1. Garamond (serif / classic / smart) 2. Bodoni (serif / „premium“ / elegant) 3. Century Expanded (serif / readable!) 4. Futura (sans-serif / geometric / functional) 5. Times New Roman ... ... no comment :D 6. Helvetica (sans-serif / often used) Hope I could save you some time! Give this comment a like if I helped you. Otherwise great video and thank you!

@muslimahmood

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mtm7031

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@unpeuenavant3377

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@MauriceM.

2 жыл бұрын

@Fleming Glad I could help! :)

@JacksonOverlandFrost

2 жыл бұрын

Dem thanks

They say Times New Roman is so boring that you start to find the content written in it interesting. There can't be a better compliment for a newspaper font

@samirmanuel8944

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster

@angelkaterose

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@pulsevisualske

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Juvelqairth

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it's overused in my country even the most wildely used in that recommendations in every institutions and every generations.

@mattx5499

2 жыл бұрын

When something is overused people start to dislike it and look for different aesthetics. All the classic Microsoft fonts were used for over 20 years on websites, all kinds of office documents in the press, books, manuals, booklets, advertisment, banner, billboards... They just became generic and boring.

I think the point here isn't so much "NEVER use any fonts but these 6" but more an encouragement to designers who may be creatively paralyzed by the thousands of choices out there, as if to say "with a little discipline, look at the amazing variety of looks that can be achieved with only these 6 great faces!" Limited choices can be an incredible accelerant of creativity.

@c.a.savage5689

2 жыл бұрын

"The greatest freedom is within confinement" Thomas Aquinas

@vanessapedettapeccia692

2 жыл бұрын

maybe it can work if you're creatively paralized, especially if you're just exercising, but for everybody else you just can't use a few fonts, sometimes even the slightest variation can cause a lot of difference, plus it's a good thing to be updated on the latest fonts, trends, etc. I'm sure there are fonts suitable for a lot of things... but not for all of them

@stanperl2003

2 жыл бұрын

A fellow Perl I see. *tips hat*

@jakeperl5857

2 жыл бұрын

@@stanperl2003 Yeah I don't see those every day :)

@stanperl2003

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakeperl5857 We might be related! lol

This really shows you really need to learn about typography and typeface design. You’d be surprised

@michaelmayr2133

3 жыл бұрын

Thx man 🤘🏻

There is only ONE tried and true font that has brought joy, passion, and pure comedy gold to the masses. And that font is: Comic Sans

@aresorum

3 ай бұрын

Ugly.

I don't agree with the notion that anyone should stick to only these 6 for their whole life, but it's good to know which fonts are versatile, reader-friendly, and generally well-liked. I think a bit of variety every once in a while goes a long way and can make a distinct impression. If I see a logo with a totally unique typeface, it tends to stick in my mind for a good while.

@katrinabryce

Жыл бұрын

An example of that is the Johnston typeface used by Transport for London.

@44_TV

Жыл бұрын

You only need 6 fonts doesn't have to be these

Personally, Montserrat is my always my go to font. It’s my default font for Wireframe and even finished client’s website.

@rigg13

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too. I use it for all my web apps.

@DPYROAXIS

2 жыл бұрын

Used it today for an A BET A job

@KingAdeft

Жыл бұрын

I love that font

@nunziobusiness1509

Жыл бұрын

I as well. Great font. I like Georgia for a default serif font also. Hard to find a system font that works so well.

@NSAB120

Жыл бұрын

It’s gorgeous

Times was commissioned by the Times of London (newspaper), not TIME magazine.

@vi2e

3 жыл бұрын

afaik it was used in New York Times. They wanted a narrow font so that more content can fit on one page. There is also the legend that a typographer went to them and complained so they took his font (Times)... too lazy to google the details now! XD

@fuki98

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Just some clarification for those newbie designers watching: 1) Vignelli's first name is pronounced MAHsimmo, not muhSEEmo; 2) Giambattista Bodoni was Italian, not French (although he was certainly inspired by French typography); 3) at 3:41, you're moving into sans serif fonts from serif fonts, not the other way around as stated.

