Looking for a typeface
January 10, 2020 1:29 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a typeface for use in a logo with a somewhat specific requirement; I need the lowercase "n" and "u" characters to be totally unadorned, i.e. just a single plain curve, something like the union and intersection symbols ("∪", "∩"). Obviously it's going to be sans-serif, and probably something quite geometric. I don't want something blocky though, but more curvy and round. Anybody know of a typeface like this?
Response by poster: Ooh that's perfect! I would prefer if it was free though, do you know of any free alternatives?
posted by destrius at 1:36 AM on January 10, 2020
posted by destrius at 1:36 AM on January 10, 2020
I found two candidates: https://fonts2u.com/metro-normal.font and https://fonts2u.com/simple-dandy.font . The first one was the first suggestion at https://www.whatfontis.com/similar-alternative-fonts.html , and the second one I found by scanning quickly through a list of fonts with simple in their name.
posted by primal at 2:15 AM on January 10, 2020
posted by primal at 2:15 AM on January 10, 2020
Quicksand from the Google Fonts is nearly what you want, though has an ascender on the 'n' character:
download: https://www.dafont.com/quicksand.font
posted by Eleven at 3:30 AM on January 10, 2020
download: https://www.dafont.com/quicksand.font
posted by Eleven at 3:30 AM on January 10, 2020
Best answer: Kirvy might fit the bill. There are several different weights available.
posted by Too-Ticky at 3:38 AM on January 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Too-Ticky at 3:38 AM on January 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
Best answer: I found out some font sites use the category spurless for fonts with minimal ascenders and serifs. Some of them look to fit your totally unadorned criterion exactly. Here are two catalogue searches.
Fontspring
Myfonts
posted by primal at 4:14 AM on January 10, 2020
Fontspring
Myfonts
posted by primal at 4:14 AM on January 10, 2020
Best answer: If you have eps editing such as Illustrator and you have a font you like for everything except the spurs on u and n, it's easy to edit them out.
posted by tmdonahue at 5:16 AM on January 10, 2020
posted by tmdonahue at 5:16 AM on January 10, 2020
I should add to my suggestion above about Illustrator that if you do so you'll have a unique logo.
posted by tmdonahue at 6:28 AM on January 10, 2020
posted by tmdonahue at 6:28 AM on January 10, 2020
Response by poster: Thanks for all the suggestions! My current shortlist is Horatio, Kirvy, Offside, Nordique Pro Light. Only Offside is free... I kind of like it but it has a very distinctive look which I'm not sure I want. Horatio is really my favourite, I'll have to think a bit if I want to fork out the money for it.
Quicksand from the Google Fonts is nearly what you want, though has an ascender on the 'n' character:
Yeah it was one of the fonts I had shortlisted, but like you said there still is an ascender on the 'n'.
I found out some font sites use the category spurless for fonts with minimal ascenders and serifs.
Oh that's great, I was having trouble figuring out if there was some category for the kind of font I was looking for.
If you have eps editing such as Illustrator and you have a font you like for everything except the spurs on u and n, it's easy to edit them out.
I was considering doing this, but I'm not that great with graphic design and I'm not sure if the result would look good. I might try that if I can't find anything else that works.
posted by destrius at 7:26 AM on January 10, 2020
Quicksand from the Google Fonts is nearly what you want, though has an ascender on the 'n' character:
Yeah it was one of the fonts I had shortlisted, but like you said there still is an ascender on the 'n'.
I found out some font sites use the category spurless for fonts with minimal ascenders and serifs.
Oh that's great, I was having trouble figuring out if there was some category for the kind of font I was looking for.
If you have eps editing such as Illustrator and you have a font you like for everything except the spurs on u and n, it's easy to edit them out.
I was considering doing this, but I'm not that great with graphic design and I'm not sure if the result would look good. I might try that if I can't find anything else that works.
posted by destrius at 7:26 AM on January 10, 2020
If you don't feel comfortable editing the spur, don't forget you could also just flip the u character upside down in fonts like Dosis, Quicksand or similar free fonts.
posted by heliotrope at 10:54 AM on January 10, 2020
posted by heliotrope at 10:54 AM on January 10, 2020
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posted by pipeski at 1:31 AM on January 10, 2020