"Joy of Text"

Designer David Hyde has set out a plan. A celebration, if you will. He has decided to discuss "52 fonts you could use instead of Helvetica"; 2 fonts, every 2 weeks. He completed his plan and now has a list from A to Z of typefaces that he thinks have merit and that have been overshadowed by Helvetica. For example, his first entry was talking about the typefaces Albertus and Avenir. He says that Albertus was more popular during the 1970's but isn't used as often now. He also says that Avenir, based on the typeface Futura is seen mostly everywhere these days. He even uses it in his own blog heading. Personally, I like Avenir. But it's really similar to Futura, so it makes sense that I would. I should probably start looking into using a few more fonts he's got listed here. Maybe they'll make my work more exciting.

http://www.davidthedesigner.com/davidthedesigner/2007/11/the-first-two-f.html