Bodenständige schrift für Kirche gesucht

[Spirelli]

Sorry, Ich hab das in englsich aufgeschrieben. Ihr koennt aber auch auf deutsch antworten.

So, here I go: I need a nice typeface for a identity for a Church of England parish in London, which also includes separate community projects etc.

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My thoughts so far:

* type should have a modern feel

* needs to work in all sorts of contexts: from births, over parties, to funerals

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The typeface should lend itself to work well in all sorts of applications, for example:

* stationary, brochures and leaflets

* signage

* type-based posters that make an impact

* projector display, e.g song lyric displays and presentations

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Other requirements/restrictions:

* We’re on a budget! So low price is a key. The font would be used on about 4 machines.

* Should possibly be OpenType (use on Mac and PC)

* The name of the organisation is

Parish of St Mary Magdalene and St David’s Churches.

I am concerned of the two ‘M’s and a lower case ‘g’ to look pleasant. I wonder whether it might be nice to have the ‘g’ as 2 storey.

I think that a sans serif typeface would be the way to go, as I definitely want to get away from the traditional feel of church. At the same time there should be a certain feeling of respect — so nothing weird.

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I have done some searching and have come up with a list that I feel is possible in terms of budget and style.

Could you please advice and put some reason with your recommendation? That would be really nice. Suggestions for anything amazingly fitting that I’ve overlooked are welcome — otherwise please work from the list.

As a general question: How strongly do you feel about using a serif typeface alongside the main type, e.g. for headings…?

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Delicious

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Family (7) FREE

Would anything really make me choose this apart from the price?

http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/delicious.html

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Alber

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Family (8) for $210

I’m wondering whether these would be a bit too condensed for general use. Hmm…. Looks quite nice though.

http://www.typetrust.com/fonts/font.php ... w=specimen

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Depot

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Family (8) for $210

The more I look at it the more I like it. Only that it doesn’t have a nice double storey lower case ‘g’.

http://www.typetrust.com/fonts/font.php ... w=specimen

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Priva Pro

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Family (8) $160

Cheaper than the previous two, I guess because it does not include old style figures — but still nice. Somehow I feel that this has a more churchy character than the previous two, but then again somehow it feels like a commercial company having recently done a re-branding, or am I wrong?

http://www.typetrust.com/fonts/font.php ... w=specimen

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Credo

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Family (6) for $170

http://www.p22.com/rtf/Products/Credo.html

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Aaux

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Aaux Pro A (12) + Black $98

I guess the price is good. It’s also nice that there are a lot of options to get more of the family, or even the Aaux Office family if there a bit more sophisticated job came up. But somehow I feel maybe there is a bit too much character in the font.

http://www.t26.com/fonts/fontsearch.php?q=aaux

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ApexNew

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Familly (14) for $249.00

Quite nice, just a bit higher cost. Nice to have the extreme wheights, but not essential, I guess.

http://www.vllg.com/Thirstype/ApexNew/mudTyper+Weights/

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Myriad

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Family (10) for $229

A good and save option maybe. But quite pricy in comparison, right?

http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_1706.html

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MANY THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT

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[hey]

Hi Spirelli,

just a thought: you should consider that you may not need all the cuts of a

typeface-family. In many cases you can buy them seperately, helping to

reduce the expences. A reduced number oft well chosen typeface-cuts

leads often to better results, if the typographie is not done by professionals.

The typeface should lend itself to work well in all sorts of applications, for example:

* stationary, brochures and leaflets

* signage

* type-based posters that make an impact

* projector display, e.g song lyric displays and presentations

For the applications you named sans-serif fonts spring in fact to mind.

However for longer texts often serif fonts are the better choice to

garantee best readability.

The Typefaces you have mentioned are all of a good quality. You may

want to ask yourself if you are looking for a typeface that is rather neutral

in appearance (i.e. Myriad) or for one that tells a bit more (i.e. Credo).

I like the Delicous and use it frequently, but the lower case e does not look

good in large sizes like in poster headlines.

As a general question: How strongly do you feel about using a serif

typeface alongside the main type, e.g. for headings…?

This works well in many cases though it is more often done the other way:

copy-text in serif, headings in sans. If you want to do this it is often a good

idea too look for typefaces done by the same designer(s). Just to give you

an idea: Lucasfont's TheSans (four-cuts office package at 98 €) and

TheAntiqua E (four cuts at 98€) do look great together.

The name of the organisation is

Parish of St Mary Magdalene and St David’s Churches.

I am concerned of the two ‘M’s and a lower case ‘g’ to look pleasant. I wonder whether it might be nice to have the ‘g’ as 2 storey.

A relativly long name like this is likely to be read similar to a normal text,

if you do not opt for a designed logo. If you think the M and the g look fine

in text just go for it.

[Spirelli]

Many thanks for the reply!

[Saccade]

Ich arbeite zum allergrößten Teil ebenfalls für Kirchengemeinden.

Hier drei Schriften, mit denen ich beste Erfahrungen gemacht habe, und deren Familien eine gute Auswahl für wirklich alles (Gemeindezeitung, Einladungen, Briefe, Plakate) bieten.

Alle drei gibt es in Sans und in Serif-Fassungen, was zusätzliche interessante Möglichkeiten ergibt

Scala Sans

Quadraat Sans

Linotype Syntax

Zum Preis:

FontShop bietet die beiden ersteren entweder als Komplett-CD an (etwas teurer, dafür ist man dann aber wirklich komplett (!) ausgestattet mit Serif und Sans-Fassungen).

Die Teilfamilien sind günstiger.

Um den Preis zu senken, kann man dann ggf. nur bestimmte Schnitte erwerben.

Die Schriften entsprechen auch bestens der gewünschten Anmutung von kirchlichen Publikationen: humanistischer, dynamischer Charakter, nicht zu glatt und auch nicht zu verkünstelt. Insgesamt geradeaus.

Für mich bei kirchlichen Publikationen immer wichtig: Minuskelziffern, denn Zahlen sollen sich integrieren und nicht herausstechen.

Dabei finde ich wichtig, dass diese im normalen Schnitt enthalten sind, damit jeder - auch ungeübte - Benutzer die "richtigen" Ziffern verwendet (und nicht etwa erst noch einen anderen Schnitt wählen muss).

[Poms]

Hier hat Spirelli noch weitere Vorschläge bekommen

http://typophile.com/node/28786