Re:Ask HN: What's your favourite typeface?
by lauritz on Sunday February 21, 2016 @03:55AM
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Adobe Garamond [0] is really nice to look at, I think, especially for long passages of text.
With Akzidenz-Grotesk [1] as a runner-up (and for headlines etc.).
Font fun fact: This was actually the font Massimo Vignelli originally used on the NYC subway system, before the MTA changed it to Helvetica (which is a fine choice, too, though I personally think Akzidenz (on which Helvetica is partly based) is prettier) [2].
With Akzidenz-Grotesk [1] as a runner-up (and for headlines etc.). Font fun fact: This was actually the font Massimo Vignelli originally used on the NYC subway system, before the MTA changed it to Helvetica (which is a fine choice, too, though I personally think Akzidenz (on which Helvetica is partly based) is prettier) [2].
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garamond#Adobe_Garamond
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akzidenz-Grotesk
[2]: http://www.helveticasubway.com