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Old 18-01-2007, 11:35   #1 (permalink)
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Is there a more elegant Serif than...

...Trajan?

I think not but I put it too you anyway!
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Old 19-01-2007, 08:21   #2 (permalink)
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yes nice - if you like caps. mrs eaves comes straight to mind
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Old 19-01-2007, 09:14   #3 (permalink)
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sabon, trajan is just a display face. I'm using it on a project at the mo and couldn't set any body copy in it.
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Old 19-01-2007, 09:34   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah - trajan is caps/small caps

There are some very elegant serifs out there - it depends on your needs...

Caslon, Bembo, Bodoni, Baskerville, Clarendon...
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Old 23-01-2007, 04:56   #5 (permalink)
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Old 23-01-2007, 05:13   #6 (permalink)
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i like this one:

http://www.stormtype.com/typefaces-f...ville-original

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Old 24-01-2007, 05:32   #7 (permalink)
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if anybody have tried photoshop cs3 then you "should" have seen Arno Pro.
Without doubt lovely.

More: http://typophile.com/node/30223

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