‘Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design‘ is a book that showcases 46 classic fonts, outlining background information on each, along with examples of contemporary designs that utilize each face. It’s my new favorited typographic inspiration book.
Apart from the stellar information & examples used inside, what I found made the book such a success (in my eyes) were the fonts chosen to create the book. I wish I had a list such as this when I was back in school.
I think all designers should be aware of these 46 fonts:
- Akzidenz-Grotesk
- Avant Garde
- Avenir
- Baskerville
- Bauhaus
- Bembo
- Blackoak
- Bodoni
- Bookman
- Broadway
- Caslon
- Centaur
- Century
- Cezanne
- Clarendon
- Cooper Black
- Copperplate
- Courier
- Din
- Edwardian Script
- Eurostile
- Tette Fraktur
- Folio
- Franklin Gothic
- Frutiger
- Futura
- Garamond
- Gill Sans
- Goudy
- Grotesque
- Helvetica
- Meta
- OCR-A
- OCR-B
- Officina Sans
- Officina Serif
- Optima
- Perpetua
- Rockwell
- Rosewood
- Sabon
- Times
- Trade Gothic
- Trajan
- Univers
- Walbaum
Further Typographic Resources
- The Top 100 Best Fonts Of All Time
- 27 Classic & Elegant Fonts
- Illustrator & Type Tips Worth Knowing
- 30 Fonts That All Designers Must Know
- Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Design
- 20 Typefaces To Start A Designer’s Career
- FREE 27 Page Type Classification eBook
- 10 Commerical Fonts Every Print Designer Should Own
- Designer’s Favourite Fonts & Why
- How To Choose A Font
Do you agree? What other fonts do you think should be on this list?
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