Yeah I have a strange penchant for anything to do with fonts and typesets. The link below is to a really nice blog site called Blog.SpoonGraphics and a post there by the blogger (a designer chap by the name of Chris Spooner) which gives his list of “25 classic fonts that will last a whole design career”.  A useful and beautiful post, in my humble opinion.

(from the source) “Eric Gill, Adrian Frutiger and Max Miedinger are names we associate with the classic typefaces designers use on a daily basis. Their font creations are timeless designs that look right at home no matter what century we’re in. This collection of 25 classic fonts is a round up of the best and most popular fonts every designer should own. You can be sure that they will last your whole design career.”