1. Garamond (serif / classic / smart) 2. Bodoni (serif / „premium“ / elegant) 3. Century Expanded (serif / readable!) 4. Futura (sans-serif / geometric / functional) 5. Times New Roman ... ... no comment :D 6. Helvetica (sans-serif / often used) Hope I could save you some time! Give this comment a like if I helped you. Otherwise great video and thank you!

They say Times New Roman is so boring that you start to find the content written in it interesting. There can't be a better compliment for a newspaper font

I think the point here isn't so much "NEVER use any fonts but these 6" but more an encouragement to designers who may be creatively paralyzed by the thousands of choices out there, as if to say "with a little discipline, look at the amazing variety of looks that can be achieved with only these 6 great faces!" Limited choices can be an incredible accelerant of creativity.

There is only ONE tried and true font that has brought joy, passion, and pure comedy gold to the masses. And that font is: Comic Sans

This really shows you really need to learn about typography and typeface design. You’d be surprised

I don't agree with the notion that anyone should stick to only these 6 for their whole life, but it's good to know which fonts are versatile, reader-friendly, and generally well-liked. I think a bit of variety every once in a while goes a long way and can make a distinct impression. If I see a logo with a totally unique typeface, it tends to stick in my mind for a good while.

I'm a freelance graphic designer who is new to this field, I chose FUTURA as my permanent font and I'm glad to take that option.

Personally, Montserrat is my always my go to font. It’s my default font for Wireframe and even finished client’s website.

Enough of a statement to make any typographer and type designer's blood boil, lol. I admire Vignelli's work, and his ideals are certainly interesting, but ultimately extremely detached from reality and human emotion. Designers should not use modernism as The Bible of Good Design.

Just some clarification for those newbie designers watching: 1) Vignelli's first name is pronounced MAHsimmo, not muhSEEmo; 2) Giambattista Bodoni was Italian, not French (although he was certainly inspired by French typography); 3) at 3:41, you're moving into sans serif fonts from serif fonts, not the other way around as stated.

Super simple to follow. Thank you so much!

Short and sweet. My eyes usually glaze over when I watch design videos to the point I forget why I clicked on them. Your's is great and I appreciate your info.

This is exactly what I always have believed in. There's nothing better than classic and timless fonts. Sometimes it might also be a good idea though to add an additional modern font in a smaller size as a contrast. This is why the designs of the most famous fragrance boxes look stunning and inspiring.

I am not a connoisseur of font selection, but it's interesting how many of these are fonts that I have preferred to use. My own "favorites" list includes Palatino, and then some specialized fonts for programmers/coding, and a few fonts which were designed to work better for people with dyslexia. (I have a few friends with dyslexia and they do tell me those fonts are easier to read). Out of your list the only one I've never used is Century Expanded. Back in the 1990's I got somewhat obsessed with the variety of fonts available, and for awhile I must have had at least 80-100 fonts on my computers. But after awhile I realized that all that meant was that I spent a lot of time deciding which font would be "Perfect™" for some document, only to find that 95% of the time I ended up with one out of just a dozen different fonts.

Times was commissioned by the Times of London (newspaper), not TIME magazine.

My uncle too that is professor of Fine Arts at university told me Bodoni is his favorite typeface, and consider it one of the most beautiful ever... And I can swear he had a look across all sorts of ancient and modern documents.

I am a graphic designer for 15+ years, and basicly use 2-3 types of fonts. One of this fonts is Helvetica (Neue). Sometimes i use something special, but it is not necesary. I believe in the elegance of simplicity.

Avenir Next and Neue Frutiger are my preferred Sans Serif fonts every day of the week, but I also like Futura and Neue Haas Grotesk

And Futura is a san serif, not a serif font!

Worth mentioning a couple fixed-width fonts for when you need to typeset code and stuff: 1. Consolas (Windows terminal font) 2. SF Mono (Mac terminal font) 3. Ubuntu Mono (Ubuntu terminal font) 4. Fira Code (Lot's of great developer-oriented ligatures!) Reply with some more if you know.

I love the existence of tens of millions fonts. I disagree with the backlash by stuffy old narrow minded designers no matter how successful they were. That’s kinda like saying you can only use acoustic piano, Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds on keyboards. Variety is the spice of life, please take your rules and break them!

Love your channel man ! So many great tips that really got me invested in learning design and web development. Thanks 🙏🏽

I´ve been waiting for this video all my life, thank you.

my dude! love the fresh content, always good inspa before beginning my design day.

1) 1:17 Garamond 2) 1:58 Bodoni 4) 3:00 Century Expanded 5) 3:40 Futura 6) 4:56 Times Roman 7) 5:40 Helvetica

And right after that interview, Vignelli is said to have walked outside to yell at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn.