@skymanroberson5684

Жыл бұрын

Thank you... and the New York Times is a newspaper, not a magazine. I'm having a lot of trouble taking this guy seriously.

@BubblewrapMe

Жыл бұрын

@@skymanroberson5684 And it was the British Times newspaper that commissioned it.

@Kevin_Rau

Жыл бұрын

@@skymanroberson5684 Right. Forgot about the Times gaffe. This presentation was clearly put together with minimal preparation.

@PatGilliland

Жыл бұрын

The fonts are classic. The presentation here is just a lazy, sloppy rehash of someone else's work.

@JohnBodoni

Жыл бұрын

I know I'm late to this party, but can confirm number 2. :)

Enough of a statement to make any typographer and type designer's blood boil, lol. I admire Vignelli's work, and his ideals are certainly interesting, but ultimately extremely detached from reality and human emotion. Designers should not use modernism as The Bible of Good Design.

@Limozo

3 жыл бұрын

This dude is just repeating something some guy said ages ago ... it reminded me of Gates saying 640kb as enough for everyone. So obviously he has no idea, maybe he only gets his fonts on those free sites. YT is full of guys like this. No clue

@bvgaboo3572

3 жыл бұрын

1000% or any other -ism It’s cult like thinking imo

@masonthompson3284

3 жыл бұрын

I think people who [stay] with this thinking are detached as you say, but it’s a useful foundation. If one masters these examples (with some additions, hey Lubalin Graph 🙋🏾‍♂️), it’s safe to say they could typeset anything IMO

@soyjerem

3 жыл бұрын

​@@masonthompson3284 Yeah, I guess that's fair. But still there are much better ways to express that idea than being against the use of any other font just for the sake of it. A better example on how to approach type for a beginner is given by Erik Spiekermann in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/fntp2K-qh8Konag.html You can tell the difference between idealism and true design.

@Limozo

3 жыл бұрын

@@masonthompson3284 oh yes, those typefaces are classics for a reason, they work. But they aren’t the only ones

Short and sweet. My eyes usually glaze over when I watch design videos to the point I forget why I clicked on them. Your's is great and I appreciate your info.

I'm a freelance graphic designer who is new to this field, I chose FUTURA as my permanent font and I'm glad to take that option.

@kewinherrera7805

Жыл бұрын

Hello bro could you please teach me how can I become a freelance in this field?

@nunziobusiness1509

Жыл бұрын

Get yourself the entire Gotham family. You wanna talk about an overused font, but I still love the shit outta that. Whoever designed that should get the nobel prize in font design.

@captainkeyboard1007

6 ай бұрын

Futura is such a good type-font that I hope and pray that Microsoft will include Futura in its fontfile.

And Futura is a san serif, not a serif font!

@STIIN808

3 жыл бұрын

sans serif*

@deejssj

2 жыл бұрын

Is futura family free for commercial usage? I see some websites charging money for it.

@robsloan8

2 жыл бұрын

@@STIIN808 🙌

This is exactly what I always have believed in. There's nothing better than classic and timless fonts. Sometimes it might also be a good idea though to add an additional modern font in a smaller size as a contrast. This is why the designs of the most famous fragrance boxes look stunning and inspiring.

@FluxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

We are in sync. Thanks for watching the video. 🙂

@oldionus

Жыл бұрын

Don't get that at all. To me, having everything in the same few fonts just makes the whole world seem bland and "all the same." To each his own I guess but I find myself in vehement opposition to the whole concept presented here.

Super simple to follow. Thank you so much!

