favorite fonts (a growing collection)
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Fonts That Appeal to Me
-‐Deborah Anderson
Searching the web for the perfect fonts
Homemade Apple
Homemade Apple • Get Homemade Apple for your site on Google. • Download Homemade Apple (1001 Free Fonts) for your projects.
Homemade Apple is a sort of scripty, but not too scripty, font that is pleasing to the eye. It works well in embedded quote images as well as block quotes. It draws the eye to the font, making it a perfect addiHon to the your three-‐font set, for those special occasions.
Alegreya
Alegreya • Get Alegreya for your site on Google. • Download Alegreya (Font Squirrel) for your projects.
Alegreya evokes a sense of tradiHon and reliability. Alegreya includes serifs or subtle lines on the edges of certain leKers. These small marks create a more formal style, similar to old typewriter fonts. Because of this, serif fonts typically evoke a sense of reliability, respect and tradiHon.
Raleway
Raleway • Get Raleway for your site on Google. • Download Raleway (Font Squirrel) for your projects.
Raleway seems playful and informal. Raleway, a sans-‐serif font, is clean, modern and easy to read. Sans-‐serif fonts are clearly legible, even at very small sizes. Online prevalence has led san-‐serif fonts like Raleway to be seen as more relevant and relatable than other fonts. Raleway was featured in Lady Gaga’s 2013 website redesign (shown in the below image).
Monsieur La Dulaise
Monsieur La Dulaise • Get Monsieur La Doulaise for your site on Google.
• Download Monsieur La Doulaise (1001 Fonts) for your projects.
Monsieur La Doulaise invites elegance and sophisHcaHon. Ultra-‐elaborate script font Monsieur La Doulaise evokes a sense of affluence and “breeding.” It is somewhat difficult to read and may slow readers down, but a flourish of Monsieur La Doulaise adds exquisite class to headlines, logos and invitaHons.
Kranky
Kranky • Get Kranky for your site on Google. • Download Kranky (1001 Fonts) for your projects.
Kranky is approachable and fun. This light, fun, and slightly inconsistent font uses occasional block leKering along certain lines. Ironically named Kranky, this font can be used to create an ambience of whimsy and funk in headlines, logos, and other short texts.
Ewert
Ewert • Get Ewert for your site on Google. • Download Ewert (MyFontFree) or here (fontsc) for your projects.
Ewert brings Western flair to any project. Ewert is a serif-‐based display font that looks like the ornamental wood signs of the old West. The large, chunky leKers are all capitalized and suggest a sense of old-‐fashioned Western adventure and charm.
Oswald Stencil
Oswald • Get Oswald for your site on Google. • Download Oswald (Font Squirrel) for your projects. There was a popular font, Bebas Neue, that was used frequently for designs like the one displayed above, as a menu cover. However, it was not free. Fortunately, there is a similar font that has been able to replace the usage of Bebas Neue. It is called, “Oswald.” It is a useful font in places like menus and restaurant design, as shown in the above example, a design that was created around this wonderful font, to showcase its capability.
Copse
Copse • Get Copse for your site on Google. • Download Copse (Font Squirrel) for your projects.
The Copse font has been a popular font that is paired with “creepy fonts” for the overall “creepy” feel of a web site. It is a clean font that is easy to read and so it works well as a complementary font with other more unique fonts that help complete the package.
Ubuntu Mono
Ubuntu Mono • Get Ubuntu Mono for your site on Google. • Download Ubuntu Mono (Ubuntu.com) for your projects.
The Ubuntu family of fonts work well with navigaHon, buKons, and menus. They are a clean font and easy to read. They fit well within the restraints of buKons and pull-‐down menu items, making them an ideal choice.
Lato
Lato • Get Lato for your site on Google. • Download Lato (Font Squirrel) for your projects. Lato is so easily described by the phrase, “Simple Elegance.” It is simple and yet the gentle curves of the font design create a subtle and comfortable ease. It is not so elegant that it is not readable and yet it is not so simple that it is boring. Lato is able to balance the two worlds with equal appeal.
