Designers Only Need These 6 Fonts. Trash the Rest.

[@shravangubbi5670]

They say Times New Roman is so boring that you start to find the content written in it interesting. There can't be a better compliment for a newspaper font

[@samirmanuel8944]

Instablaster

[@angelkaterose]

LOL

[@pulsevisualske]

Lol

[@Juvelqairth]

Unfortunately, it's overused in my country even the most wildely used in that recommendations in every institutions and every generations.

[@mattx5499]

When something is overused people start to dislike it and look for different aesthetics. All the classic Microsoft fonts were used for over 20 years on websites, all kinds of office documents in the press, books, manuals, booklets, advertisment, banner, billboards... They just became generic and boring.

[@jakeperl5857]

I think the point here isn't so much "NEVER use any fonts but these 6" but more an encouragement to designers who may be creatively paralyzed by the thousands of choices out there, as if to say "with a little discipline, look at the amazing variety of looks that can be achieved with only these 6 great faces!" Limited choices can be an incredible accelerant of creativity.

[@c.a.savage5689]

"The greatest freedom is within confinement" Thomas Aquinas

[@vanessapedettapeccia692]

maybe it can work if you're creatively paralized, especially if you're just exercising, but for everybody else you just can't use a few fonts, sometimes even the slightest variation can cause a lot of difference, plus it's a good thing to be updated on the latest fonts, trends, etc. I'm sure there are fonts suitable for a lot of things... but not for all of them

[@stanperl2003]

A fellow Perl I see. *tips hat*

[@jakeperl5857]

@@stanperl2003 Yeah I don't see those every day :)

[@stanperl2003]

@@jakeperl5857 We might be related! lol

[@MauriceM.]

1. Garamond (serif / classic / smart) 2. Bodoni (serif / „premium“ / elegant) 3. Century Expanded (serif / readable!) 4. Futura (sans-serif / geometric / functional) 5. Times New Roman ... ... no comment :D 6. Helvetica (sans-serif / often used) Hope I could save you some time! Give this comment a like if I helped you. Otherwise great video and thank you!

[@muslimahmood]

Thanks

[@mtm7031]

Thank you very much

[@unpeuenavant3377]

Thanks a lot

[@MauriceM.]

@Fleming Glad I could help! :)

[@JacksonOverlandFrost]

Dem thanks

[@artrock8175]

There is only ONE tried and true font that has brought joy, passion, and pure comedy gold to the masses. And that font is: Comic Sans

[@aresorum]

Ugly.

[@abhijeetmandal3822]

1) 1:17 Garamond 2) 1:58 Bodoni 4) 3:00 Century Expanded 5) 3:40 Futura 6) 4:56 Times Roman 7) 5:40 Helvetica

[@nothingspecial9370]

He did that in his description

[@riledmouse4677]

7!

[@edgarspavlovics3540]

8) comic sans

[@W7RSON]

You skipped 3 my dude

[@nothingspecial9370]

@@W7RSON ohhh that hurts 🥲🥲

[@scottcitron]

Times was commissioned by the Times of London (newspaper), not TIME magazine.

[@vi2e]

afaik it was used in New York Times. They wanted a narrow font so that more content can fit on one page. There is also the legend that a typographer went to them and complained so they took his font (Times)... too lazy to google the details now! XD

[@hcbs1986]

Yes.

[@Kevin_Rau]

Just some clarification for those newbie designers watching: 1) Vignelli's first name is pronounced MAHsimmo, not muhSEEmo; 2) Giambattista Bodoni was Italian, not French (although he was certainly inspired by French typography); 3) at 3:41, you're moving into sans serif fonts from serif fonts, not the other way around as stated.

[@skymanroberson5684]

Thank you... and the New York Times is a newspaper, not a magazine. I'm having a lot of trouble taking this guy seriously.

[@BubblewrapMe]

@@skymanroberson5684 And it was the British Times newspaper that commissioned it.

[@Kevin_Rau]

@@skymanroberson5684 Right. Forgot about the Times gaffe. This presentation was clearly put together with minimal preparation.

[@PatGilliland]

The fonts are classic. The presentation here is just a lazy, sloppy rehash of someone else's work.

