[OS X TeX] Re: More about Adobe fonts...

[Adrian Heathcote]

Hi  Xoan

The Latex Companion recommends Optima as the companion sans serif font 
(though it is not strictly a pure sans, but a tapered shape.) But I've 
never seen them actually paired up and it is possible that they would 
not work well together. A common pairing that designers use with 
garamond is to put it with Myriad---but this is not pre-assembled on 
CTAN as so many others are (including Optima). Myriad also makes a good 
sans serif for use with Minion.

Most other sans serifs are too modern in their appearance---too 
influenced by Bauhaus and similar movements. Your choice is therefore 
very limited.

(BTW this is not a question that you will find answered in Honig's book 
TeX Unbound.)

HTH

Adrian Heathcote


On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 11:43 PM, Xoán Pedracova wrote:

>
>
> 	Hi everybody.
>
> 	I guess this is  a question  for designers rather than programers  
> but, may anyone suggest me the most suitable tt and sf fonts for the 
> roman Adobe Garamond? Are Courier and Helvetica a good set? By the way, 
> since I began to use the Adobe Garamond font I have noticed the 12pt 
> size font is smaller for this typeface  than the CMR 12pt one. Is it 
> usual?
>
> 	Thanks.
>
>
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