"Shout vote" – Sabon + Nexus sans: Go or no go?

JH23 Oct 2007

I am designing a war history book in two columnns 90 mm, 10,5 on 12,75 Sabon. As a complementary sans i have FF Nexus, for captions and extra text in 3 colum setting, 10 on 12,75 pt.

I would be thankful for spontaneous reactions to the combination, is it ok, good or terrible? :)

Suggestions on changing the text font? ( I'm rather not changing Nexus!)

Stephen Coles23 Oct 2007#

Since you're using FF Nexus Sans, why not FF Nexus Serif for text?

Bert Vanderveen23 Oct 2007#

Nexus has a lot of the characteristics of Scala — so why not go with Scala Sans AND Serif?

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Bert Vanderveen BNO

ryanholmes23 Oct 2007#

Franklin Gothic works well with Sabon, and might add a bit of authoritarian vibe to a war history book, helping to balance the neutral tone of Sabon.

.0023 Oct 2007#

I would suggest you trust you own taste and make your own decision and stop looking for validation from this motley group.

Stephen Coles23 Oct 2007#

Gee, James. Why so crankypants? He's a young designer looking for guidance. Nothing wrong with asking for an opinion.

dan_reynolds24 Oct 2007#

Syntax's design was inspired by Sabon's letter proportions. So those two work together as well.

.0024 Oct 2007#

"Shout Vote". That says looking for guidance?

Stephen Coles24 Oct 2007#

Hehe. Jonatan's title writing may need some maturing, sure.

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