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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:10 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Font
Edited on Tue Sep-20-05 12:14 PM by dhinojosa
What is your favorite font?
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:11 PM
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1. Times New Roman is my favorite.
You just can't go wrong with Times New Roman. Simple, but classic.
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:12 PM
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2. The newspaper font. ;) nt
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:40 PM
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7. Seconded
Elegant and understated.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:13 PM
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3. Helvetica Neue or Bureau Grotesque
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:15 PM
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4. Jokeman
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Meatwad Donating Member (330 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:17 PM
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5. I use Tahoma 8 pt--Navy in instant messenger programs.
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Raiden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:37 PM
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6. Tahoma
Such a perfect sans serif font!
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:47 PM
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8. Arial black bold
when I really want to get my point across!
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:47 PM
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9. MS Serif
I like serifs.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:48 PM
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10. Comic Sans
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:51 PM
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24. Another Comic Sans fan here! n/t
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Dr Fate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:48 PM
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11. I like "Horror Show" or the one with nekkid ladies. n/t
n/t
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:49 PM
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12. Trebuchet.
It's what I use.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:49 PM
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13. Whichever one I want or need
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:50 PM
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14. I was using Trebuchet MS but now I'm switching to Franklin Gothic Book
Font is very important to me.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:51 PM
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15. I like this, but people at the office generally bitch about it
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:16 PM
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22. Those fonts were originally made to mimic manuscripts
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clbuck Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 01:42 PM
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16. Myriad Pro
It's the font that Apple Computer uses all over its site; you immediately think of an iPod when you see that font...
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El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 01:51 PM
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17. I use Times New Roman at work
My boss has a thing for Courier, which I think is stupid. Why make your laser-printed work look like it was typed on an old IBM selectric?
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youspeakmylanguage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 01:52 PM
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18. You forgot Pricedown
Edited on Tue Sep-20-05 01:53 PM by youspeakmylanguage
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:46 PM
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19. Adobe Caslon
I use the hell out of Adobe Caslon.

From working aids to books I sell to tattoos, I use Adobe Caslon for everything.
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faithfulcitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:51 PM
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20. Garamond!
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:40 PM
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27. Yes!
:thumbsup:
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:15 PM
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21. Goudy Hand Tooled
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:48 PM
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23. Stone Serif.
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:52 PM
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25. Tahoma.
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Allenberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:52 PM
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26. Palatino Linotype
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