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23-04-2008, 08:36
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cheap student labour
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Slab serifs and....
I'm designing a book containing the work i've done at my placement. It's going to contain the entire chunk of work done for the end of year show to give out to future sponsors etc. I've chosen a Slab serif for main titles and was wondering what kind of font would go with this for body copy? I didn't think a slab serif would work for the main content. I'm using Serifa, however if there is a nicer one please feel free to suggest it. If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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23-04-2008, 09:37
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cheap student labour
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bit slow here today.... whats going on? something exciting happening If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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23-04-2008, 10:29
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competitionmaster 2.0
Join Date: Oct 2006
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would it be possible to post a screenshot of the page it would be going on? it's all about context. Koloration design & development
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23-04-2008, 10:38
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cheap student labour
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there you go. sorry should have thought of that If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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24-04-2008, 06:09
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cheap student labour
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anybody? If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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24-04-2008, 06:36
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cheap student labour
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good man stevie B! I'll give it a try and see how it fits. Any nicer slab serifs? If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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24-04-2008, 11:16
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Quality maintenance
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Järvenpää, Finland
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Was gonna suggest Rockwell too, but I don't know any nice ones! Slab serifs remind me of those really hard turds which you have to break up with the toilet brush to get rid of them. Slabs. |
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24-04-2008, 11:48
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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– Steve, I will never look at a slab serif font in the same way again! |
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25-04-2008, 04:06
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Luxembourg
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Not sure if it falls under the Slab serif category: Typies: Romeral, a display typeface Plus it's free, but you need to email the guy for it. I had it the next day. |
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25-04-2008, 04:22
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cheap student labour
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more than likely. I'm still a font n00b so wouldnt recognise without staring closely at them for about a week. If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party
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25-04-2008, 07:23
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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depoends how much copy you have, the block serifs are difficult to read at smaller sizes or longer body lengths. Id say it would be fine if you were dealing with short lengths of text, "Grafik" carry this off to good effect in their magazine. The headlines are set in avant garde and the copy in lublin graph. If you have longer stretches of text I would go for a sans sefif but pair it up with a slab from the same family. This way it will give a cohesive appearence as the two fonts have been specifically designed to be paired with each other. Thesis.ttf is probably a good bet Say NO to web 2.0
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