Building Your Typeface Library (EF)
People sometimes ask me which fonts are essential for a good typeface library. That's a tough one. For one thing, everybody's tastes are different. For another, it depends on how you'll be using the typefaces; a face that is fine for a book might not look good on the Web, for example. What I can do is show you some of my favorite faces for a variety of purposes. I hope you like them.
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When it comes to a text face for a book or magazine, I like Adobe Jenson,an Adobe Original by Robert Slimbach.
For a sans serif text face, I enjoy ITC Goudy Sans, created for Monotype by the redoubtable Fred Goudy in the early ...
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