrik (Newlyn) / FS Joey etc - If possible with half rounded terminals, i.e., going to a point on one side and not the other. See attached for an example. Again, not essential! I know this is a lot to ask, but any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance guys. Matt Link to comment
Member hra… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Sounds like Biome to me. hhp Link to comment
Member Kar… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Is that price specification per weight/style? Link to comment
Member Red… Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 @Hrant - Biome is great, but not web-ready. Looks awesome though! @Karl - Yes, per weight. Thanks guys, more suggestions welcome! Link to comment
Member old… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Well, I know that when I want a cool font, I do not want to deal with riffraff, either. You never know what kind of cooties you can pick up from these disreputable sorts. Pul-leeze. Generally, I trust Hrant's gut on these subjects…even if he is a cheap bastard, Link to comment
Member old… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 @Redway— So, make Biome web-ready. Duh. Link to comment
Member Ren… Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Tag-search at Myfonts with these tags: Rounded + Sans + Web + Family: I like Novel Sans Rounded a lot. Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Christoph’s Heimat Sans is one of those rare gems that can set your brand apart, if you dare. It’s certainly not overused, but it is an awesome design. Most other "experimental" sans serifs just employ a cheap trick and leave it at that. This on the other hand … It could work especially well if you pair it with one of his other more muted designs (like the prev. poster suggest.) That said, be careful when selecting fonts for text on the web. The quality varies. Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Novel (serif) has those terminals too. Link to comment
Member And… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Redway, what you have posted is a definite briefing for a custom development. Since a “reputable foundry” is apparently the most grave condition, you may think about approaching Dalton Maag in London. And take the licencing costs into account, if you haven’t done so already. Link to comment
Member And… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 … and in my opinion Heimat Sans is one of those rare faces which I would not spend a penny on. Sorry. Link to comment
Member hra… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Andreas, you really buy that many fonts? :-) BTW, Dalton Maag would not be a bad choice, but there are dozens and dozens of foundries of that caliber (in terms of quality and reputation, if not size). The thing is, 50-60 AUD isn't gonna pay for a custom commission... hhp Link to comment
Member old… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Is it my imagination, or do we get a lot of prima donnas asking for—and then ignoring—advice around here? Hell: isn't that what Nick Shinn is for? Naaah, Nick: just kidding… Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Fine by me, Andreas :) Link to comment
Member Ind… Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I like Meran by Maurice Göldner (Our Type) a lot.http://www.fontshop.com/search/?q=meranhttp://cargocollective.com/mauricegoeldner/Meran Link to comment
Member hra… Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I noticed Meran during ISType. Smeijers was one of the panelists right after my own presentation* and a sort of "cosmic coincidence" occurred: one of things I had suggested was that Turks should consider making fonts with diamond-shaped tittles (in a subtle allusion to their glorious Arabic-script past), and ten minutes later Meran's "i" pops up on the screen! :-) * http://www.istype.com/?p=776 hhp Link to comment
Member Red… Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 @oldnick, so far you've written 3 comments with precisely zero pieces of good advice. @Andreas, this client definitely does not have to cash for Dalton! Thanks for suggestion though. @Renko, cheers mate, now using myfonts search terms much more effectively! @Indra, Meran looks great but maybe a bit blocky...and yes, that is the industry term. Thanks for all your help people! Link to comment
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