Well, is Richard correct? Taken in isolation, the Bell Gothic lower-case 'r' is no thing of beauty, is it? So, of course, he's correct.
But don't misinterpret the intention of this little series. I'm not advocating 52 fonts that you could use for any purpose. No, the point is to make us all look more closely at the fonts we use every day and to reconsider their individual merits and the circumstances in which we may, or may not, consider using them. So if you're designing, for instance, a directory, then Bell Gothic would be a very good choice of font. But if you're designing a logo, then it's clearly a pretty stupid idea (mind you, having said that, I'm sure that David Carson could probably get away with it).
Oh, take no notice of me.
Posted by: Richard | 19 December 2007 at 02:51 PM
No, they're very valid points, Richard. And very welcome here, as well.
By the way, have you done your annual London trip yet?
Posted by: davidthedesigner | 19 December 2007 at 02:59 PM