Typeface (aka Fonts) and only Typeface in use in worship aides
  • Mattspmusic0320
    Posts: 58
    I'm curious to see what everyone uses. I'm going to keep it simple.

    What I use/have used:

    EB Garammond (2016-2023; 2024-Present *for now*)
    Footlight MT Light (2023-2024; *I tried something new but went back after a year)
    Hastegi (2024- Present *New to me, intend to use for headings/Titles)
  • smvanroodesmvanroode
    Posts: 977
    In worship aids, I wouldn’t necessarily apply another font for headings and titles. What I have mainly used:

    Adobe Garamond Pro
    for Simple English Propers (2011), Lumen Christi Missal (2012-), Lauds and Vespers booklets (2016-)
    Elegant, timeless typeface.

    New Aster
    for Ad Completorium (2021), Kyriale parvum (2022)
    Good proportion between width and height, which adds to readability. All editio typica from 1969 onwards have been set in New Aster

    Palatino
    for Klein Graduale, Antwoordpsalmen (2017)

    Adobe Caslon Pro
    for De zondag vieren (2022-)
  • tomjaw
    Posts: 2,730
    Century schoolbook
    For the text under chant

    Garamond
    All other text

    Lombardic
    Initial character for chant
  • GerardH
    Posts: 426
    EB Garamond for everything - including chant and modern scores.

    On special occasions, LDN Garamond Initials for the initial character to the Gospel.
    Thanked by 1ServiamScores
  • MatthewRoth
    Posts: 2,067
    EB Garamond as well. The original designer “finished” one set of initials so I added those when I discovered them.
  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 2,777
    Gerard, thanks for that link to the Garamond Initials. That's one I do not have and I like it. I've used something similar that's a knockoff, but it's not nearly as refined. I'll be making some pew cards with the ordinary for Advent, so I'll be purchasing this font for that.

    For us, I use Iowan Old Style for all lyrics and body text. It is so elegant and yet very legible at small sizes. It is also wonderful for pointing text because there is a "black" (extra bold) option which really makes syllables pop.

    Yana is used for our headers and titles, and is the daily driver for drop caps. (As an aside, there are some phenomenal alternate glyphs for capitals, so you can get really creative with drop caps.)

    Optima for small annotations and cues, and for the credits, since it is very legible at extremely small sizes.

    I'm attaching this week's worship aid which includes all of these fonts for reference.
    14th in OT (B • 2024) • Final Draft CORRECTED.pdf
    337K
    Thanked by 1GerardH
  • Marc Cerisier
    Posts: 522
    For most things I design, I use DTL Documenta (the font used in Gotteslob). The clients I regularly engrave for use Times, Minion Pro, Sabon, Garamond Pro, and Caslon.

    For situations calling for a sans serif font, my current favorite is Marianne—which is the French national font, and very well designed. I also use Avemir and Optima.
    Thanked by 1Paul F. Ford
  • MatthewRoth
    Posts: 2,067
    I love Marianne.
  • NihilNominisNihilNominis
    Posts: 994
    Centaur has become my go-to.

    It just... works.
    Lenten Oratory Leaflet 2024.pdf
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    Thanked by 3Paul F. Ford CHGiffen kenny
  • Bombarde16
    Posts: 130
    Calisto MT for titles (typically with Small Caps)
    Book antiqua for music engraving (lyrics and such)

    Though I'm intrigued by what a lot of people here have mentioned!!!
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
    Posts: 6,460
    In the past I have mostly used Garamond (the font of every blessing)

    Recently, for my own music engraving, I've been using Baskerville. It is similar (but not exactly) to the font used in the Hymnal 1982. I find it it fits well under music. (Time New Roman, being slimmer, fits better - but looks like garbage). Most of the other fonts I like for text (Garamond, Palatino, Georgia) are a bit too fat for hymns.
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