| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Elena | ||||||
| 45 | Today Sans | ||||||
Nicole Dotin’s Elena cleaned house yesterday, taking the championship over sans serif contender Today Sans by a mile. Elena’s path to the final round was a series of sure steps, handily beating favorites like FF Unit Slab and FF Tisa along the way. We couldn’t be more pleased for her.
| Final | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Today Sans | 46 | Elena | ||||
| 27 | FF Netto | 29 | FF Tisa | ||||
Volker Küster’s Today Sans and Nicole Dotin’s Elena have taken a rocky road to get here, each beating out last year’s finalists and a series of strong up-and-comers. Now after all the madness, it’s finally time for sans to meet serif. To participate, vote for the winner in the poll below. One vote is one point. The poll closes tonight at midnight (Pacific).
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Today Sans | 40 | FF Netto | 40 | FF Tisa | 42 | Elena |
| 33 | Frutiger | 30 | FF DIN | 30 | Fedra Serif B | 29 | FF Unit Slab |
In a stunning upset last night, Volker Küster’s Today Sans narrowly took the victory away from last season’s champion, Adrian Frutiger’s eponymous sans. And out of the blue, Daniel Utz’s FF Netto beat last year’s strong competitor, Albert-Jan Pool’s FF DIN. FF Tisa held on to its spot against Fedra Serif B and newcomer Elena shut out the old guard FF Unit Slab. Today’s final round of elimination will determine who faces off in tomorrow’s championship game. Here we go!
After this morning’s overtime nail-biter we’re now ready to pick up with the Final Eight. Barring a major upset, it looks like last season’s seeds are all on their way to the Final Four. It’s up to you; Get to it! Polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific).
The Final Four commences here tomorrow!
In two hours, the schedule printed on your bracket will pick back up, but until then, we need you to settle these faceoffs. Voting closes at 1pm (Pacific), then stay tuned this afternoon, where the winners of these competing in the final eight slots are narrowed down to tomorrow’s Final Four! Let’s go to it!
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Frutiger | 47 | Today Sans | 47 | FF DIN | 34 | FF Netto |
| 27 | Telefon | 18 | Edward | 17 | Aften Screen | 31 | Foco |
Let’s hear it for the Sweet Sixteen! From the right side of the bracket, the remaining serifs go from eight down to four today. To participate, vote for the winner in each faceoff. One vote is one point. Follow the links in the titles for more info on each face. Let the games begin!
All polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific).
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | FF Tisa | 47 | Bodoni Egyptian | 58 | Freight | 58 | Fedra Serif B |
| 36 | Swift | 45 | Premiéra | 32 | Odile | 34 | Fakt Slab |
We’re past the initial round of elimination starting fresh today with the Sweet Sixteen! From the left side of the bracket, the remaining sanses go from eight down to four. Let’s do it.
All polls close at midnight (Pacific).
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | FF DIN | 62 | Aften Screen | 67 | Foco | 71 | FF Netto |
| 29 | Maple | 49 | Soleil | 45 | Sweet Sans | 38 | Interstate |
Finalizing the initial round of 32 faces to advance to this week’s Sweet Sixteen today are the eight faces in the Northeast corner of the bracket. Some adjustments to your bracket may be in order after Friday’s upset. Two of the three seeds from last season lost to their come-lately challengers. At the end of today, how will our Northeast serifs do? Only you can decide. To participate, vote for the winner in each faceoff.
One vote is one point. Polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific).
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714 | Frutiger | 780 | Telefon | 623 | Edward | 601 | Today Sans |
| 381 | Adelle Sans | 280 | Ludwig | 438 | Vista Sans | 448 | Benton Sans |
The pace is picking up! We go now to Southwest corner of your bracket to narrow down the remaining sanses in the tournament, including three seeds from last year, Interstate, Sweet Sans, and FF DIN. Vote for the winner in each faceoff to participate. All polls close at midnight (Pacific).
The tournament is heating up! Final scores from last round are posted above. Now the top eight from the Northwest corner of your bracket face off to fill just four open slots. To participate, vote for the winning face in each poll. Follow the links in the title above each sample for more information on each typeface. One vote is one point. All polls close at midnight tonight (Pacific). Let’s make it happen.
Let’s get started. If you don’t have a bracket filled out yet, that’s alright. Today’s the first day. Printable brackets are here. To participate, vote for the faceoff winner in the poll below each sample. For a closer look at each face, follow the links in the heading above each sample. One vote is one point. A special thanks to Trend from Latinotype for moderating the tournament. May the best face win
Polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific). The next faceoff begins here Wednesday March 20th.
Rebounding from last year’s triumphant March Madness Faceoff is a new season of, well, more madness I guess. This time with a seeded bracket (I had to look that up) and an unrelenting tournament schedule certain to whip the font-beset designer into a mania. So brace yourself, download and print out a bracket, and fill it out with your best guesses on which typefaces will win. Then, come back here to the FontShop blog on the day of the tournament, (the first is March 15) and vote for the winner of each match up. One vote is one point scored by each face. The full tournament schedule is on the bracket. Stay plugged in here for more updates.
Oh yeah! Share a photo of your completed bracket with us. You can drop a link to a photo sharing site in the comments.
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Frutiger | ||||||
| 54 | FF Tisa | ||||||
Adrian Frutiger’s warm, humanist sans of the same name handily takes the championship title. The wayfinding face grew to set text beautifully, and like all other greats, became the subject of great imitation. You can read more about Adrian in Erik Spiekermann’s recent FontFeed post.
Congratulations to Frutiger and thanks to all whose participation made possible our March Madness Faceoff.
| Final | Final | Final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Frutiger | 35 | FF DIN | 34 | Fedra Serif B | 37 | FF Tisa |
| 13 | Sweet Sans | 18 | Interstate | 18 | Premiéra | 17 | FF Unit Slab |
Only four contenders left, and only two spots in the championship; Let the games begin!
You can get a closer look at these faces by following the links in the headers, or by exploring the families in FontBook. FontBook for iPad available in the App Store. More information is at fontbook.com.
All polls close at midnight (Pacific).
