serif and sans
I am trying to creat a logo for my new web site. I am stuck on the fonts for the title and have tried many different combinations. I was reading an article on typography and it is recommened that you combine a serif and sans serif font together in your logo text. Can anyone give me an example of some fonts that look good together? The article was unclear and really did not say what font was what. I will continue looking for more on this topic but if anyone could help it would be nice.
Thanks,
DM
Suzanne posted this at 06:43 — 29th August 2001.
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Quick definitions:
Serif fonts have little ticks on the ends -- like Times New Roman, Georgia, Garamond, et cetera.
Sans-serif fonts have absolutely no little bits on the ends of the letters at all, like verdana, arial, helvetica, et cetera.
Semi-serif fonts have bends on the ends of the letters that SUGGEST serifs, but aren't, like Trebuchet MS.
Fantasy fonts, cursive fonts, et cetera are all different types of fonts like hand writing, goofy shapes, weird shapes, dingbats, and more.
For a logo, you don't HAVE to mix the types; most logos, in fact, have one font style. Think FedEx, UHaul, IBM, Microsoft, et cetera -- one font style. A true logo is more than the company name written in a font. FedEx, for example, has an arrow in it, UHaul has the illusion of movement, IBM has lines through it and Microsoft has that thingee.
For the most part, do what looks good. And get lots and lots of feedback!
disaster-master posted this at 06:55 — 29th August 2001.
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Joined: May 2001
Thanks Suzanne.
That was an excellent description. You are brilliant!
DM
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