Typography & Graphic Design Blog
Avant Garde pairs great with Questrial, Bookman and Garamond. All 9 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Avant Garde? 9 pairings are shown below, each with a reason it works.
… [Read More]PT Serif pairs great with Source Sans Pro, PT Sans and Roboto. All 12 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with PT Serif? This transitional serif with humanist touches, designed as part of Russia’s public typography project, combines readability with quiet sophistication that makes pairing both easy and interesting.
… [Read More]Cambria pairs great with Calibri, Candara and Corbel. All 8 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
PT Sans pairs great with PT Serif, Lora and Open Sans. All 12 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with PT Sans? This humanist sans-serif grew from the Public Types of Russian Federation project and combines broad language support with an approachable design that opens many pairing paths.
… [Read More]Clarendon pairs great with Futura, Trade Gothic and Helvetica Neue. All 14 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Clarendon? The 1845 London slab serif that gave its name to an entire category of type is instantly recognizable from wanted posters and National Park signage, with bracketed serifs, strong ball terminals, and a sturdy warmth that reads as authoritative without ever feeling cold.
… [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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