Hi everyone. I am designing a poster for a school project. The poster is in the Art Deco style & I am limited to the fonts I have installed on my computer (Type Classics for learning.) Calcite Pro & Chicago are 2 I like best. What do you think? OR ... do you have a better suggestion?
Try Moonglow or Eccentric.
No disrespect to John, but you should figure this out: the Art Deco period was mainly during the 1920s and 30s (with a revival c.1970), and characterized by geometric shapes. So categorize the typefaces you have accordingly, and you will come up with a hardcore, authentic choice.
You can find out the dates of the typefaces at the Adobe.com/type website.
Moonglow is more in the Art Nouveau style, no? More uneven, organic.
Certainly neither Calcite nor Chicago is particularly Art Deco.
Thanks Nick. I have looked at Art Deco posters, comparing them to the typefaces I have, trying to match them up, evidently, not too successfully. I like your idea of checking out the dates of the typefaces at the Adobe.com site. I am heading there to do just that now! Thanks also Thomas and John for your imput.
Yes, Nick:
Read Deco, thought Nouveau. Thanks for catching that before it did any harm to people's grades!
I don't see anything Deco-ish on the Type Classics list.
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