http://www.missatlaplaya.com/2014/03/fonts-used-by-fashion-labels-and-magazines/
Fonts. The weakness of any graphic designer and art director of a magazine. The search of the perfect truetype can take hours for someone a little demanding: “Better sans serif”, “Too bold”, “Too narrow”, “Difficult to read”, “I don’t like that one” “This is it!! Oh, it’s $300″, “Hmm… Not exactly what I was looking for”. But oh, how nice is the result when you find a good font.
In a logo or a headtitle, the font is the main thing. Using a type or another tells a lot about the label. Prada and D&G have very little in common, just like the Glamour head and the Vogue head.
In this article you’ll find the fonts used by fashion magazines and labels. The original types from Vogue Paris, the simple style of Marc Jacobs, or the beautiful font from Lula Magazine. Some of them are free (yeah!), and some others aren’t. If you’re lucky, the font might be included in your computer (Apple has Helvetica and Futura). I also have to add that in some cases, the font mentioned is not the exact one, because (like in Chanel), the font was created specifically for that logo.
Also used by Vogue Paris: Romantiques (free)
Vanity Fair: VF Sans
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