[@JohnBodoni]

I know I'm late to this party, but can confirm number 2. :)

[@UTJK.]

My uncle too that is professor of Fine Arts at university told me Bodoni is his favorite typeface, and consider it one of the most beautiful ever... And I can swear he had a look across all sorts of ancient and modern documents.

[@LandNfan]

I took a graphics course as part of my journalism minor back in ‘72. I enjoyed it so much I took the second level course as an elective. By the end I could find my way around a California job case quite well. Hand setting type was tedious but fun. Our instructor even fired up an already ancient Linotype and let us try it. ETAOIN SHRDLU forever!

[@jamezmonroe]

This is exactly what I always have believed in. There's nothing better than classic and timless fonts. Sometimes it might also be a good idea though to add an additional modern font in a smaller size as a contrast. This is why the designs of the most famous fragrance boxes look stunning and inspiring.

[@FluxAcademy]

We are in sync. Thanks for watching the video. 🙂

[@oldionus]

Don't get that at all. To me, having everything in the same few fonts just makes the whole world seem bland and "all the same." To each his own I guess but I find myself in vehement opposition to the whole concept presented here.

[@scottcitron]

Your point, that designers only need use a handful of classic fonts, is well taken. Beyond that, this video is of little help as it's riddled with errors (btw, Bodoni was an Italian, not French).

[@FluxAcademy]

You are correct! I confused it with didot 🤦‍♂️

[@pierren___]

He meant it is french cursive, build for french classicism.

[@user-vl4zi9vl8g]

Eh... only some boring old white dudes would think we only need a handful classic fonts.

[@filetmignon9978]

@@user-vl4zi9vl8g way to be racist and bring negativity where its not needed

[@jakeperl5857]

@@filetmignon9978 not only racist but ageist as well Lol

[@jongrover8763]

I t is absolutely critical to have a monospaced font when programming. This list of most important fonts in incomplete without a font to write code.

[@kurtgodel5236]

Agreed!

[@sampowellmusic]

I love the existence of tens of millions fonts. I disagree with the backlash by stuffy old narrow minded designers no matter how successful they were. That’s kinda like saying you can only use acoustic piano, Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds on keyboards. Variety is the spice of life, please take your rules and break them!

[@tareklarine5260]

I will not comment, i ll just adapt yours That's exactly what i wanted to say

[@elphive42]

Yeah - I think the lack of creative font choices is really cutting into the personality of modern design. Compare the new Street Fighter logo to the earlier ones, for instance, or the current iteration of the Pepsi logo.

[@Zactivist]

Agree with you entirely. Font choice is just another set of flavors. Another set of colors. To say only use X number... meh. I also find the idea of just using the ones most people see when they open a generic word document appalling for graphic design! Using Helvetica or Garamond to me when I see it in graphic projects just says "Yeah, I didn't even TRY".

[@sampowellmusic]

@@Zactivist couldnt agree more!

[@AlanoTekashi]

@@Zactivist Helvetica is like the yoga pants of typefaces. You think you can use it anywhere, but really you're just being lazy.

[@yhsoueu]

Im still studying and learning, so take my opinion with a grain of salt :p I absolutely love the ideal, not that there are a nr of fonts that should remain after all others are trashed, but that there are baselines in styling and function that could very much be these fonts. HOWEVER... and this is me personaly but im sure alot of people relate, I dont just look at fonts as funtional and aestetic, I look at fonts as sensory and emotional representations of language (im neurodivergent and am obsessed with anything that has a sensorial impact so i might be biased) and there are few things that make me more excited than a font (and a layout) that creates a feeling in me. With this ideal the potential for fonts that are almost outrageously diferent and exciting can be limited. All that being said, before you break the "rules" you must learn them, and thats why i feel like this concept is so important, so even tho i dont agree with this fully, i appreciate it and can learn from it. Thank you for putting helpfull info out there in an interesting fashion.

[@AWALTNER]

Would love more videos like this on fonts and their history/use case.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I use Oswald a lot. It’s legible and attractive in nearly every style and weight. I use it mainly for headlines and other larger text.

