Advice appreciated on a complementary font

[Eddie_B]

Hi all, can anyone help me by suggesting a complementary sans serif font which could accompany my title font Mary Jane Antique?

http://www.dafont.com/search.php?q=mary+jane

I'm new to typography and as much as I try and apply a) the rules and b) my own judgment, I can't seem to find one that seems to fit!

Thanks in advance, Ed

[gwpriester]

Ringmaster is fun http://www.dafont.com/jf-ringmaster....+Jane+Antiques
Park Lane http://www.dafont.com/parklane.font?...+Jane+Antiques
Bittersweet http://www.dafont.com/bittersweet.fo...+Jane+Antiques (almost any of the selection from Nick's Fonts would be appropriate. Nick is a very excellent type designer with a great feel for nostalgia).
Fancy Pants http://www.dafont.com/fancy-pants.fo...+Jane+Antiques
Odalisque http://www.dafont.com/odalisque.font...+Jane+Antiques

[mwenz]

Hello Ed--welcome to the forum.

If this is for print, I would suggest most any standard sans-serif font as a contrast to the antique nature of your title font. Avant Garde Gothic is one such sans-serif that looks nice with it:



But any other sans-serif such as Futura, Arial, etc., is a nice contrast.

Even a serif font such as Archer Semi-Bold looks well with it:



What I always do when looking for a contrasting font style is to make a few samples in XDP--which is easy by selecting the text lines, right-clicking and dragging them to make a copy. Then simply change the sans-serif font to another. Once I fill up a page--or get bored with the exercise--is to print the page and let my eye make the decision.

Take care, Mike

[Eddie_B]

Thank you both for your replies.

Mike, it's reassuring to see you recommend some very basic fonts (e.g. Arial). I will go through some of the ones you suggested and stop looking for obscure sans-serif versions instead!

Thanks again, Ed