Typophile

Typeface advice for wedding band engraving

Susan Christine

Hello all,

I would very much appreciate some help! My fiancé loves typography and can be very particular about designs. I'm very much out of my element here. I would like to have his wedding band engraved with a brief inscription, but the engravers out there seem to have few typeface options available on their websites; many are very script-like, fussy, and florid, rather than clear and elegant.

Does anyone have any experience with this? What typefaces would you suggest? Something with serifs? All capital letters, or capitals + small capitals? Would going to someone who can do hand (rather than machine) engraving be the best option? What things should be avoided?

Thanks for your help!

You want Type Rings!

http://www.typerings.com/

They have a few professional quality typefaces to choose from, and I think you can also supply your own vector artwork.

Good luck!

Rialto Piccolo, all-caps.

hhp

Thanks so much for your suggestions! I do appreciate it.

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