![]() ![]() ![]() While it may be an Adobe default, stay away from this one. Designed to mimic Roman script, this font has been seriously overused on movie posters and in film festivals. Unless you’re the University of Kansas, stay away from Trajan. Clients love having something to call their own, and hand-drawn type is often more interesting than a typeface that repeats the same supposedly hand-drawn character numerous times. More often, designers are starting to create custom typography to suit their needs. But if they have to squint or do a double take, or if it reminds them of a late ’90s chain email with sparkling angel illustrations and threats of global apocalypse for failure to forward, you might want to rethink your font.īut where do you start when choosing a typeface? And what makes a font bad? Here’s a quick guide.įonts like Lobster, Deftone Stylus, Mission Script, and Pacifico gained a lot of popularity around 2010, but were quickly retired because they really only filled a niche market, and the chunky weight caused legibility to suffer. ![]() If your viewer doesn’t have to think twice, then your font is doing its job. ![]() That’s because good font choices are easily legible and well-suited to the composition. Good typography often goes unnoticed, but bad typography rarely does. ![]()
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