I am not a connoisseur of font selection, but it's interesting how many of these are fonts that I have preferred to use. My own "favorites" list includes Palatino, and then some specialized fonts for programmers/coding, and a few fonts which were designed to work better for people with dyslexia. (I have a few friends with dyslexia and they do tell me those fonts are easier to read). Out of your list the only one I've never used is Century Expanded. Back in the 1990's I got somewhat obsessed with the variety of fonts available, and for awhile I must have had at least 80-100 fonts on my computers. But after awhile I realized that all that meant was that I spent a lot of time deciding which font would be "Perfect™" for some document, only to find that 95% of the time I ended up with one out of just a dozen different fonts.

@carlzend8091

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Garance, hadn’t noticed Palatino … love it first sight.

Worth mentioning a couple fixed-width fonts for when you need to typeset code and stuff: 1. Consolas (Windows terminal font) 2. SF Mono (Mac terminal font) 3. Ubuntu Mono (Ubuntu terminal font) 4. Fira Code (Lot's of great developer-oriented ligatures!) Reply with some more if you know.

@eier5472

Жыл бұрын

JetBrains Mono is also a great option, it's free to use, and has an extreme range of glyphs

@zeratul3k

Жыл бұрын

For programming, command line and plain text editing, my first option is JetBrains Mono. I had been using Liberation Mono before, which is also a pretty good option, but I find the JetBrains Mono font to be more readable when I forget my glasses.

@eier5472

Жыл бұрын

@@zeratul3k It's specifically designed with legibility in mind

@tao4mike

Жыл бұрын

Consolas for everything! :P

@AlejodelosReyes

Жыл бұрын

Inconsolata is my choice for terminal font. It looks very elegant even being a monospace

Avenir Next and Neue Frutiger are my preferred Sans Serif fonts every day of the week, but I also like Futura and Neue Haas Grotesk

@ViktorOddy

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@younlogiudice7244

3 жыл бұрын

True! Love Neue Haas Grotesk as well :D

@masonthompson3284

3 жыл бұрын

@@younlogiudice7244 ah people of culture I see! Neue haas is the best lol

@anirudhvktakkar

3 жыл бұрын

I love Avenir Next! So expensive though.

@boxsterman77

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Good Morning Flux In reference with your other Video "How to Choose the Right Font" and this one I found your content simplified and structured for a newbie to do my own Logo without pennies just to get started. You do have an excellence in introducing a newbie into your subject expertise with ease to learn and take action. All the Best with you

Your point, that designers only need use a handful of classic fonts, is well taken. Beyond that, this video is of little help as it's riddled with errors (btw, Bodoni was an Italian, not French).

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct! I confused it with didot 🤦‍♂️

@pierren___

2 жыл бұрын

He meant it is french cursive, build for french classicism.

@user-vl4zi9vl8g

2 жыл бұрын

Eh... only some boring old white dudes would think we only need a handful classic fonts.

@filetmignon9978

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vl4zi9vl8g way to be racist and bring negativity where its not needed

@jakeperl5857

2 жыл бұрын

@@filetmignon9978 not only racist but ageist as well Lol

I love the existence of tens of millions fonts. I disagree with the backlash by stuffy old narrow minded designers no matter how successful they were. That’s kinda like saying you can only use acoustic piano, Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds on keyboards. Variety is the spice of life, please take your rules and break them!

@tareklarine5260

2 жыл бұрын

I will not comment, i ll just adapt yours That's exactly what i wanted to say

@elphive42

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah - I think the lack of creative font choices is really cutting into the personality of modern design. Compare the new Street Fighter logo to the earlier ones, for instance, or the current iteration of the Pepsi logo.

@Zactivist

2 жыл бұрын

Agree with you entirely. Font choice is just another set of flavors. Another set of colors. To say only use X number... meh. I also find the idea of just using the ones most people see when they open a generic word document appalling for graphic design! Using Helvetica or Garamond to me when I see it in graphic projects just says "Yeah, I didn't even TRY".

@sampowellmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zactivist couldnt agree more!

