Looking for a font similar to DTL Argo

Seppo K Niiranen5 April 2006 · 04:00

I would like to find a replacement for DTL Argo, which, as you know, is rather expensive selection. If you would have recommendations? Weights I need are medium and black, as well as respective obliques.
Argo looks like this: http://www.dutchtypelibrary.nl/Images/Argo%20Black%201.GIF

I would like to use a font that has "normal" or inexpensive price. I did find a free one from www.dafont.com called Communist (that is inexpensive indeed: http://www.dafont.com/communist.font ), but it's obliques are not suitable and some are even missing, also some problems with characters.

Stephen Coles5 April 2006 · 04:32

Ideas:

FF Zwo
Fedra Sans
FF Unit
Monitor

William Berkson5 April 2006 · 06:20

Vesta, also by Gerard Unger is also expensive, but 20% cheaper than the DTL font and has some of the same feel.

wolfgang_homola5 April 2006 · 14:41

Foundry Form Sans
http://www.foundrytypes.co.uk/

peterbruhn6 April 2006 · 02:19

Shameless self-promotion:

Stalemate from Fountain.
For 4% of the price.

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