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I have a Monotype library subscription at, which allows me to use them on my desktop for about $10 a month. In case you are wondering, I didn’t buy all of these fonts at their regular prices. Montserrat Semi Bold & Bodoni Bold Italic Where to find all of these fonts: But remember to still use your eye – not all sans serifs look equally as good when paired with other fonts. They are the simplest and can therefore be paired with serifs, other sans serifs, slab serifs, scripts and decorative fonts alike. Aptifer Slab & DIN Next Rockwell Bold & Avenir 5. The fonts need to compliment each other, not compete for your attention. a script or blackletter font), make sure you keep the second one as simple as possible. heavy slab serif), or has plenty of detail (e.g. If your first font is very bold or loud (e.g. Don’t let the fonts compete with each other For example, Letterpress Gothic and Letterpress Script.) Letterpress Gothic & Letterpress Script 4.
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(Super families are font families that include not just different weights, but different styles all grouped into one family. Super families are also a convenient way to pair fonts. Helvetica Neue Bold & Helvetica Neue Ultra Light For example, Helvetica Neue Bold with Helvetica Neue Ultra Light. The easiest way to ensure that your fonts go together, is to stick with different weights from the same family. Use fonts from the same family or super family For example, below I have paired Didot with Futura, both of which are modern and have geometric characteristics (note the perfect circles in both fonts, as well as the similar shapes of the S’s and A’s). For two fonts to go together, they have to be different enough to compliment each other, yet still have enough in common not to clash. Choose fonts that share some characteristicsįont pairing is a lot like relationships (sort of). Univers Extra Black Extended & Univers Light Condensed ObliqueĮxamples of contrasting font pairs: A black font with a light font a wide font with a condensed font a script font with a sans-serif font. Contrasting fonts indicate hierarchy, which is an important element to have in design, especially when you’re trying to get a message across. Fonts that are too similar, simply don’t work when used together because the pair would be pointless. The most important thing about font pairing is contrast. Scroll all the way down to see where I got all of the fonts I used.) 1. And font pairing is most definitely an art. Like Picasso once said, if you learn the rules like a pro, you can break them like an artist.
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Once you know these, feel free to experiment. Like most things, there are a few rules or guidelines that should be followed when you are pairing fonts – I’ve demonstrated them below.
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Once I figured it out, though, it became a whole lot easier. There is one important part of typography that has always eluded me and that is knowing which fonts to use together.