Ah, font pairings — to a designer, the two-word phrase is exciting, but to an average Joe, probably not so much.
What’s so important about font pairings anyway? Can’t you just pick two fonts for your website and call it a day? Well, you could, but it may not be in your best interest.
Choosing fonts that go well together help your page to flow nicely, have an aesthetically-pleasing look, and ensure that your website or graphic looks professional and readable.
However, simply choosing any two fonts on a whim, or just because you like them each separately, doesn’t mean they work well together — and if they don’t work well together, your design may suffer.
In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the best font pairings that work together to create a great design for your website, social media graphics, presentations, and more.
Why is it so important that the fonts in your design look great together?
Simple. When fonts don’t jive, it makes it difficult for viewers to easily read the content, and when they struggle to read the content, or feel overwhelmed due to competing fonts, they may not read it at all.
Similar to color scheme, in order to keep users engaged with your design, choosing the correct font parings is a must.
Furthermore, it’s important to choose a font that allows your heading to stand out so that users know exactly what they’re reading. The heading is flexible in that you can go with a font that’s a little more off-the-wall than a font you would select for your body copy.
On the other hand, your body copy should use a font that is easy for users to read, since it will be the bulk of your page.
When all is said and done, the heading, the subtitle, and the body copy should work together to create one cohesive design.
Before we talk about what font pairings work well together, let’s quickly talk about the different kinds of type.
Serif fonts refer to type that has small feet at the end of each letter stroke. Sometimes the feet are also called embellishments.
Sans serif translates to “without serif,” which means this type has no feet or embellishments at the end of each stroke.
Script fonts are often thought of as a more fancy kind of font, and each letter links to the next.
The most diverse group of fonts, this style is reserved for signage and headlines, but is rarely professional.
Now that we’ve discussed the different kinds of fonts, let’s look at how they work together.
Here are some tips to keep in mind when choosing fonts that will be within close proximity to each other on a page.
You want the font styles you choose to contrast, but not compete with each other. For example, two decorative styles of type on the same page would compete with each other rather than contrast.
Instead, you should choose one decorative or script font in addition to serif font.
Another common complementary pairing is choosing a sans serif font and a serif font.
One of the most important parts of choosing complimentary, contrasting font pairs is to ensure that the two fonts aren’t too similar. Be sure to choose two fonts that differ enough that viewers can tell.
To ensure that your fonts really contrast each other, you can experiment with bold and italic options. This can also help to create what designers call a hierarchy.
Font hierarchy is when the title is naturally larger than the subheading, and the subheading naturally larger than the body text. These specs can also involve bold and italics to create a more pronounced hierarchy.
When you find a font family that you like, the hard work of hierarchy and pairing is essentially done for you.
A “superfamily” as some designers call it, will include a serif font, a sans serif font, and bold and italic versions of each.
This is helpful because you’ll know these fonts already work well together because they are a part of the same family. All you have to do is choose how you want to arrange them in your design.
Every font has a personality, and if you have too many competing for attention in a design, you’ll wind up with too many cooks in the kitchen.
Limit yourself to two to three fonts — this saves your design from feeling overwhelming to the viewer and avoids creating a sense of chaos.
The space between letters in a typed-out word is called kerning. To create a really awesome design, don’t be afraid to play with the kerning of certain fonts.
Obviously, not all fonts will look great with spaces between the letters, but some will.
For example, since script letters are meant to connect to each other, and create a sense of fluidity, fonts in script families wouldn’t work well with kerning.
However, an all-caps, sans serif font can look great with kerning.
In this example, you can see that the word “mozzarella” is normally spaced in a script font, while “the superior cheese” is in a kerned, sans serif font.
There’s nothing worse than seeing a design that uses a font that is worn out and overused. It can absolutely detract from your design, and even make you less trustworthy, since many of these fonts are less than professional.
When there are so many professional-looking, designer fonts out there, why would you settle for one of these, anyway?
Some overused fonts to stay away from include Comic Sans, Impact, Arial, Bradley Hand, and Papyrus.
Now that you know some pro tips about how to use fonts to create an aesthetically pleasing design, let’s take a look at some usable font parings for any project.
These two fonts work well together because of the fluidity of the script style font and the rigid simplicity of the sans serif font.
The script commands the attention, while the sans serif compliments it nicely. This is also a great example of a kerned subtitle.
The combination of the heavy Playfair Display title font and the thin, simple subtitle font makes for a great paring that’s perfect for a headline/subtitle situation.
Neither font detracts from the other, and they work together to get the point across.
Here’s an example of a design that has two fonts, but one font is used is two different ways.
The playful Pirou allows “Gatsby” to stand out on the design, while Aleo’s simplicity compliments it nicely.
To add a little more interest, this design offers a capitalized title, a capitalized subtitle, and regular case body copy.
With this hierarchy, users can tell what information is the most important, the second most important, and lastly, the details without even reading a word of the content.
For that reason, creating hierarchy with your fonts is an even better way to accomplish an effective design.
Whether you always find yourself creating invitations for your next big event, social media posts to promote your latest project, or simply adding a little flare to your web design, you have your own font style.