@AlanoTekashi

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zactivist Helvetica is like the yoga pants of typefaces. You think you can use it anywhere, but really you're just being lazy.

1) 1:17 Garamond 2) 1:58 Bodoni 4) 3:00 Century Expanded 5) 3:40 Futura 6) 4:56 Times Roman 7) 5:40 Helvetica

@nothingspecial9370

2 жыл бұрын

He did that in his description

@riledmouse4677

2 жыл бұрын

7!

@edgarspavlovics3540

2 жыл бұрын

8) comic sans

@W7RSON

2 жыл бұрын

You skipped 3 my dude

@nothingspecial9370

2 жыл бұрын

@@W7RSON ohhh that hurts 🥲🥲

My uncle too that is professor of Fine Arts at university told me Bodoni is his favorite typeface, and consider it one of the most beautiful ever... And I can swear he had a look across all sorts of ancient and modern documents.

I´ve been waiting for this video all my life, thank you.

The problem I have with this list of fonts is there are no hand written fonts for a more personal feel, bold/gothic fonts for a big city look, or a mono space/computer like font for a more high tech/technical look.

@royvandermarel3953

3 жыл бұрын

Though I do agree that this list is very limited, I have a different opinion. What I like to do is use the fonts that I'm familiar with (Helvetica, Metropolis, Cinzel and Bodoni are my faves) as a starting point and push them to work with the industry you're aiming for. Round the caps, flatten curves, connect the serifs or add flourishes, etc. Handwritten fonts are cool and hard to replicate, but I get bored by them very quickly. Logo's or designs that are actually handwritten are my way to go for a personal style.

@yaad2545

2 жыл бұрын

@@evil-808 Lol

Love your channel man ! So many great tips that really got me invested in learning design and web development. Thanks 🙏🏽

I did a website for a college and used garmond. Was skeptical about using it as it was my first time. Great gamble. Didn't know it was this popular.

The lighting and your stylized look is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

I would prefer Euclid on any other sans serif any day, any time. It’s the cleanest, the most geometric typeface I’ve ever came across.

I took a graphics course as part of my journalism minor back in ‘72. I enjoyed it so much I took the second level course as an elective. By the end I could find my way around a California job case quite well. Hand setting type was tedious but fun. Our instructor even fired up an already ancient Linotype and let us try it. ETAOIN SHRDLU forever!

I'm working on an improved Century myself. I think it's gonna be a banger.

Im still studying and learning, so take my opinion with a grain of salt :p I absolutely love the ideal, not that there are a nr of fonts that should remain after all others are trashed, but that there are baselines in styling and function that could very much be these fonts. HOWEVER... and this is me personaly but im sure alot of people relate, I dont just look at fonts as funtional and aestetic, I look at fonts as sensory and emotional representations of language (im neurodivergent and am obsessed with anything that has a sensorial impact so i might be biased) and there are few things that make me more excited than a font (and a layout) that creates a feeling in me. With this ideal the potential for fonts that are almost outrageously diferent and exciting can be limited. All that being said, before you break the "rules" you must learn them, and thats why i feel like this concept is so important, so even tho i dont agree with this fully, i appreciate it and can learn from it. Thank you for putting helpfull info out there in an interesting fashion.

I am a graphic designer for 15+ years, and basicly use 2-3 types of fonts. One of this fonts is Helvetica (Neue). Sometimes i use something special, but it is not necesary. I believe in the elegance of simplicity.

@waaargh2985

Жыл бұрын

Tbh it's really a attractive font and you could see it from far as well.

@stevem4497

10 ай бұрын

Graphic design isn't about fonts. You (or Vignelli) could have used many others with equal success as long a you promoted them equally.

3:40 I think you said quite the opposite. We are actually moving from serifs to sans serifs and not the other way around.

my dude! love the fresh content, always good inspa before beginning my design day.

