Member Ric… Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I haven't designed a menu in 20 years - so I'm well out of practice. Looking for typeface (family) recommendations that has a "thai look", and reads well at smaller sizes (take out menu is small). I'm donating my time to help them out - their current materials is as bad as I have ever seen, but the food is a good as anything I have ever had. My budget is about $75, give or take. I just can't seem to find anything in my library that looks good. I already designed a great logo, if I do say so myself, so I'm ready to get this done. A search on myfonts didn't help much. Link to comment
Member Kev… Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I wouldn’t try to use a Thai-inspired face throughout the menu—stick to something neutral, like a nice humanist sans serif, for the majority of the copy and only use a display face for headings (at the most). Google Fonts has a nice selection of typefaces that also can be downloaded and used for print work. 1 Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 I probably should have been more descriptive... not looking a display face with lots of curves or artifacts... more something slightly different - a thin gothic with unusual caps or a serif that has some uniqueness... maybe I'll go find my old FontBureau CD... Link to comment
Member Geo… Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I'm assuming you want a Latin-based font with an Asian look. There are some here: https://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=201 Just use a sans serif for body. Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, Rick Wallace said: a serif that has some uniqueness Perhaps Ernestine, or something from Monokrom. Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 need more subtle, not so obvious... probably going to have to invest $90 on this donation project and buy LAM. Restaurant lighting is pretty low so I have to have a family with varying weights and good kerning. I'm out of practice but I did several hundred menus from 1992-2000. 1 Link to comment
Member bel… Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 7:23 PM, Rick Wallace said: need more subtle, not so obvious... probably going to have to invest $90 on this donation project and buy LAM. Restaurant lighting is pretty low so I have to have a family with varying weights and good kerning. I'm out of practice but I did several hundred menus from 1992-2000. This looks really good! You just gave me an idea! Link to comment
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