Do you tend to use more serif than sans serif? More script than decorative? We want to know your secrets.
Comment below to let us know what font parings are your favorite and why!
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Molti, sul web, cercano modi veloci e naturali per dimagrire e perdere peso: ma attenzione, non tutti sono sicuri. Eppure dimagrire con rimedi naturali è possibile, grazie a una pianta dal nome Garcinia Cambogia.
La bilancia ed il peso: due constanti della nostra vita quotidiana. Che spesso scandiscono il nostro modo di mangiare, di praticare attività fisica e di programmare le nostre scadenze quotidiane.
E dimagrire, per molti diventa un’esigenza: ma non solo per una questione estetica, bensì anche per una questione di benessere psicofisico.
E quale modo migliore per raggiungere il proprio benessere se non quello di mediare la propria dieta con integratori del tutto naturali e sicuri?
Perdere peso grazie a rimedi naturali
Integratori e diete fai da te, spesso, possono rappresentare un pericolo. Tuttavia, tra le sostanze presenti in natura ne esistono alcune in grado di poter supportare, in modo del tutto naturale, i nostri tentativi di perdere peso attraverso una dieta sicura e controllata.
Tra queste una delle più sicure e utilizzate è la Garcinia Cambogia, come ben ci descrive il portale informativo garciniacambogialife.it: questa è una specie subtropicale di piante originaria dell’Indonesia, in particolare della regione della Garcinia, da cui prende nome.
Il programma dimagrante ideale è, ovviamente, quello in cui si bruciano grassi senza perdere massa muscolare. Ovviamente, la perdita di peso passa spesso per un regime alimentare ristretto ed un’intensa attività fisica per riuscire definitivamente nell’impresa.
Ma la natura in questo caso, può darci una grande mano. Se si desidera perdere peso per ritrovare la forma perfetta, senza contraccolpi sul fisico, la Garcinia Cambogia potrebbe rappresentare un’ottima soluzione.
L’estratto di Garcinia Cambogia è in uso da secoli dalle popolazioni che vivono nel sud-est asiatico. Ma ad affermare le proprietà di questo prodotto non è solo questo: ricerche ed esperimenti di laboratorio, hanno confermato in maniera concreta i benefici e le proprietà di assoluto valore del frutto in questione ed hanno dimostrato che funziona molto efficacemente.
I suoi frutti vengono usati sia in cucina sia dagli erboristi per creare digestivi. Da questo piccolo frutto verdeggiante a forma di zucca, viene derivato un estratto secco che viene concentrato in capsule e compresse.
Secondo pareri medici di livello, assumendo con regolarità la Garcinia Cambogia si può dimagrire in modo rapido e senza grandi sacrifici, grazie alla triplice azione dell’HCA, o acido idrossicitrico, è una molecola che fa attualmente molto parlare di sé in quanto presenta degli effetti dimagranti realmente sorprendenti ed efficaci.
In estrema sintesi questi sono le sue principali facoltà:
Assumendo questo principio attivo si ha la possibilità di dimagrire fino a 3 volte in più ed in maniera più rapida. Una soluzione dunque eccellente per perdere peso in modo sicuro ed efficace.
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Curcumin delivers the sports nutrition benefits of turmeric, including a normal healthy inflammatory response after exercise. Recent research has shown that long-term supplementation with an optimal, cost-effective dose of curcuminoids from an enhanced bioavailable curcumin product can help support healthy blood flow and circulation, as well as improve muscle performance, endurance capacity, and resistance to fatigue, which are important for sports performance and an active lifestyle.
Attendees will gain insight into bioavailable curcumin’s application in sports nutrition formulas including how it supports a normal inflammatory response after exercise and healthy blood flow and circulation, which are critical to performance and recovery. For more information, on the speaking session click here to watch a short video and to read more about the topic, click here.
OmniActive will also be showcasing its full portfolio of ingredients at stall H60. Representatives from the Nutritional Innovations Solutions team will be discussing OmniActive’s portfolio of scientifically-validated, branded ingredients, including the Lutemax and OmniXan ranges of macular carotenoid ingredients as well as UltraSOL Curcumin, and Capsimax. Vitafoods attendees will also have the opportunity to taste various application prototypes featuring some of the company’s key ingredients, such as Lutemax 2020 and UltraSOL Curcumin (read more here). Presenting its portfolio of authenticated and standardized natural extracts (which Omni acquired as a part of its Indfrag acquisition), the Specialty Botanicals Extracts (SBE) team will also be on site to discuss its wide range of offerings, including standard and organic green coffee, garcinia cambogia and ashwagandha extracts, as well as extracts of natural caffeine, boswellia, gymnema, banaba, curcumin and moringa leaf powder extracts. The SBE team will also be discussing the launch of its focused ingredient categories—Xtracs, Olixrs and Ogments (read more here or watch this short video).
To schedule a meeting at Vitafoods, contact Sara Zoet at s.zoet@omniactives.com. Want to know the latest in health, science, technology, solutions, innovations and trends? Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin and Youtube.
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