Top 5 Fonts

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I hit Michael Hildebrand and Mike Force up for their top 5 font lists. Michael and Mike head up our design team and have a weird obsession with fonts. So, I thought who better to ask. Here is a look at their favorite serif, san serif, web and also a few of their least favorite fonts. If you need some font direction, these lists are a great place to start.

Michael’s Top 5 serif fonts:

Archer, Mrs Eaves, Hefty, Bodoni, Matrix II

Michael’s Top 5 sans-serif fonts:

Knockout, Gotham HTF, Bebas, Tarzana, Base 9 &12

Michael’s Top 5 web fonts:

Rockwell, Trebuchet, Georgia, Arial Black, The rest…..um….not so grand

Mike’s Top 5 serif fonts:

Archer, Mrs Eaves, Mercury, Matrix, Sentinel

Mike’s Top 5 sans-serif fonts:

Gotham, Proxima Nova, Champion, Pill Gothic, Verlag

Mike’s Top 5 web fonts:

See Michael’s List

Mike’s Top 5 worst fonts ever:

Papyrus, Brush Script MT, Comic Sans, Curlz MT, Impact

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{ 2 comments }

Pamela McFarland January 7, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Oops! I use Impact all the time when I need something chunky. But Monotype Corsiva makes me wish I were dead.
BTW, y’all are geniuses!

Andrew January 7, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Pamela… Thanks for the comment. I’m sure you make your Impact use look good.

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