Is it just me or can you count the number of really useful condensed Sans Serifs on one hand and have fingers left over to add the number of readable scripts?* Unfair? Let's try it...so there's, er...Frutiger Condensed, Univers Condensed (of course)...(Helvetica Condensed doesn't count, why would you want to use Helvetica Condensed? Helvetica, yes, but Helvetica Condensed?) So back to the count...Franklin Gothic Condensed is good but it is a bit, well, "last century". I rather like Amplitude Condensed but, conversely, it's a bit "now" really. And although I really like Myriad, it's condensed version looks a tad squashed to me. Of course now, thanks to DaMa there's Stroudley, which fell through the door along with their latest batch of excellent type specimens.
* Feel free to put me right. In fact, I wish you would. Prove me wrong.
How about Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Condensed, Futura Medium Condensed and Gotham Condensed Bold (I know it's overused right now, but that's not it's fault)?
Script-wise, I've got nothing.
Posted by: Antonio | 08 July 2009 at 05:02 PM
Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold is a personal favourite. :) But, of course, I would say that...
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Posted by: Gym Class Magazine | 08 July 2009 at 05:35 PM
News Gothic Condensed aint too bad… I consider it a solid workhorse of a font. In the old days I used it frequently (typeset on a Berthold).
Posted by: Bert Vanderveen | 09 July 2009 at 01:52 PM
Used to use Trade Gothic quite a bit... Might also be a bit too "now", but I do like Aaux.
Posted by: Dan Kletter | 12 July 2009 at 06:10 PM
I've always liked News Gothic condensed and I've rediscovered Avenir since the Avenir Next family came out and included a condensed set.
Posted by: Veronica | 14 July 2009 at 11:46 PM