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Lately my go to font for bold headlines is Franklin Gothic Bold.
Favorite brush is a #12 Mack Quill.
The LHF fonts are great but I see them misused occasionally by newbies who don't know the design basics...like giving a loaded gun to a baby. One I use a lot is LHF Orchard. The tall X height makes great upper & lowercase word shapes.
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Whatever works for the specific job. Other than that it would be like close order drill. I came up as a sign painter and were limited because of the execution time. Now we can design to fit the job.
-------------------- Jerry Starpoli Starpoli Signs... since 1952
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Not sure that I have a favorite. The danger of having a favorite is over use obviously. This over-using is more common with display fonts as opposed to the ones we constantly go to for our subordinate text. I do have a couple of fonts that I really admire. Both LHF Stephens Percepta and Dave Correll's LHF Stonecutter are terric work horses. They both have the quality of a display and a text font. Pure genius.
-------------------- Bob Sauls Sauls Signs & Designs Tallahassee, Fl
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Sorry you can't install this font in a computer. It is, however installed in me.
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I always try to use different, unique or other easy-to-read fonts.....all with the idea of making the copy "fit" the general message of the sign.
If I had to name a favorite, it'd be Old English All Caps!!!!!!!!!!
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
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that works well ....for those who belong low rider car clubs))))) [IMG][/IMG]
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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NO FAVORITES, FOR ME!.....Just whatever the design calls for.......To me, favorite fonts are things of the past, when we were working in somebody else's sign shop and you were getting paid 40% of the selling price for each sign you lettered.......NO SALARY, AT ALL !! .....and, of course, you were expected to finish the sign within "a profitable amount of time, for the shop owner".
In those days, you had to be good, quick and be able to paint a decent sign........If you did not produce a quality sign, within a "profitable" amount of time, you were out of a job.
This is why we, old school sign painters, were, always, taught to learn and memorize: a decent script, a casual script, a decent casual alphabet, a decent serif alphabet, a decent bold alphabet and, of course, your ol' reliable plain gothic alphabet... ( popularly known as "block" lettering ).
So, this is why, I kind of agree with Jerry Starpoli.
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Old English, all caps! Like on all those low riders in an arc. lol
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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Goudy Text is by far my favorite...almost all of my work comes from professional people or apartment entrances...I use it probably 90% of the time...on my signs I will use a bolder form than is pictured below.
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I agree with Ricardo and Jerry. 40% isn't too bad considering you had no overhead or inventory.
I worked under similar circumstances and did OK. You did not get wealthy, but for a 20 year old livn'n life, if you worked at a good shop, in a good market, it wasn't too bad. No overhead, no inventory, you just show up, boards coated out and all, and you just do your best. And the contacts you make were priceless.
-------------------- Curt Stenz Graphics 700 Squirrel Lane Marathon, WI 54448 Posts: 590 | From: Marathon, WI 54448 | Registered: Dec 1998
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