[@oldionus]

Oswald is nice enough, but it lacks a true italic. That makes it completely useless for serious typesetting. I used to produce legal briefs for filing in Courts of Appeal, and I would NEVER use a font that didn't have a genuine italic and bold typeface. My go -to for this purpose was Palatino Linotype, which is very similar (nearly identical) to Book Antiqua.

[@anchorpoint7666]

Who can argue with a master like Vignelli. And while I agree with the sentiment of the idea of only using 6 primary fonts, I believe any hard and fast 'rules' leads to the stifling of creativity. Maybe the better phrasing would be "Start with these 6 fonts".

[@FluxAcademy]

I agree, but this is youtube, you gotta be a bit outrageous :)

[@OldPaw]

And right after that interview, Vignelli is said to have walked outside to yell at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn.

[@microcolonel]

I'm working on an improved Century myself. I think it's gonna be a banger.

[@AutPen38]

I generally agree with the idea that we don't need thousands of fonts, but the quote comes from a long time ago. Times have changed. Indeed the font that 'The Times' uses has changed about seven times! Typeface design has evolved alongside technology and taste. Many modern fonts and logos use "updated" versions of the old classics.

[@muzammilsyed2339]

Montserrat...... 👀

[@ViktorOddy]

good one)

[@royvandermarel3953]

Or its cousin Metropolis

[@awdbvzr9325]

Montserrat is similar to Helvetica and Roboto is similar to Futura

[@gammastrain5289]

Poppins

[@olek0]

@@awdbvzr9325 what

[@maneesh685]

I did a website for a college and used garmond. Was skeptical about using it as it was my first time. Great gamble. Didn't know it was this popular.

[@lifeofdifferenceld7484]

Good Morning Flux In reference with your other Video "How to Choose the Right Font" and this one I found your content simplified and structured for a newbie to do my own Logo without pennies just to get started. You do have an excellence in introducing a newbie into your subject expertise with ease to learn and take action. All the Best with you

[@henrymachtay3684]

My understanding was that Times New Roman was designed in the 1930s for the Times of London (newspaper) so the stock market listings would be readable in a small type size.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

Century Expanded is also known as Century Schoolbook. It is my favorite type-font. It was used in the newspaper articles in the Daily News in New York. I obtained many of the six fonts you showed from a disk with the Canon color laser printer in the year 2002. I am very interested in printer fonts and I use them frequently when I am on my computer, whether I am printing on paper or not. Your comments and suggestions make absolute sense. You just got another "like" from me.

[@majkus]

Century Expanded is a predecessor to Century Schoolbook. 1905 compared to 1919, but both designed by Morris Fuller Benton. Wikipedia says that Schoolbook was commissioned by Ginn & Co. specifically for textbooks.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@majkus I will never be too old that I cannot learn something new. I have been interested in printer fonts since I graduated from high school in 1971.The first time I discovered Century Schoolbook was when I saw old issues of the Daily News newspaper published in New York. That printer font attracted me, and it became my favorite. Thank you for typing to me!

[@oldionus]

Ugh. To each his own. Century reminds me of Dick and Jane, as it is the font usually used for books for little kids. I think it's just ugly, period. But, obviously, not everyone agrees.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@oldionus Your comment holds a weight of truth. I remember some textbooks for [public] school contained Century Schoolbook font. Today, we may mention that the characters size was 16-point type. I forgot about that thing as I left elementary school in 1965. I miss many of the old printer fonts that Microsoft does not carry in its font list. Thank you for typing to me.

[@NSAB120]

Century expanded italic is beautiful

[@bradbeck940]

Times New Roman was designed by Stanley Morrison for the Times of London, not the New York Times Magazine. I personally don’t find it very useful; there are many other similar typefaces that are more readable.

[@kurtgodel5236]

Morison. Moreover, it's not typeface designs that are "readable" (or legible), but the product you create with a typeface; for example a printed page or the digital rendition of a webpage or an e-pub. Times New Roman is a newspaper font. As such it runs pretty narrow and it has many ink traps to cater for harsh printing conditions. Thus, when using it for a single-column printout on A4 or letter paper, you either end up with lines comprising far too many characters or with enormous margins. When using a laser printer the ink traps are less than useless. Not so when using a low-quality ink jet printer. I am not a fan of Times New Roman, but I acknowledge its usefulness. For a lot of tasks it's just what the doctor ordered.

