Join Laura Franz for an in-depth discussion in this video Choosing a second font to pair with the Art Deco font, part of Choosing and Using Web Fonts.
We have our main heading set as Limelight.…The page looks pretty good.…Georgia is a fine second font, there is a nice contrast in terms of bowl …and weight and Limelight is Sans Serif and Georgia is Serif.…Georgia's more vertical structure keeps it from feeling like it has too much…contrast with Limelight.…If we wanted to we could keep this page as is.…But as usual, it's always good to consider our other options.…Here we have a screen shot of Limelight and here I've added Georgia to …use as our starting point.…
It's more structured, so it's not too bad of a second font.…Crimson Text, on the other hand, feels too Humanist and inky.…It just doesn't work with the crisp lines and the vertical forms in Limelight.…Museo Slab is not bad, though I think the Slab serifs are a bit too much.…They create a stronger horizontal shape than Georgia's do and feel out of place…with the vertical shapes in Limelight.…Though I have to say, the round bowls work very well, which makes me think…that Museo Sans could be a good option.…
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6/27/2012- Explaining the history of text fonts, from Old Style, Transitional, and Modern to Slab Serif and Sans Serif
- Understanding font classifications
- Setting up a Typekit account
- Choosing a quality font based on forms, spacing, and weights and styles
- Accessing fonts from various sources
- Implementing fonts with the @font-face syntax
- Looking at how fonts affect the look and feel of a web page
- Changing font styling to improve readability
- Making various font weights and styles work correctly across multiple browsers
- Pairing fonts (headline and text, two fonts in text, and so on)
- Setting fallback fonts
Skill Level Appropriate for all
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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Using the exercise files1m 47s
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1. Getting Started
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2. Venetian Fonts
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Identifying a Venetian font4m 46s
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Choosing a Venetian font3m 47s
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3. Old Style Fonts
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Choosing an Old Style font4m 30s
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4. Transitional Fonts
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Choosing a Transitional font6m 36s
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5. Modern Fonts
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Identifying a Modern font7m 50s
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6. Slab Serif Fonts
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Choosing a Slab Serif font3m 58s
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7. Other Serif Fonts
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Choosing "Other" Serif fonts10m 12s
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8. Transitional Sans Serif Fonts
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9. Geometric Sans Serif Fonts
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10. Humanist Sans Serif Fonts
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11. Handwritten Fonts
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Choosing a handwritten font8m 17s
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12. Pairing Fonts
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13. Script Display Fonts
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Understanding Script fonts2m 19s
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Setting fallback fonts2m 55s
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14. Wood-Type-Inspired Display Fonts
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Setting fallback fonts2m 31s
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15. Art Deco Fonts
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Setting fallback fonts2m 48s
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16. Futuristic Fonts
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Setting fallback fonts2m 22s
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