I don't know if any of you have heard of Suvir Mirchandi, the teenage boy who figured out a way for the government to save $400 million dollars, but this is a pretty amazing story. How can all that money be saved? Simply change the font that the government uses from Times New Roman to Garamond. The letters in Garamond are closer together, and they also use less ink! Crazy right? This news got me thinking about how much fonts have shaped our culture and how the power of fonts can create so many neat things. I personally love picking out new fonts on my favorite free font site and looking at the interesting things people come up by using different fonts. So I'm sharing my favorite fonts (that are free!) and the amazing typography I've seen all over my tumblr dashboard.
My Favorite Fonts:
{Click on the names for a link to the downloads}
1. Pea HelloTwoAm (from "Kevin & Amanda Blog"):
The quick brown fox jumps over
the lazy dog. 1234567890
(This is the font I use for my signatures!)
2. Airplanes in the Night Sky (by Kimberly Geswein):
The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog. 1234567890
3. Moon Flower Bold (by Denise Bentulan)
The quick brown fox jumps over
the lazy dog. 1234567890
4. Traveling Typewriter (by Carl)
The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog. 1234567890
My Favorite Typography!
All these fonts are easy to download and directions are on the website, enjoy!
Love,
Natalie
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