looking for a drop cap which can work with some serif typesetting I'm doing. 3 line single character in conjunction with some DTL typefaces (paradox) and the drop cap just comes in so strong. Trajan is the only one I can think of which is very light but even that comes in very fat when blown up 300%; anyone have thoughts? I'm looking for a light and airy look for the entire piece.
Something like this?
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/brassfonts/decore/
Maybe you should go all out? :-)
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/emigre/missionary/
If you need light fonts, instead of really thin ones it's usually better to use "inline" ones: fonts that have the insides cut out. And if you're using a DTL face, Cristal pops into my mind:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bielerpress/258240026/
Or maybe something even lighter (not
to mention more accessible!) like this:
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/lidia/
hhp
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