17 designers favorite fonts

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abduzeedo

Nov 19, 2008

Everyone has their favorite fonts. Fonts that are very versatile and work well for a variety of projects. With that in mind we asked some very well known designers and digital artists what their top 3 serif and top 3 san-serif fonts would be. Among the artists we spoke with are Eduardo Recife, Tom Lane and Radim Malinic.

Also, we would like to know what your top 3 serif and san-serif fonts would be. Leave a comment with the list so everyone will be able to see your favorite.

Jonathan Wong - www.artofwong.com

San Serif

Helvetica

Century Gothic

verdana

Serif

Bodoni

Garamond

Caslon

Jonathan Wong


Eduardo Recife - www.misprintedtype.com/v4/

San Serif

Helvetica

Akzidenz

Akkurat

Serif

Caslon

New Baskerville

Requiem

Eduardo Recife


Eric Sin - www.projectsd.net

San Serif

Helvetica

Avant Garde

Arial

Serif

Bodoni

Baskerville

Rockwell

Eric Sin


Brian Smith - www.skynerve.com

San Serif

Clearview HWY

Whitney

Corisande

Serif

plantin

Minister

Chronicle

Brian Smith


David Mondou-Labbe - www.m0oo.com

San Serif

Helvetica

Avant Garde

Arial

Serif

Times New Roman

Courier

Georgia


Karan Singh - www.wakeupmrsingh.com

San Serif

Avant Garde

Helvetica

bifur

Serif

Times New Roman

Didoni

Karan Singh


Ehren Kallman - www.nnuvo.org

San Serif

Intrepid

Akzidenz Grotesk

Gill Sans

Serif

Horsham XLight

Didot

Century


Perttu Murto - www.perttumurto.com

San Serif

Helvetica

Din

Franklin Gothic

Serif

Caslon

Georgia

Bodoni

Perttu Murto


Kai Isselhorst - www.dopaminart.com

San Serif

Rotis

Frutiger

Futura

Serif

Bodoni

Arnhem

Baskerville

Kai Isselhorst


Rik Oostenbroek - www.secretshowcase.com

San Serif

Arial

Avant Garde

Helvetica

Serif

Georgia

Rockwell

Times New Roman

Rik Oostenbroek


Alexander Radsby - www.aeform.net

San Serif

Helvetica

Din

Avant Garde

Serif

Caslon

Garamond

Georgia

Alexander Radsby


Christopher Haines - www.neondistractions.com

San Serif

Avenir

Avant Garde

Din

Serif

Sylfaen

Rockwell

Trajan Pro


Mike Harrison - www.destill.net

San Serif

Avant Garde

Interstate

Franklin Gothic

Serif

Lubalin Graph

Georgia

Rockwell

Mike Harrison


Nick Delaney - www.vandal.nu

San Serif

Helvetica

Avant Garde

Din

Serif

Serifa

Georgia

Garamond


Leigh Flurry - www.fontdeli.co.uk

San Serif

Arial Black

swiss

Serif

felix

Times New Roman

madfont

Leigh Flurry


Tom Lane - www.gingermonkeydesign.com

San Serif

Grotesque MT Std

Super Grotesk

Din

Serif

Baskerville

Big Caslon Medium

Garamond

Tom Lane


Radim Malinic - www.brandnu.co.uk

San Serif

Helvetica Neue

Swiss

Din

Serif

museo

Geo Slab

Boton

Radim Malinic

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Written by

Fabio Sasso

I'm a Brazilian product designer based in Oakland, California currently working for Google as a Staff Designer. I am also the founder of Abduzeedo, an award-winning digital publication about design and a personal project that has become the source of inspiration for millions of designers and enthusiasts.

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