Im still studying and learning, so take my opinion with a grain of salt :p I absolutely love the ideal, not that there are a nr of fonts that should remain after all others are trashed, but that there are baselines in styling and function that could very much be these fonts. HOWEVER... and this is me personaly but im sure alot of people relate, I dont just look at fonts as funtional and aestetic, I look at fonts as sensory and emotional representations of language (im neurodivergent and am obsessed with anything that has a sensorial impact so i might be biased) and there are few things that make me more excited than a font (and a layout) that creates a feeling in me. With this ideal the potential for fonts that are almost outrageously diferent and exciting can be limited. All that being said, before you break the "rules" you must learn them, and thats why i feel like this concept is so important, so even tho i dont agree with this fully, i appreciate it and can learn from it. Thank you for putting helpfull info out there in an interesting fashion.

The lighting and your stylized look is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

I took a graphics course as part of my journalism minor back in ‘72. I enjoyed it so much I took the second level course as an elective. By the end I could find my way around a California job case quite well. Hand setting type was tedious but fun. Our instructor even fired up an already ancient Linotype and let us try it. ETAOIN SHRDLU forever!

I am pretty sure the quintessentially French font here is Garamond. Mr. G. Bodoni was Italian, elaborated his namesake typeface in Parma, Italy, and, though he drew inspiration from some fine English and French specimens, he definitely created something new. Not the most legible font there is as far as body text is concerned, but for headlines and logos, my goodness is it cool.

Good Morning Flux In reference with your other Video "How to Choose the Right Font" and this one I found your content simplified and structured for a newbie to do my own Logo without pennies just to get started. You do have an excellence in introducing a newbie into your subject expertise with ease to learn and take action. All the Best with you

Thank you so much for making a video on this. So interesting and helpful.

I would prefer Euclid on any other sans serif any day, any time. It’s the cleanest, the most geometric typeface I’ve ever came across.

Your point, that designers only need use a handful of classic fonts, is well taken. Beyond that, this video is of little help as it's riddled with errors (btw, Bodoni was an Italian, not French).

Can you tell me the font you used in Massimo Vignelli's quote near the beginning of the video? It's very pretty. Thank you.

The problem I have with this list of fonts is there are no hand written fonts for a more personal feel, bold/gothic fonts for a big city look, or a mono space/computer like font for a more high tech/technical look.

Massimo Vignelli is a source of inspiration! "If you can design one thing, you can design everything"

Would love more videos like this on fonts and their history/use case.

What fonts would you recommend for title, heading and body text of a website ? I like the Bodoni but what would go well with that for the main body text?

Dude, I love this video. I've been re-evaluating my current design designs/fonts, so this is great. Start back at the foundations. Much appreciation 😎🤙

Who can argue with a master like Vignelli. And while I agree with the sentiment of the idea of only using 6 primary fonts, I believe any hard and fast 'rules' leads to the stifling of creativity. Maybe the better phrasing would be "Start with these 6 fonts".

3:40 I think you said quite the opposite. We are actually moving from serifs to sans serifs and not the other way around.

I did a website for a college and used garmond. Was skeptical about using it as it was my first time. Great gamble. Didn't know it was this popular.

I'm working on an improved Century myself. I think it's gonna be a banger.

With all these options to choose from, I still really often resort to Helvetica. It's a workhorse, and a really good one at that.

Personally I like Futura most, this is really a beautiful and classy typeface

What font is on your tshirt?

What do you think of Optima?

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION * uses comic sans

Very helpful. Thanks!

Excellent information, you are direct to the point! Thanks!

Both GM and Harley Davidson were using Helvetica. They used a condensed variant.

Absolutely disagree with this. If people only used 6 fonts, everything would look the same; no variety, no ever-growing font face creating community, and it would take away a huge element that contributes to design.

This was helpful and interesting. I use text in video editing and I couldn't find a font that works, now I have a couple :)

Very interesting video thank you. Out of interest, what font if used here in KZfaq comments? Word says Roboto 10,5, is that it?

Bodoni is a french font, really? Giambattista Bodoni is/was italian.

I use Oswald a lot. It’s legible and attractive in nearly every style and weight. I use it mainly for headlines and other larger text.

This was helpful. Thank you very much.

What is the font type lettering on the shirt you are wearing?

Raleway is one of my favourites, the w in that font is glorious

I generally agree with the idea that we don't need thousands of fonts, but the quote comes from a long time ago. Times have changed. Indeed the font that 'The Times' uses has changed about seven times! Typeface design has evolved alongside technology and taste. Many modern fonts and logos use "updated" versions of the old classics.

I am grateful to you Sir!

Great list. Thank you very much 👍

Nice video but the problem i see here is that the list is outdated or not suitable for screen design. Maybe some web guru should do a list with the six fonts evey web designer needs! Like Open Sans, Roboto Serif etc.!

Century Expanded is also known as Century Schoolbook. It is my favorite type-font. It was used in the newspaper articles in the Daily News in New York. I obtained many of the six fonts you showed from a disk with the Canon color laser printer in the year 2002. I am very interested in printer fonts and I use them frequently when I am on my computer, whether I am printing on paper or not. Your comments and suggestions make absolute sense. You just got another "like" from me.

