Member MAT… Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform What is in your opinion the most readable serif typo for very small sizes such as 5pt.? Link to comment
Member Dav… Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The one and only — Minuscule, by Thomas Huot-Marchand, of course. Link to comment
Member joe… Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The same ones I’ve been talking about for years, ever since I saw them with my own eyes: Souvenir and Benguiat. You won’t believe it either. — Joe Clarkhttp://joeclark.org/ Link to comment
Member Jon… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Going for elegance at small sizes could be tricky, since features that are often associated with elegance such as delicate hairlines don't work at those scales. Anyway, I'll add Fedra Serif A to the list of suggestions. Link to comment
Member Dan… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 FF Clifford Six is very nice. @joeclark Seriously? Souvenir? I guess that the large x-height and lower contrast would certainly work well at those sizes. I've never tried it though, since it wouldn't have been the first to come to mind. Link to comment
Member Si_… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Your example shows all-caps - if you care about the text being readable then why all-caps? Link to comment
Member opr… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Maybe it's for legal copy? _____________________________________________ Personal Art and Design Portal of Ivan Gulkovwww.ivangdesign.com Link to comment
Member Si_… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 >Maybe it’s for legal copy? That was my guess - but in that case why would you want a readable font? Link to comment
Member Dan… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 For legal, I recommend Eric van Blokland's ThePrintedWord typeface, amazingly available for free from LettError Link to comment
Member pau… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I haven't seen any suggestions so far that have fit the 'elegant' criteria. Here are a few choices: Freight Micro Cycles Five Arno Caption Link to comment
Member Wil… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think elegant doesn't go together with readable at small size, particularly for lower case. But they can look good. And if you want to go all cap, as your example indicates, then Engravers Gothic or Copperplate Gothic are among the most readable tiny, because of their wide characters. Link to comment
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