looking for 3 font combo (serif, sans serif, deco script)

Staublicht27 May 2008 · 05:35

Hi. I am new to this forum, so please be patient with me. I am looking for a three font combination (maybe only two) for on-screen display.

One serif that has got a very old, original touch (like Garamond) that looks at 18px and up, white on dark background. I like something rather narrow, like the Apple Garamond, but I'm not sure about that.

Then I need an "Arial replacement" font that works well with the serif font at 12px or maybe even 10px sizes.

And once I've those two I would also like to find a decorative font to go with that. Something like a 17th century script that looks fine in 18px, haha.

Frode Bo Helland27 May 2008 · 06:31

For screen?

Staublicht27 May 2008 · 14:40

Yes. This is for screen. I have got these fonts as placeholders currently: Apple Garamond, Arial, ITC Zapf Script. And I'm looking for fonts ot replace them.

The serif and the deco font should convey a feel of being very old. Tricorn hats and wigs :-).

Staublicht28 May 2008 · 08:55

I'm tending towards Caslon + Gill Sans now, with maybe Caslon Italic as alternative for some elements/headers.

Frode Bo Helland28 May 2008 · 14:35

Could you give some more info on the project?

At small sizes I would use a screen hinted typeface. Maybe one of them websafe fonts might help you out. Verdana, or perhaps Geneva? Both differ quite a lot from Arial though.

Both Adobe Caslon Pro and Adobe Garamond Pro have swash italics, and both ship with Creative Suite!

Staublicht29 May 2008 · 02:09

Gill Sans MT and Gill Sans for Mac are very much screen safe I think. I won't be able to use Opentype swashes and ligatures. I will be happy, if I we are able to get those two standard fonts working properly in our project.

About the project: Its a game project. :-)

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