[@courtneybebriss6579]

The lighting and your stylized look is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@alessandroKaim11]

Bodoni is an Italian font, from Parma.

[@grafzeppelin4069]

I am a big Garamond-enjoyer. I used it for papers in grad school, then my resume, now for Syllabi. I also like Palatino and Optima - they feel like "textbook" fonts. I wouldn't call Bodoni "elegant." More like "hoity-toity." Elitist. Chic. Vogue (appropriately).

[@AshaGlenn]

Futura is my favorite too! Cool to know it's one of the approved fonts lol.

[@thesis-and-nieces6722]

My favorite font that edges over futura is gotham. I just which gotham had condensed versions.

[@billholden20]

A point of clarification: Times refers to the London Times as it was a new typeface used for the newspaper, not Time magazine.

[@t0dd000]

That money factor … another reason so many fonts exist is because all of those are proprietary. Sure, make your money on a typeface, but eventually … give it to the world. Another reason: folks like variety. Crimson Text, for example is a favorite of mine. Why? Subtle nuance of a difference.

[@purbaghosh3767]

This method works for trainees but experienced people should try the different updated fonts as well. It's better to download font family instead.

[@2013nicolas]

LOVE IT! « Limited choices can be an incredible accelerant to creativity »

[@CristinaDias7]

Oh. When you said garamond was a “medieval” style… 😱 Type, in a designer or printing sense, was born with guttenberg, in the middle of renaissance, with blackletter type. In middle ages there was a all other world with handwritten letters (like carolingean). The other issues, like bodoni and futura, were already mentioned in the comments. Actually is not easy to find a good book on typography history but Meggs History of Design is very helpful.

[@WokiesASMR]

Super simple to follow. Thank you so much!

[@CZghost]

Windows users may know Helvetica under another name, which is Arial. It's essentially the same font, just Microsoft created their own version of the font and decided to call it Arial. It's been used as a default font in Office Excel, Times New Roman was a default font of Office Word.

[@KillahManjaro]

I'm on PC and I've never use Arial, alway Helvetica from my Font Folio collection.

[@captainasstronaut9714]

If you’d do a little research, you’d realise that Arial is just the ugly sister of Helvetica.

[@thefluffykitty-dd3mb]

All you need is Comic Sans 🙌

[@FluxAcademy]

can't go wrong with that!

[@mrm2465]

It always screams fun

[@michaelmcphee2930]

Very interesting. I"m not a designer at all but i like Calibri font. It's crisp and clean not sure if it has a place in design though.

[@alexandervanlohen4229]

I´ve been waiting for this video all my life, thank you.

[@Adrian_G444]

I completely disagree. I've been studying typography for soo many years. Spent hours and hours on foundries sites and trying different types of font pairings. You can come out with unique designs by just playing around with fonts. Using only six is such an understatement!

[@twoResets]

I think that's the point the late great was trying to make...why waste hours and hours instead of just designing with a few and pushing those to the limit.

[@Adrian_G444]

@@twoResets imagine all designers worldwide using 6 fonts. in average i use around 10 fonts for most designs but i do try now and then designs with different fonts.

[@twoResets]

@@Adrian_G444 we can what if all day, but again, I don't think that was the message.

[@mrninet645]

So... there's someone like you who came up with the new font for youtube titles... God knows I wanna punch that creative fella right between the eyes so bad

[@Sutton585]

I hate to be pedantic, but as professional as the video, sound and graphics are, it's odd how there's so many errors in this. He even calls out the Harley Davidson error in the moment without bothering to fix anything in his presentation. How is the Calvin Klein "cK" logo both Futura and Bodoni?

[@yurisamarin8200]

Montserrat Heebo Rubik Assistant Roboto Playfair display

[@alradiation5417]

Playfair is the best 1 among sherif

[@yurisamarin8200]

@@alradiation5417 exchange for times New Roman 😄

[@alradiation5417]

@@yurisamarin8200 times is a classic

[@Tinker_Box]

Great video. By the way, problem of fonts on my Mac is that there are too many system fonts of languages I don’t even need. These are non removable and they just make fonts harder to find and select.