Which type of font is most better for video title ...like went writing wedding title in premier pro video editing software?

I would also recommend Baskerville for a classic looking serif font. The italicized variation is beautiful, elegant, and useful.

If I had to chose one, it would be Gilroy all day long

Montserrat...... 👀

Can anyone give me the link to futura font

What font pairs/compliments the Bodoni font? Thanks!

All you need is Comic Sans 🙌

Oh. When you said garamond was a “medieval” style… 😱 Type, in a designer or printing sense, was born with guttenberg, in the middle of renaissance, with blackletter type. In middle ages there was a all other world with handwritten letters (like carolingean). The other issues, like bodoni and futura, were already mentioned in the comments. Actually is not easy to find a good book on typography history but Meggs History of Design is very helpful.

I was turning this question over in my mind while walking the dog yesterday and my personal list is gratifyingly similar -- I'd replace Bodoni and Century with Caslon and Courier but aside from that, those are the faces I use. Great minds think alike and sometimes me too.

thanks! really helped me out today when I got annoyed by all the fancy fonts for some reason!

Absolutely agree, apart from maybe some unusual display type… I’m also gonna suggest Bauer Bodoni and Clarendon 😊

There are a lot of fonts that just look almost exactly like some other font, so yeah, we don't really need them. I think making a new font is what designers do when they're looking for their next job---like whitling a stick or something, to pass the time.

Hi! Thank you for this video. Can you tell me please where I can find a font with electronic's components symbols? Thank you.

Thank you very much for your consistency... With ❤️ from Nigeria

This episode was like a fashion fail, totally missed the mark, but appreciate the history lesson.

This video title is like i am telling you that „here are 6 web Templates, never create a unique website again“

Helpful video❤️Thanks man😊!

Oh, damn! Loved that Futura font! Thanks!

- Garamond is used in book typeface, was used in the old Google logo and has the smart feel - Bodoni An antique French font, many very *fancy* brands like Vogue use it/version of it, use for elegant, premium, & sexy - Century Expanded is less modern but extremely legible, the Supreme Court uses it exclusively - Futura is a very geometrical, rational, and versatile it’s used in the logos for Supreme, Red Bull, Omega, Gillette, Discover, Cisco, Calvin Klein, Avon and even Dominos - Times Roman was commissioned by and for the Times magazine, very popular and classic - Helvetica is ultra versatile, has its own documentary! My graphic design teachers favorite font lol, and is used in the logos for BMW, Jeep, JCPenny, Kawasaki, Oral B, & Toyota!

So I guess English is only language that you'd ever need in the field of design? Because some of these fonts sure as hell don't even cover other versions of the Latin alphabet (let alone other writing systems). Helvetica doesn't support my native language Vietnamese, which uses a modified version of Latin.

Great to know video, I plan to add them to my collection, it's not the kind of fonts I use thou coz I am more into modern fonts, but the Garamond and Bodoni fonts were an eye-opener for me.

Thanks for the video, but what is a good font for names? thanks

I disagree so so so much. It’s like saying you should only use 6 colors. A custom typeface can bring so much to a brand and its visual identity. For example: Burger King, how cool is that? Couldn’t have done it with Helvetica or Futura. With this video you discredit type designers’ work and it looks like you don’t know enough about the subject. Educate yourself in type design before creating a video that discredits this profession. Other examples : Google, Uber, Spotify... their custom typefaces really set them apart from other brands.

Montserrat Heebo Rubik Assistant Roboto Playfair display

Very useful video. I had no idea that most of today's modern logos were designed using fonts like Futura and Helvetica.

Thanks for recommending the fonts! 👍

I completely disagree. I've been studying typography for soo many years. Spent hours and hours on foundries sites and trying different types of font pairings. You can come out with unique designs by just playing around with fonts. Using only six is such an understatement!

As a UX Designer I can say this is nonsense. These fonts are beautiful but they have been designed in a n analogue age and are not optimized for user interfaces like in mobile apps.

where do you guys find the most reliable source for downloading these fonts?

Nice video! I totally feel the same about Futura 😄.

I would say trash helvetica, bodoni, futura and new times because there overused. Just like comic sans. Your work doesnt stand out anymore!

@1:45 "I think it's default on Windows..." Unsubscribe. 😂

Interesting: I was trying to re-create the book design of a particular 1908 novel for a pastiche I was writing, and Century Expanded was the closest digital typeface that I-a non-specialist-could find. It is not quite identical to the original book, especially the style of the question mark, but pretty close. I do suspect that the original book used metal-type Century Expanded. The typeface has a nice readable look, and I've come to like it quite a bit, so I was pleased to hear it mentioned here. Note that it is not identical to its successor, the better-known Century Schoolbook, which came around a decade or two later.

What documentary? Please put the link in the description...

Futura is my favorite too! Cool to know it's one of the approved fonts lol.