Designers Only Need These 6 Fonts. Trash the Rest.
World-renowned designer Massimo Vignelli once said, “Out of thousands of typefaces, all we need are a few basic ones, and trash the rest“.
Some of Vignelli’s work:
- Corporate identity for American Airlines
- Graphics for United States National Park Service
- The subway map for the MTA New York City Transit Authority
Today we’ll explore the 6 classic typefaces that Vignelli believes are all that you’ll ever need for any project, ever.
Why Is Typography Important in Graphic Design (blog post):
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:17 Garamond
1:58 Bodoni
3:00 Century Expanded
3:40 Futura
4:56 Times Roman
5:40 Helvetica
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