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Bannikova (Paratype) [Type Suggestions]
Posted by fmiles in
8 Aug 2006 — 12:15pm
8 Aug 2006 — 12:15pm
I'm working on a website design, and I'm currently looking with my client for a font for headings graphics throughout the site.
One of the fonts we considered is Bannikova from Paratype, but in my eye something is wrong with the digitization. It's a beautiful and very unique Soviet typeface designed by Galina Bannikova in the 1950s.
I'll let you guys judge whether the quality is good enough for use in a design (with a little manual kerning). Once again, it's only for some headings to be read on screen. I'd also like to hear suggestion for similar typefaces.
Here are a couple images:
The corresponding Identifont page: Link
I'm especially drawn by the beautiful serifs and "organic" letterforms.
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11 Aug 2006 — 5:12am
Any alternatives then?
I was also thinking Stefan H's Anziano, but the lowercase a is maybe too cuddly for my liking (Sorry, I may be punctilious).
15 Aug 2006 — 12:32pm
bump
15 Aug 2006 — 1:39pm
Sure, with some kerning, why not? It's really just a subjective call on your part.
17 Aug 2006 — 6:00am
Suggestions Suggestions Suggestions :)
By the way, we're running into a deadline and I'm relatively happy with the book weight of Bannikova. I don't only need to tweak the kerning, I even have to position some of the letters vertically. Like, consider the uppercase "B" in this example.
By the way, here's how Bannikova was probably supposed to look before digitization: Link (I only need the western alphabet, though).
17 Aug 2006 — 6:26am
>the lowercase a is maybe too cuddly for my liking
and the c of bannikova isn't?
I find it charming but it seems like a lot of extra work to get the best out of it although screen representations are not always completely accurate.
Tim
17 Aug 2006 — 6:38am
We don't have the C in native Finnish words.
The lowercase "k" is also "cuddly" but retains a sort of dignity.
It's only 10-15 heading images around the website. Screen typography is so easy because of the low resolution, it's mostly only a question of style. Don't have to worry that much about legibility problems, eye flow or stuff like that.