Thank you so much for making a video on this. So interesting and helpful.

Would love more videos like this on fonts and their history/use case.

And right after that interview, Vignelli is said to have walked outside to yell at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn.

I would also recommend Baskerville for a classic looking serif font. The italicized variation is beautiful, elegant, and useful.

Great list. Thank you very much 👍

@FluxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I am pretty sure the quintessentially French font here is Garamond. Mr. G. Bodoni was Italian, elaborated his namesake typeface in Parma, Italy, and, though he drew inspiration from some fine English and French specimens, he definitely created something new. Not the most legible font there is as far as body text is concerned, but for headlines and logos, my goodness is it cool.

@BlackSeedOil20

Жыл бұрын

Lets settle it was Latine lol

@eminzeynali6325

Жыл бұрын

Interestingly, the company that made the city of Parma famous all over the world preferred the Helvetica font. Parmalat.

@oldionus

Жыл бұрын

To me, even standard roman Bodoni looks like semi-bold. Palatino is far superior.

Absolutely disagree with this. If people only used 6 fonts, everything would look the same; no variety, no ever-growing font face creating community, and it would take away a huge element that contributes to design.

@zerobambiro

3 жыл бұрын

And noone would use comic sans anymore :(

@jaredmarrero5251

3 жыл бұрын

If everyone used these 6 fonts, with no customizations in illustrator to their established brand/logo, then we'd have a problem. Almost every single time a modern brand uses these fonts in their logos and ads, it's going to be altered to give it a more personal look/flare. So I definitely agree with you, to a point. "Futr" actually has a list of 26 fonts, I think that's closer to a realistic number.

@jeollim

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerobambiro As much of a meme comic sans is to designers, it has a very practical use (i.e. Go-to font for dyslexic people). It was also a very attractive font for kids (i know it was for me :D)

@MichaelSouhoka

3 жыл бұрын

At least he did not tell us to keep Comic Sans and Papyrus.

@CraigBickerstaff

2 жыл бұрын

There is more to typefaces and layouts than just what font you use.

This was helpful and interesting. I use text in video editing and I couldn't find a font that works, now I have a couple :)

I was turning this question over in my mind while walking the dog yesterday and my personal list is gratifyingly similar -- I'd replace Bodoni and Century with Caslon and Courier but aside from that, those are the faces I use. Great minds think alike and sometimes me too.

Massimo Vignelli is a source of inspiration! "If you can design one thing, you can design everything"

With all these options to choose from, I still really often resort to Helvetica. It's a workhorse, and a really good one at that.

@oldionus

Жыл бұрын

Maybe for ad or display text, but surely you recognize that for pure text, such as books and magazine articles, you simply have to have a decent serif font. Research has proven that for reading text, serif fonts cause less fatique and are more recognizable in less time. I invariably set up a semi-serif or serif font, wherever possible, on every device I come across, because for me it just makes for much more pleasant and effortless reading.

This was helpful. Thank you very much.

Raleway is one of my favourites, the w in that font is glorious

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION * uses comic sans

Dude, I love this video. I've been re-evaluating my current design designs/fonts, so this is great. Start back at the foundations. Much appreciation 😎🤙

Excellent information, you are direct to the point! Thanks!

Both GM and Harley Davidson were using Helvetica. They used a condensed variant.

@lorensims4846

3 жыл бұрын

ALL CAPS tends to stifle recognition.

Personally I like Futura most, this is really a beautiful and classy typeface

@bobholtzmann

Жыл бұрын

Futura is so classy that I've seen it on TV network news for screen captions. And Kubrick used it for a preamble statement at the start of his movie Dr. Strangelove.

Interesting: I was trying to re-create the book design of a particular 1908 novel for a pastiche I was writing, and Century Expanded was the closest digital typeface that I-a non-specialist-could find. It is not quite identical to the original book, especially the style of the question mark, but pretty close. I do suspect that the original book used metal-type Century Expanded. The typeface has a nice readable look, and I've come to like it quite a bit, so I was pleased to hear it mentioned here. Note that it is not identical to its successor, the better-known Century Schoolbook, which came around a decade or two later.

