Typography & Graphic Design Blog
Zapfino pairs great with Myriad, Gill Sans and Frutiger. All 10 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works. Every pairing below is checked against 11 published typography sources.
What fonts go with Zapfino? Any script this ornamental makes the same demand of its partners: they must stay low in contrast, steady in weight, and attempt no flourish of their own.
… [Read More]Roboto Condensed pairs great with Lora, Nunito Sans and Open Sans. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Roboto Condensed? This space-efficient variant of Google’s signature typeface needs companions that work with its utilitarian character and vertical emphasis.
… [Read More]Akzidenz Grotesk pairs great with Century Schoolbook, Univers and Helvetica. All 13 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Akzidenz Grotesk? The pairings below each come with a reason they work.
… [Read More]Museo pairs great with Open Sans, Quicksand and Futura. All 12 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Museo? Start with what it is not: it is not a slab serif, and it is not a calligraphic script. Museo sits between the two — a semiserif whose rounded, slab-inspired serifs grew out of a calligraphic hand, and any partner font has to resolve that in-between quality rather than fight it.
… [Read More]Raleway pairs great with Merriweather, Open Sans and Lato. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Raleway? This elegant geometric sans-serif with distinctive character details requires partners that can complement its fashionable aesthetic without creating visual redundancy.
… [Read More]Douglas Bonneville has been a graphic designer since 1992 and has written about type here since 2009. BonFX is a blog about typography and design, and the books that came out of it.
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