flux-academy 3 years ago

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. 


00:00 - Intro

01:17 - Garamond

01:58 - Bodoni

03:00 - Century Expanded

03:40 - Futura

04:56 - Times Roman

05:40 - Helvetica

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