Very helpful. Thanks!

I use Oswald a lot. It’s legible and attractive in nearly every style and weight. I use it mainly for headlines and other larger text.

@oldionus

Жыл бұрын

Oswald is nice enough, but it lacks a true italic. That makes it completely useless for serious typesetting. I used to produce legal briefs for filing in Courts of Appeal, and I would NEVER use a font that didn't have a genuine italic and bold typeface. My go -to for this purpose was Palatino Linotype, which is very similar (nearly identical) to Book Antiqua.

Who can argue with a master like Vignelli. And while I agree with the sentiment of the idea of only using 6 primary fonts, I believe any hard and fast 'rules' leads to the stifling of creativity. Maybe the better phrasing would be "Start with these 6 fonts".

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, but this is youtube, you gotta be a bit outrageous :)

Very useful video. I had no idea that most of today's modern logos were designed using fonts like Futura and Helvetica.

Great to know video, I plan to add them to my collection, it's not the kind of fonts I use thou coz I am more into modern fonts, but the Garamond and Bodoni fonts were an eye-opener for me.

Montserrat...... 👀

@ViktorOddy

3 жыл бұрын

good one)

@royvandermarel3953

3 жыл бұрын

Or its cousin Metropolis

@awdbvzr9325

3 жыл бұрын

Montserrat is similar to Helvetica and Roboto is similar to Futura

@gammastrain5289

3 жыл бұрын

Poppins

@olek0

2 жыл бұрын

@@awdbvzr9325 what

Nice video but the problem i see here is that the list is outdated or not suitable for screen design. Maybe some web guru should do a list with the six fonts evey web designer needs! Like Open Sans, Roboto Serif etc.!

I am grateful to you Sir!

Futura is my favorite too! Cool to know it's one of the approved fonts lol.

Century Expanded is also known as Century Schoolbook. It is my favorite type-font. It was used in the newspaper articles in the Daily News in New York. I obtained many of the six fonts you showed from a disk with the Canon color laser printer in the year 2002. I am very interested in printer fonts and I use them frequently when I am on my computer, whether I am printing on paper or not. Your comments and suggestions make absolute sense. You just got another "like" from me.

@majkus

Жыл бұрын

Century Expanded is a predecessor to Century Schoolbook. 1905 compared to 1919, but both designed by Morris Fuller Benton. Wikipedia says that Schoolbook was commissioned by Ginn & Co. specifically for textbooks.

@captainkeyboard1007

Жыл бұрын

@@majkus I will never be too old that I cannot learn something new. I have been interested in printer fonts since I graduated from high school in 1971.The first time I discovered Century Schoolbook was when I saw old issues of the Daily News newspaper published in New York. That printer font attracted me, and it became my favorite. Thank you for typing to me!

@oldionus

Жыл бұрын

Ugh. To each his own. Century reminds me of Dick and Jane, as it is the font usually used for books for little kids. I think it's just ugly, period. But, obviously, not everyone agrees.

@captainkeyboard1007

Жыл бұрын

@@oldionus Your comment holds a weight of truth. I remember some textbooks for [public] school contained Century Schoolbook font. Today, we may mention that the characters size was 16-point type. I forgot about that thing as I left elementary school in 1965. I miss many of the old printer fonts that Microsoft does not carry in its font list. Thank you for typing to me.

@NSAB120

Жыл бұрын

Century expanded italic is beautiful

Bodoni is a french font, really? Giambattista Bodoni is/was italian.

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

true. my mistake.

@flexifelix

3 жыл бұрын

@@FluxAcademy Is this why your examples for Bodoni are mostly Didot as well?

