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Ask DN: what is your favorite font?
over 7 years ago from Connor Norvell, Freelance Designer/Web Designer/Film maker
Hey DN! What is your favorite font/typeface, or font combination?
and please provide example images!
thanks!
48 comments
Weston Vierregger, over 7 years ago
Whichever one fits.
Michael Young, over 7 years ago
Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson. I got hooked back in 2009, very hard to find something that works so well across multiple mediums. I am a big fan of Futura, but it's not the best all around design. So Proxima fits into that happy middle ground of being a cool geometric design, but still very functional. It's not perfect, but it's perfect for me in the time being.
Nicholas Burroughs, over 7 years ago
DIN.
Always and forever.
Joshua Turner, over 7 years ago
I find myself using this in projects way too often.
Thomas McCarthy, over 7 years ago Me too. I love its origins, I love its versatility and I love how despite how often it is imitated, it remains so unique and identifiable (the same can no longer be said about, say, Gotham).
Adam Rasheed, over 7 years ago
Whichever one is best for the project at hand.
Connor Norvell, over 7 years ago
Agreed. The question was more "which one do you like the most". Not so much "what is the best font"
Alec Lomas, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
Brilliant haha. And totally agreed
Ian Wessen, over 7 years ago
Sans-serif: Whitney, Open Sans, Avenir Next
Serif: Sentinel, Tiempos, Garamond, Freight
Kasper Andersen , over 7 years ago
Whitney ❤️
And Gotham, and Tungsten, and Georgia, and Helvetica, and Knockout, and Neutraface, and...
Robin Raszka, over 7 years ago
Akzidenz-Grotesk
Ray Yip, over 7 years ago
I'm using Operator Mono in my Xcode and Atom
Juan Herrera, over 7 years ago
Same. Not sure when or if I would ever use it in a project, but at least for writing stuff down in Ulysses, it's delightful.
Dean Hayden, over 7 years ago
Univers. Difficult to tame but in the right context it's superb
Rolando Murillo, over 7 years ago
I don't have a favorite, but I love how Knockout looks when used like this:
That's an example from my website.
anthony thomas, over 7 years ago
Can't take this seriously because there's no justification. This is the equivalent of telling people to not eat pork but to eat chicken and beef instead. If you don't say why you're opinion doesn't count.
Erik Shaw, over 7 years ago
What? Terrible analogy. Nobody is saying you should use this or that. People are simply stating their favorite font(s), like the question asks.
Ummm. what? haha I was just wondering what everyones personal favorite font is, not saying "What font is the only font EVERYONE SHOULD USE" just... what font do you like? and agree with erik, not a great analogy
Visien Vinesa, over 7 years ago
Museo Sans, Circular, ARS Maquette Pro.
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Museo Sans
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Circular
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ARS Maquette Pro
All 3 of those are great! hadn't seen ARS Maquette before.
Thanks! I didn't notice I got a reply from you :O
Phil Rau, over 7 years ago
Century Schoolbook... love me some slab serifs.
George Bartz, over 7 years ago Trade Gothic, DIN, and/or Brandon Grotesque.
Chase Thompson, over 7 years ago
Trade gothic bold condensed is my jam.
Diego Lafuente, over 7 years ago
Roboto.
Austin Price, over 7 years ago
I've been using Montserrat pretty heavily in a recent project and it's really grown on me. As a few others said, though, it really depends on the project.
Justin Woods, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
I wanted to like it, but the 'G' and 'J' are awful IMO.
Tori Pugh, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
For sans-serif, I'm loving Montreal/Montserrat. For serif, Freight Display.
AK Selby, over 7 years ago
A font is a tool, and the tool you use depends on the case. I struggle to think of a "favorite" font, but I can tell you many that are "particularly good for something" instead.
Joe Windeknecht, over 7 years ago Arno Pro is my jam.
Pedro Pinto, over 7 years ago
Papyrus
Adetunji Paul, over 7 years ago
Gotham and Adobe Garamond Pro
Julian Lengfelder, over 7 years ago
I really dig Work Sans. http://weiweihuanghuang.github.io/Work-Sans/
Dan Wilkinson, over 7 years ago
Recently I've grown fond of Circular and Akkurat.
Deniz Arkan, over 7 years ago
Gotham Alternative -> GT Walsheim Pro, Mark Pro, Sofia Pro
Futura Alternative -> Neuzeit Grotesk, Niveau Grotesk
Serif -> Sentinel, Lyon Text, Calluna
Slab -> Achille II FY
Volodymyr Sadykov, over 7 years ago
Brandon Grotesque, Circular my favorites :)
A. M. Douglas, over 7 years ago
Sofia Pro.
Runner-up prizes: Fakt, Gotham, Supria Sans, Europa, Fort, Nitti Grotesk, Univers.
I generally dislike serif fonts, but I don't mind FF Tisa.
For programming I like Cousine.
Petr Kaplunovich, over 7 years ago
Karla, Monserrat
Chris Frees, over 7 years ago
Karla <3
Netta Marshall, over 7 years ago
Din, Whitney, and Gotham are always at the top of my list.
Cody Gallner, over 7 years ago My free ones: Source Sans/Serif Pro, Montserrat, Playfair Display. I love Avenir too, it's included with Mac, so sweet.
Nil Vila, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )
Calibre. Specially its thin weights.
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