Hello font experts! In search of a perfectly round 'c'!

[Gill_Keeley@adobeforums.com]

Hi there

I downloaded a free font which I've found works well in a logo I'm designing.
Correction! The 'C' is perfect, but other letters are weak. Maybe the trouble with a free font is that you get inconsistent quality throughout the alphabet.

Anyway! Here's my question...
Does anybody know a quality contemporary sans serif font ( where all the letters are consistently beautifully proportioned and so on) where the 'c' actually fits perfectly within the circumference of a circle, with no variation in the thickness of line?

I want the c to form part of a perfect circle to blend the letter shape with a wheel shape beneath.

Any ideas really appreciated.
Gill

[Rene_Garneau@adobeforums.com]

Right of the top of my head, Avant Garde and Futura are pretty good; if not close enough you can always outline the "C" and adjust it.

Good luck.

[Cesar_Gonzalez@adobeforums.com]

Avant Garde might work, but if you're gonna create outlines, why wouldn't you just create the letter from a circle using Illustrator's wonderful tools?

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

That was my thought as well!

[Big Giant Head]

Here's a font thats close to round - STKaiti

[Gill_Keeley@adobeforums.com]

Thanks everyone!
I didn't just create a 'c' in AI because I want the rest of the letters in the name to match the 'c' - finding the perfect font seemed the simplest route. That said - I'm sure I will create outlines and adjust to some extent as you guys sensibly recommend.
Futura wasn't quite right (tho' I love it). I'll try out Avant Garde and STKaiti - thanks very much for the tips.
Gill

[Robert_E._Caruthers@adobeforums.com]

Gill,

The capital C in Century Gothic is a perfect circle.

hth, Bob

[Thomas_Phinney@adobeforums.com]

Actually, even so called "geometric" fonts typically do not use true perfect circles for round letters. The reason for this is that human perceptions see a true circle as being slightly wider than it is high. So the letter must be optically corrected to *look* circular instead of *being* circular. This is true of any really well-made "geometric" font such as Avenir or Futura, and probably Avant Garde and Century Gothic as well.

(As I have been working on developing a sans serif type family with geometric elements for the last year or so, I have examined this issue very closely.)

Regards,

T

Thomas Phinney
Program Manager
Fonts & Core Technologies
Adobe Systems