Firstly, Kern the 1 in the 169 to make it more snug. Search
www.dafont.com or
www.acidfonts.com or one in your library which looks great and use it. Vertical and horizontal bastardization of a font is considered a no no, but if you end up cheating and it physically looks good then it's fine. The end result is all that matters in design, and sometimes breaking the rules is how you get there.
Univers and Helvetica are two relatively easy to obtain fonts for student designers which look good and aren't too crazy. Just don't use them in every piece and you should be fine.
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