[@davidstewart8796]

Time New Roman was commissioned for the British Newspaper, The Times, not for the Times Magazine as you stated.

[@content1]

Nice set of basic fonts without a script font. :)

[@majkus]

Interesting: I was trying to re-create the book design of a particular 1908 novel for a pastiche I was writing, and Century Expanded was the closest digital typeface that I-a non-specialist-could find. It is not quite identical to the original book, especially the style of the question mark, but pretty close. I do suspect that the original book used metal-type Century Expanded. The typeface has a nice readable look, and I've come to like it quite a bit, so I was pleased to hear it mentioned here. Note that it is not identical to its successor, the better-known Century Schoolbook, which came around a decade or two later.

[@ihorstashchuk3283]

As for Toyota, according to their official visual identity system on their global page (www.toyota.com/brandguidelines/typography/) their type is called "Toyota Type". It was designed for them. Although it might have been based on Helvetica (maybe) but it's not officially confirmed.

[@andreahoffman8152]

I use those fonts often mostly Futura and Bodoni. But I love also Optima, Frutiger and Rotis semi serif and Roboto.

[@mre5406]

You need to get out more, lol. Look around, explore and see the awesome that's out there.

[@andreahoffman8152]

@@mre5406Oh, I looked around, in the fact, I graduated Graphic design in Germany 21 years back, typography was one of the main subject,( I even constructed 1 font myself.) When I am doing design for something timeless I really don't need that much fonts choices. Working with layout, white space, contrast etc. there are lots of options how to use those fonts in creative manner. I love to keep typography simple and minimalistic.

[@kurtgodel5236]

Rotis semi serif? That happens to be Erik Spiekermann's most favourite typeface.

[@d.b.2215]

So I guess English is only language that you'd ever need in the field of design? Because some of these fonts sure as hell don't even cover other versions of the Latin alphabet (let alone other writing systems). Helvetica doesn't support my native language Vietnamese, which uses a modified version of Latin.

[@nathanaelculver5308]

I agree with the gist of the argument - the proliferation of free fonts on the Tubes has created an army of amateurs overloading on fonts. Using a dozen different typefaces in a single document _is_ visual pollution. You should always strive to establish a single font theme, deviating only sparingly and with good reason. But to argue that we only need these six fonts for _everything_ seems a bit … constrictive.

[@fortheloveofwisdom]

None of these fonts were designed for computer or ereader use. Some of my favorite fonts were, such as Bookerly, Fira Sans, Georgia, Literata, Lora, and Ubuntu.

[@damirregoc8111]

Monserrat, Bahnschrift, Poppins, Roboto are my favorite.

[@susanfit47]

I like ITC Garamond, Bodini, Futura, Times New Roman, Helvetica, etc.

[@bySterling]

There are some logos and projects that absolutely needed hand written and cursive fonts and Montserrat my own brand fav these days

[@sontodosnarcos]

Helvetica is my all-time favorite.

[@Othmarius]

Yes, thank you. KZbin at its best!

[@julian7]

The listing says "Times Roman", while the font in display is "Times New Roman" (for example, there's no stroke at the top of the number five). The latter is commissioned from Monotype to The Times (of London, not The New York Times), while Linotype also provided a very similar font called "Times Roman." Two competing companies. I believe Vignelli meant Times New Roman, the one with this epic story, not the competing one.

[@TheUsworldwide]

Glad I watched this before I came to the comments. You swung and missed with this one king. Try again.

[@williamwallace9826]

Hold it! The U.S. Supreme Court does require all briefs to be in Century (12-point, if I remember correctly), BUT ... Century Expanded is not the same font/typeface as Century. Just as Century Schoolbook is not the same as Century. Times New Roman was not designed for a magazine. The Times is an English newspaper. They commissioned the font. It was designed specifically to be compact, so it would read well in the narrow columns used by newspapers. If you're going to present facts, try doing your homework first.

