Sans serif to go with Adobe Jenson?

Goodbyedulia11 January 2008 · 15:51

I'm currently putting together a syllabus, which means avoiding tormenting questions about schedules and readings in order to address the pressing question of fonts. Being a terribly understudied pupil on the matter, I'm currently trying to find a good sans serif font to go with Adobe Jenson Pro. Any suggestions?

My broader question concerns any practical advice - dare I solicit a method - for pairing serif and sans serif. I know rudimentary things about coupling fonts with like x-heights, but I'm having a hard time putting this precept into action. Take pity! Enlighten me velociously!

thanks,
G

Ken Messenger11 January 2008 · 16:28

Legacy Sans was designed with Jenson in mind. I've never used it but could be worth a look.

Scott Thatcher12 January 2008 · 13:55

I don't have an answer for you, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who puts off the content of the syllabus in order to choose a new font I've always wanted to try out. I'm almost never happy with the pairings I get between serif and sans serif, however. I was happy once with a presentation template that used Adobe Garamond for titles and Cronos for body text. Perhaps Cronos is a typeface to check out.

I also saw a nice set of handouts that used Garamond for body text and Univers Condensed for headings. In that case, the contrast seemed to work out well.

Goodbyedulia12 January 2008 · 22:02

Thanks much to both of you for your recommendations. The Legacy Sans certainly is an appropriate pairing, but also makes me wonder if I should go for a less rooted-in-centuries past serif font after all. The Garamond/Univers pairing is quite elegant; wish I hadn't sworn off Garamond...

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