Font Pairing Project

Font Pairing Project:

Date: November 2, 2016

What does it mean to create a font pairing?

The creating of font pairing means the marrying of typefaces, finding mixtures of fonts that work, combinations that hit it off, pairings that make sense.

What are the four assignments you chose to do? Write the name of the assignment and describe your design for each.

I chose to do Assignment #1(“What comes easy won’t last”), Assignment #2(Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”), Assignment #3(destination) and Assignment #6 (coffee). I chose these 4 designs because I felt like they best displayed my graphic design skills and they were the most interesting to look at.

Which assignment would you say is your BEST font pairing and why?

I would say assignment #3 is my best font pairing because the fonts compliment each other very well and also the font puts the perfect amount of emphasis on “San Diego”. The scenery in the background also goes very well with the fonts.

Which assignment would you say is your Least Successful font pairing and why?

My least successful pairing in my opinion is “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”. The combination of fonts could a have been stronger and the background could have been a little more exciting. If it was not required to be black and white I could have been more creative with the designs.

How would you describe the font pairing process? What makes a font pairing so difficult?

I would describe the font pairing process as very tedious because finding fonts that look good together and that are also interesting by themselves can be hard to find. What makes font pairing so difficult is making sure the fonts complement each other and make sense with the words you’re typing.