Help choosing a font please

AlexBell · 04-13-2014, 07:02 AM

In After Dark by Wilkie Collins some people are trying to decide on a title for a book. The text contains:

'I opened my writing desk in a great flutter. The doctor selected the largest sheet of paper and the broadest nibbed pen he could find, and wrote in majestic round-text letters, with alternate thin and thick strokes beautiful to see, the two cabalistic words:'

I have attached the first draft of an image for the title using Bookman Old Style. Can anyone suggest another font which might fit the above description better?

DaleDe · 04-13-2014, 11:03 AM

I really like the Bookman font but another good one is Century Schoolbook.

Dale

pdurrant · 04-13-2014, 11:17 AM

Bodoni has distinctly think and thick strokes, especially in the heavier weights.
Domani is even more extreme, and has some swash capitals
Moliere is similar.

Jellby · 04-13-2014, 02:06 PM

I think that requires a more handwritten font, unless you are using it for some running text.

Like this (not really "alternate thin and thick strokes", though).

Maybe this

SBT · 04-13-2014, 05:39 PM

Or the "flowing" category of fonts over at fontspace...

GrannyGrump · 04-13-2014, 11:58 PM

Are you looking for a calligraphy font? Two that I have used and like are
Eagle Lake
http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Eagle+Lake

Sail
https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Sail

Also some of the Kingthing calligraphy fonts are quite nice, you have to scroll around to get past some comic/novelty fonts.
http://www.kingthingsfonts.co.uk/fonts/fonts.htm

If you want a "formal" font, a la Bookman, with extreme thick-thin contrast, I like Abril Fatface, and have used it several times for titling.
https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Abril+Fatface

Yesiva One is a favorite of mine, and has a calligraphic feeling
http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Yeseva+One

AlexBell · 04-14-2014, 02:25 AM

Thanks so much for all the suggestions - I'm feeling quite overwhelmed for choices and it will take me a while to decide.

As I looked at the fonts I remembered that that Leah and William and the Doctor are talking about a titlepage of a book to be published in the early 19th century. I think I need to take that into consideration also - to make it more 'life like.'

04-13-2014, 07:02 AM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Help choosing a font please In After Dark by Wilkie Collins some people are trying to decide on a title for a book. The text contains: 'I opened my writing desk in a great flutter. The doctor selected the largest sheet of paper and the broadest nibbed pen he could find, and wrote in majestic round-text letters, with alternate thin and thick strokes beautiful to see, the two cabalistic words:' I have attached the first draft of an image for the title using Bookman Old Style. Can anyone suggest another font which might fit the above description better? Attached Thumbnails

04-13-2014, 11:58 PM	#6
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Are you looking for a calligraphy font? Two that I have used and like are Eagle Lake http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Eagle+Lake Sail https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Sail Also some of the Kingthing calligraphy fonts are quite nice, you have to scroll around to get past some comic/novelty fonts. http://www.kingthingsfonts.co.uk/fonts/fonts.htm If you want a "formal" font, a la Bookman, with extreme thick-thin contrast, I like Abril Fatface, and have used it several times for titling. https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Abril+Fatface Yesiva One is a favorite of mine, and has a calligraphic feeling http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Yeseva+One Last edited by GrannyGrump; 04-14-2014 at 12:14 AM.

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DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I really like the Bookman font but another good one is Century Schoolbook. Dale

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,933 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Bodoni has distinctly think and thick strokes, especially in the heavier weights. Domani is even more extreme, and has some swash capitals Moliere is similar.

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,548 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I think that requires a more handwritten font, unless you are using it for some running text. Like this (not really "alternate thin and thick strokes", though). Maybe this

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SBT Fanatic Posts: 580 Karma: 810184 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Norway Device: prs-t1, tablet, Nook Simple, assorted kindles, iPad	Or the "flowing" category of fonts over at fontspace...

04-14-2014, 02:25 AM	#7
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks so much for all the suggestions - I'm feeling quite overwhelmed for choices and it will take me a while to decide. As I looked at the fonts I remembered that that Leah and William and the Doctor are talking about a titlepage of a book to be published in the early 19th century. I think I need to take that into consideration also - to make it more 'life like.'

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