Maybe the clearest lesson to take from this particular pairing is that generously spaced, wide sanses tend to dominate the composition, typographically speaking. Providing a closer look at this interaction are our actors, the even-colored and very readable FF Clifford by Akira Kobayashi, and the softened, cartographically inspired Trio Grotesk by Florian Schick.
As with any of these, a good place to start is to line up a few words and see what’s working, and what each face is good for.
Below, the different optical sizes of FF Clifford are shown in relation to one another: Eighteen, Nine, and Six. And if you’re wondering, all samples are set on a 6 pt baseline grid.
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Lovely settings, David. Of course, I am always happy about FF Clifford, but it marries surprisingly well with Trio here.
Dunno about the indent on the last one.
Thanks Stephen. I agree that keeping it flush left looked a little off. I gave it a nudge.
I assume you already know “The big book of font combinations” published by bonfx.com..I use it in classroom for courses primarily for publication on the web. I appreciate the layouts of the book.
But I noticed that your approach is more focused on printing. Question: Do you intend to provide examples of “Great Pairs” for publishing screen?
Do not get me wrong, I really appreciate your review, and it is a source of inspiration that is being converted into indispensable. In all ways, continue to publish articles as interesting, and you will continue to have many readers!