29 principles for making great font combinations

By Douglas Bonneville on August 11, 2010 When it comes to making font combinations, there are principles and methods, but no absolutes. You can’t apply all the principles or ideas listed here at the same time. BTW: The Big Book of Font Combinations wants you to stop by and check out its samples. In no particular order of importance… Combine a serif and a sans serif to give “contrast” and not “concord”.

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