[@Modpax]

Ran, I meant to comment on this so long ago, and I let it slip by. I know that a lot of successful designers will jump on this bandwagon about fonts, and I feel like it is just not accurate. I 100% believe that when you are developing and learning, yes, stick to a couple of fonts to really have a solid base to build on., we know that certain fonts for body copy just work. Helvetica Now, DIN, Garamond. All good. With the state of design today, companies trying to do everything cheaper and faster, wanting to use templates for everything. So much is simply being homogenized into nothing. Same sites, different pictures. You look at some companies, they just float in a sea of mediocrity at best. So, locking ourselves into any "all you need" anything is adding to that homogenizing of everything. What a larger set of fonts allows is PERSONALITY. Nothing takes away from good education and understanding of typography at all. You don't use every font in your library on every project, but we as designers have a job to do. Solve problems. How we solve problems is what we bring to the table, and part of that I feel, is with communication and personality for the brand. Every brand should have personality. What is their "secret sauce", what sets them apart from every other brand out there? That is what we as designers use our skills to do. Craft and create that sauce for the client. We want our clients to stand out, succeed, and flourish in their sector. They do well, we do well. Good work leads to more good work. Mediocrity leads to more mediocrity. Where do you want to position yourself in that equation. So rather than telling people that look up to you and other designers out there, we should not limit them. We should help them learn better ways to work. Why basic knowledge to start with is important, but, limiting things is the last thing we need today. We should be teaching original design and thought, creative solutions, and PERSONALITY. So saying something as simple as "designers only need these 6 fonts. Trash the rest." is helping to limit creative expression on such a deep level that I don't think people think about. These are things we should be discussing as a community, rather than throwing down blanket ideas that just are not working to grow creatively for anyone. Food for thought.

[@cheryz2Sherri]

Futura and Times Roman are the ones I use the most

[@CarlosDiaz-mf9uw]

Not sure about you guys, but it's been a long time NOT using the fonts mentioned in this video, except Helvetica. No one cares but my latest top choices are: Meta, Dosis, Montserrat, Apex, Helvetica (also rounded), Nunito.

[@ArtamStudio]

Ugh, I'm not a fan of Times. The other 5, totally agree. I'm a sucker for decorative fonts even if I have scant opportunity to use them. But this is a good guideline as I continue to purge Type 1 in my library.

[@consig1iere294]

The problem with the idea- "Designers Only Need These 6 Fonts..." is that there are some designers who will believe this is a rule or the "right way" and would not explore anything else. As someone who works with kids, I can see there are much better options than these 6 fonts for materials related to children.

[@KillahManjaro]

Facts. These guys are in a bubble and not the real world.

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

Depends what you want tbh. Wanna style? Wanna accessibility? Wanna balance?.

[@JBoles-pb9nc]

A little prep goes a long way😮

[@Noob-zi2ce]

Montserrat, Arial and Open Sans are honorable mentions.

[@TheDBZCollector]

What do you think of Optima?

[@johnkean6852]

Perhaps the future of fonting is a return to the old style designs since we've already had and used 'futuristic' fonts over and over.

[@jimalbi]

In my line of work (IT) I use Consola a lot. Also, my employer's logo is Galano Grotesque Bold so I use it too, which looks a lot like Helvetica.

[@oldionus]

Galano is more like Avenir or Futura than Helvetica. All of them are ugly, but if I had to choose, it'd be Helvetica for sure.

[@Szynszula]

nice video! and what a cool water bottle, where did you get it from? :)

[@lukaszzieba8262]

You only need one typeface. The right one for the task. Massimo Vignelli was a great designer. One of many. Remember, even the great ones can sometimes be wrong. A comic book with Helvetica, how fun to read? A kindergarten with a wordmark or logo in Helvetica? I won't be sending my kids. Also using the same typeface to often is like eating the same meal over and over again, you get sick of it. I love Helvetica but I use most often other typefaces.

[@quirkworks4076]

Shocked to see Papyrus and Comic Sans left out... (wink). And yes, the Helvetica documentary is wonderful!

[@Bhargav141]

If you look at the R in Harley, you'd understand why Helvetica is legend

[@janoskaism]

Just what I was looking for.

[@emanueleboi7967]

where did you bought the water bottle? I really like it :)

[@todorkovacevic]

Good video, was useful and not boring. Unlike a massive amount of others on the topic.

[@patmat.]

I only use Verdana, Arial Narrow and Lucinda Console (fixed char. width).

