Member Yeh… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform I'm sure we all have certain typefaces we know are really brilliant but somehow they never seem to get the exposure or publicity the rightfully deserve as examples of great type design. One of those for me is ITC Mendoza. I very rarely see it but it seems to me that it's a really lovely typeface. Anyone else knows fonts like this? (granted, this is all personal opinion) Mark Link to comment
Member has… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Photina, Linotype Centenniel, Melior, Quorum, the list goes on... Link to comment
Member has… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Photina, Linotype Centenniel, Melior, Quorum, the list goes on... Link to comment
Member Dun… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Vialog and Aptifer are probably some of the best stuff to hit the Linotype line in recent years, and nobody uses them. I find this particularly surprising in the case of Aptifer, because it has a killer range of slab weights that I expected to be a big with the recent revival of slab type. Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I collected some of my favorite underused fonts for the QBN Typecase and ITC Mendoza is one of them. Link to comment
Member Sim… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 @hashimpm - my girlfriend recently read Shopaholic and Sister (UK edition i think) which surprised me when i flicked through it as it was set in melior. which at first i was happy about cause i love melior, but for some reason i really didn't like it in that book... i think it was too loose and light. hmmm... Link to comment
Member Ran… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Journal from Emigre Link to comment
Member Sup… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Noa, Bohemia, Merlo, Today Sans, and I have yet to see a book set in Clifford. Link to comment
Member Sup… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Also Indigo, PTL Speech, anything Maniakers, Arrus, Sirenne, Fleischman from Bitstream, Kennedy from Galapagos, anything Pampatype, Lazurski, anything Anatoletype, Nevia BT Pro from Bitstream, Gilgamesh, Iowan Old Style, Really by Gary Munch.... and Prado from Berthold Types Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 > I have yet to see a book set in Clifford. I have a beautiful example I'll have to post on Typo someday. Link to comment
Member h j… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Plantin I love this font, I have used it for my own corporate identity. I have only seen it used one place before, but I'm glad it's not used too much. The italics are sublime. Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Plantin: most prominent recent use is probably Monocle magazine. Link to comment
Member J W… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Silica by Sumner Stone. Italian Old Style by Frederic W. Goudy. Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Amen, Jürgen. Join me in pestering Sumner every few weeks for Silica italics. Link to comment
Member J W… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Stephen: I would even offer him to produce it. I have this in mind for ages ... Link to comment
Member Dan… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 when i read this thread's title, the type nerd living inside my head screamed ITC Mendoza, and, slightly less exited, Silica. how late can you be to join a party... luckily, there's more. i've yet to encounter Bodoni Egyptian in use, and i'd love to see ARS Maquette printed somewhere other than FontShops own promotional material. (if single weights were available, i might even take matters in my own hands.) Link to comment
Member pic… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mendoza is a fantastic typeface. Its low contrast makes it great to set type in small sizes. I actually found I owned a license (bundled with some old software, I don't recall if it was Freehand), and I hope some day I will have the opportunity to use it… I do not have a similar feeling for recent faces, besides it seems there are so many gems to de discovered among 1980s designs (which went overlooked because of the frenzy of the digital avant-gardes, pursuing more display-oriented letters). Link to comment
Member Man… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 >> I have yet to see a book set in Clifford. > I have a beautiful example I’ll have to post on Typo someday. Please, do it soon. Is there any OT Pro version of ITC Mendoza with CE diacritical marks, etc? Link to comment
Member dan… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I do not think that there is yet. Sorry :( Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 In the case of Elsner & Flake, their website is a nightmare to search. Bad marketing might apply to some of the others. Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Forgive me, that should read "was". They've apparently updated: http://www.fonts4ever.com/foundry_detail.php?f_shops_id=8 Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 And: I'll add Stilla to the list. I've only seen it used once. Link to comment
Member Ben… Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I have a Lord of the Rings set in Plantin. It's a delight. Nice and dark too. Link to comment
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