@EmilePainchaud

3 жыл бұрын

@@flexifelix Don't bother, looks like he doesn't know much about type

I totaly agree. I was just missing FF DIN here. Just love this font.

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

true, din is a classic.

Helpful video❤️Thanks man😊!

If I had to chose one, it would be Gilroy all day long

I generally agree with the idea that we don't need thousands of fonts, but the quote comes from a long time ago. Times have changed. Indeed the font that 'The Times' uses has changed about seven times! Typeface design has evolved alongside technology and taste. Many modern fonts and logos use "updated" versions of the old classics.

Thank you very much for your consistency... With ❤️ from Nigeria

There are some logos and projects that absolutely needed hand written and cursive fonts and Montserrat my own brand fav these days

Absolutely agree, apart from maybe some unusual display type… I’m also gonna suggest Bauer Bodoni and Clarendon 😊

@snicksabea

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Clarendon is the Starbucks logo font.

Oh. When you said garamond was a “medieval” style… 😱 Type, in a designer or printing sense, was born with guttenberg, in the middle of renaissance, with blackletter type. In middle ages there was a all other world with handwritten letters (like carolingean). The other issues, like bodoni and futura, were already mentioned in the comments. Actually is not easy to find a good book on typography history but Meggs History of Design is very helpful.

Wonderful video-thank you! I have the Vignelli colorful plastic mugs!

Nice video! I totally feel the same about Futura 😄.

All you need is Comic Sans 🙌

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

can't go wrong with that!

@mrm2465

3 жыл бұрын

It always screams fun

Montserrat Heebo Rubik Assistant Roboto Playfair display

@alradiation5417

3 жыл бұрын

Playfair is the best 1 among sherif

@yurisamarin8200

3 жыл бұрын

@@alradiation5417 exchange for times New Roman 😄

@alradiation5417

3 жыл бұрын

@@yurisamarin8200 times is a classic

thanks! really helped me out today when I got annoyed by all the fancy fonts for some reason!

Hi! Thank you for this video. Can you tell me please where I can find a font with electronic's components symbols? Thank you.

There are a lot of fonts that just look almost exactly like some other font, so yeah, we don't really need them. I think making a new font is what designers do when they're looking for their next job---like whitling a stick or something, to pass the time.

This episode was like a fashion fail, totally missed the mark, but appreciate the history lesson.

Thumbs up for all the awesome videos. Especially because I'm a beginner in the business all of your content is helping out big time. But currently I'm facing a huge problem.. could you make a video about designing with a bunch of text and how to display it well if the client is persisting on using a lot of text for a web project? Thanks a lot!

I love this channel so much , i love the way you give us these such helpful information ❤

This video title is like i am telling you that „here are 6 web Templates, never create a unique website again“

@masonthompson3284

3 жыл бұрын

If web templates = design patterns & layout structures I’d be with you. Nothing wrong with going against the grain but rules are essential until you know how/where to break them

- Garamond is used in book typeface, was used in the old Google logo and has the smart feel - Bodoni An antique French font, many very *fancy* brands like Vogue use it/version of it, use for elegant, premium, & sexy - Century Expanded is less modern but extremely legible, the Supreme Court uses it exclusively - Futura is a very geometrical, rational, and versatile it’s used in the logos for Supreme, Red Bull, Omega, Gillette, Discover, Cisco, Calvin Klein, Avon and even Dominos - Times Roman was commissioned by and for the Times magazine, very popular and classic - Helvetica is ultra versatile, has its own documentary! My graphic design teachers favorite font lol, and is used in the logos for BMW, Jeep, JCPenny, Kawasaki, Oral B, & Toyota!

@kurtgodel5236

8 ай бұрын

When was "Garamond" ever used in the Google logo? Bodoni, the man as well as the eponymous typeface, are Italian. The typeface is from around 1800. Do you call that "antique"? Neither Times Roman nor Times New Roman (different typefaces) were commissioned "by and for the Time Magazine". Helvetica is "ultra versatile"? What does that even mean?