[@kooknuke]

Nuh, all what we need this is times new roman and arial.

[@baroquer]

Century Expanded is simply condensed Clarendon (widely used by Carthusians) Speaking about non-serifs, ROBOTO is unbeatable

[@CoasterMan13Official]

I'm still using my surplus of fonts to make video thumbnails and other stuff because it's fun to do.

[@freddybluejay]

This is great for design considered trendy, but for real world applications you gotta think bigger

[@opeoluwaadeyanju]

Thank you very much for your consistency... With ❤️ from Nigeria

[@mat5844]

What are the fonts used in the thumbnail? Love the bold one 😊

[@jaymo8206]

Variety is the spice of life. However, for my eyes, some fonts look n feel better on video-TV-RGB screens than others. It's all subjective though.

[@TiagrajI]

I love futura. Thats my favorite. I would add Georgia and gill sans nova.

[@massimolisoni4990]

I am sorry for Giambattista (we were born in the same city) but I don't love Bodoni. I don't like the shape of its serifs. Its contrast is too much. It's good for short titles (it's perfect on Vogue cover) but readibility gets hard in long texts. Here in Parma they used it almost everywhere: in some road signs, in museums, in the local newspaper. A publisher from Parma, Franco Maria Ricci, used it extensively throughout his life on everything he put out: books, magazines. Because of this I feel it is kind of overused. If I should choose one single font for the rest of my life it would be Garamond. It's amazingly beautiful and timeless and suitable for both titles and text.

[@mitsk2002]

Thank you so much for making a video on this. So interesting and helpful.

[@lizcademy4809]

There are times and places tor ALL fonts, even the dreaded Comic Sans 😀Fonts are not only used to make text readable, but to create a mood. Sometimes that mood requires an odd font. The 6 fonts here are good for large locks of text, or if you're at a complete loss on what font to use, or if you are providing some choices to a non-designer. [Who probably can't tell the difference between Comic Sans and Tekton.] They're good, basic, boring work horses.

[@asriel365]

My favorite font are gaoel sans - sans forgetica - ubunutu fonts - future earth - futura

[@govandibotelo2841]

Great to know video, I plan to add them to my collection, it's not the kind of fonts I use thou coz I am more into modern fonts, but the Garamond and Bodoni fonts were an eye-opener for me.

[@kramyshan8121]

Excellent information, you are direct to the point! Thanks!

[@realfingertrouble]

I much prefer Univers to Helvetica (Helvetica is a little too square to me?) and some other typefaces to Futura, and Century School Book/New Book etc....but yes love Garamond or similar, and Times is useful. Bodoni I've never used.

[@denniswaske]

i'm sure somebody mentioned it, but HARLEY DAVIDSON & GM are helvetica compact

[@pblaschke]

I use nothing but Futura/Century Gothic just for the small case letter "a" . circle and a line geometry.

[@lavasurfer22]

As a graphic designer, I both agree and disagree with this. There are several factors to take in, such as your employer or commissioner, your design style (if you have a particular one), pairing with separate font families and so on. There is a lot you can do with half of these fonts, but the other half are a bit more specific in nature such as Bodoni, Times New Roman, and Century Expanded (which I never use). It is true that all 6 cover a broad range for design, but they can often feel lazy or boring as well. But these are good choices if you want to be safe. These 6 are better for logos if you plan on manipulating in some sort of fashion (not distorting). However, most other font you see out there are junk, but there are plenty of diamonds in the rough (my six ...probably - Pollen, Futura, Canto, Bookmania, Priori Sans, and Baltica)

[@landonp629]

I'm not paying for fonts in a world where there are so many open-source alternatives. EB Garamond is free and a perfect replacement for Garamond. Inter is a free replacement for Helvetica. Neuzeit replaces Futura Beyond that, Google has a nice selection of fonts that could be used to replace many of these as well.

[@vcdrrj]

You can only console yourself, EB Garamond is very incomplete and insufficient, it is a carbon copy of R. Slimbach’s Garamonds, also the font is very skinny, the contrast is not good

[@idconceptmedia5200]

Which type of font is most better for video title ...like went writing wedding title in premier pro video editing software?