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Nunito pairs great with Lora, Merriweather and Playfair Display. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Nunito? Start from the terminal: every stroke ends in a soft cap rather than a flat cut, so the pairing problem is how much squared, serif, or condensed structure you put back on the page.
… [Read More]Lato pairs great with Abril Fatface, Raleway and Playfair Display. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Lato? This widely-loved sans-serif offers a warmth and approachability that make it remarkably partnership-friendly, though its very ubiquity creates its own pairing considerations.
… [Read More]Karla pairs great with Spectral, Francois One and Inconsolata. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Karla? This friendly grotesque brings a distinctive quirkiness that calls for pairings equally comfortable with personality over polish.
… [Read More]Inter pairs great with Manrope, Playfair Display and Roboto. All 15 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with Inter? As one of the most meticulously crafted open-source typefaces of the past decade, Inter demands equally thoughtful companions that can match its precision without duplicating its purpose.
… [Read More]IBM Plex Sans pairs great with IBM Plex Mono, Inter and Playfair Display. All 13 pairings are shown below in real rendered specimens, with the reason each one works.
What fonts go with IBM Plex Sans? Finding the right companions for IBM’s custom typeface means understanding what makes it simultaneously corporate and humane, technical and approachable.
… [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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