LOVE IT! « Limited choices can be an incredible accelerant to creativity »

I think those examples are the condensed versions of Helvetica and you were correct.

I disagree so so so much. It’s like saying you should only use 6 colors. A custom typeface can bring so much to a brand and its visual identity. For example: Burger King, how cool is that? Couldn’t have done it with Helvetica or Futura. With this video you discredit type designers’ work and it looks like you don’t know enough about the subject. Educate yourself in type design before creating a video that discredits this profession. Other examples : Google, Uber, Spotify... their custom typefaces really set them apart from other brands.

@zerobambiro

3 жыл бұрын

Let me see your work pls. Talking is easy

@Pouncedd

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerobambiro What kind of argument is this, even if he has/doesn't have any works to show doesn't mean he is/isn't right. It has nothing to do with what he said

@EmilePainchaud

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with Pouncedd, even though I do have work to show and I do create typefaces, and I would like to add something : A typeface is only a set of shapes that represent our alphabet. Why would we limit ourselves to only a few shapes to translate a brand's message? For instance, a rounder typeface will communicate a different message than one with straight edges, just like round buttons on a website communicate a different message than one with straight edges. So if we have to limit oursleves to only 6 typefaces, do we have to limit ourselves to only 6 shapes, to 6 colours and to 6 styles of illustration? Of course not. Why are typefaces treated differently from other graphic design elements? They shouldn't. Type design IS graphic design.

So I guess English is only language that you'd ever need in the field of design? Because some of these fonts sure as hell don't even cover other versions of the Latin alphabet (let alone other writing systems). Helvetica doesn't support my native language Vietnamese, which uses a modified version of Latin.

Great video. By the way, problem of fonts on my Mac is that there are too many system fonts of languages I don’t even need. These are non removable and they just make fonts harder to find and select.

Thank you!

I completely disagree. I've been studying typography for soo many years. Spent hours and hours on foundries sites and trying different types of font pairings. You can come out with unique designs by just playing around with fonts. Using only six is such an understatement!

@twoResets

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's the point the late great was trying to make...why waste hours and hours instead of just designing with a few and pushing those to the limit.

@adriangordan

2 жыл бұрын

@@twoResets imagine all designers worldwide using 6 fonts. in average i use around 10 fonts for most designs but i do try now and then designs with different fonts.

@twoResets

2 жыл бұрын

@@adriangordan we can what if all day, but again, I don't think that was the message.

@mrninet645

Жыл бұрын

So... there's someone like you who came up with the new font for youtube titles... God knows I wanna punch that creative fella right between the eyes so bad

As a UX Designer I can say this is nonsense. These fonts are beautiful but they have been designed in a n analogue age and are not optimized for user interfaces like in mobile apps.

@benbowden8824

2 жыл бұрын

What types do you use for mobile?

@outpost31737

2 жыл бұрын

Fonts can be manipulated. Letter spacing, line spacing so I'm afraid you're talking utter nonsense.

Oh, damn! Loved that Futura font! Thanks!

That was very helpful. 👍🏼

I would say trash helvetica, bodoni, futura and new times because there overused. Just like comic sans. Your work doesnt stand out anymore!

@JoelHoare-graphicbot

3 жыл бұрын

That's not why comic sans is bad...

@MYZ4life_

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoelHoare-graphicbot that's the reason nobody should use it

@MiSaLiAnW

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, as a designer i really try to get around these and use them only for things in the background. I want to have "the sans" or "the serif" "didot" or "frutiger". But thats a lot of money.

@1:45 "I think it's default on Windows..." Unsubscribe. 😂

Im doing a printed book proj on him. Thanks! This helped a lot. What a legend.

Thanks for recommending the fonts! 👍

What fonts would you recommend for title, heading and body text of a website ? I like the Bodoni but what would go well with that for the main body text?