As a designer, we know that selecting the
correct font will completely change the appearance of your brand. Some fonts
will make your business seem old while others will be modern. Majority of large
brands will change their logo, or font style to keep them looking fresh and up
to date with the latest trends.
It can seem like a daunting task, to find
that perfect font combination for your project, however, there are many useful
tools available that will offer font suggestions for you.
One such helpful tool was recently
created by Bold Web Design, an Adelaide, South Australia based company, who
understand the importance of selecting the correct fonts for your business.
1.
Playfair Display with Source Sans Pro
2.
Merriweather with Oswald
3.
Montserrat with Merriweather
4.
Raleway with Lato
5.
Elsie with Roboto
6.
Dancing
Script with Josefin Sans
7.
Abril Fatface with Roboto
8.
Corben with Nobile
9.
Spirax with Open Sans
10. Wendy One with Lato
1. Playfair Display
with Source Sans Pro
We simply love this style of font, with its traditional elements
is very elegant and perfect for a modern business. It was designed by Clau
Eggers Sorense, and gives a feeling of beauty and simplicity. It is a serif
font style and is best paired with a sans-serif font like Source Sans Pro. We
always recommend that you pair a serif with a sans-serif, this creates contrast
and a unique difference between the header font and the sub font.
2. Merriweather with
Oswald
The versatility of Merriweather, makes it one of the top fonts
for 2019. With its gentle serif, and easy to read design. It should be paired
with a font style that has straight thin lines, like Oswald.
3. Montserrat with
Merriweather
A modern, stylish font, Montserrat is a style you’d expect to
see in a big brand. It’s easy to read and can be adjusted both font weight and
height. It can be paired with a more detailed font like Merriweather.
4. Raleway with Lato
This font makes you think
of a modern, streamlined style. It has class and elegance all in one package,
and is a very soft font style. Perfectly paired with Lato, a thin and lighter
weight font, you are sure to create a buzz with this font combination.
5. Elsie with Roboto
A beautiful font, with very
gentle subtle swirls and interesting serifs. It’s the type of font you would
expect to see on a woman’s perfume brand. Such an elegant font, should be
paired with a sans-serif font, like Roboto, because it will not detract from
the seed font.
6. Dancing Script with Josefin Sans
An adorable script font that flows with every letter written on the page. These types of fonts are becoming very popular, as they are stylish and elegant. When using a script font, it’s best to pair with a simple font style like Josefin Sans, with it’s very straight lines.
7. Abril Fatface with
Roboto
A very happy font style,
that really jumps out of the page. Its bold, ambitious, and gives a feeling of
confidence. It’s the kind of style you expect to see from a big brand. It needs
to be paired with a simple font like Roboto.
8. Corben with Nobile
With its unique rounded
serif, this font creates such interest. It can be used in a variety of
different font weights, which makes it versatile for many different design
options. It should be paired with a lighter weight sans-serif font like Nobile.
9. Spirax with Open
Sans
A soft, gentle font, that
portrays a level of mystery with it’s flowing letters. It was designed by
Branda Gallo, based on the geometry concept of a spirax, which is a line that
starts at a centre point and gradually moves away and around that point. Due to
this font being so unique, it should be paired with a very simple font like
Open Sans as it will not detract your eye away from the seed font.
10. Wendy One with Lato
A wow style font, that’s bold
and eye catching, who could walk past this! The unique flow of the letters make
it a very interesting font style. It should be paired with a light font like
Lato.
Author Bio
There are many terms to remember in Typography, and to use the font or typefaces in your design in the right way, you should understand at least the basic of Typography. You can read Typography books or check some Typography related blogs to understand this field better but actually there are many ways to learn Typography in a fun way!
Check these game and interactive websites that will help you to improve your knowledge in Typography.
Feel free to let me know which game that you like the most or that you found another Typography game that is not in the list :)
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