BAD FONTS
Comic Sans, Curlz MT, Brash Script, Monotype Corsica, Bradley Hand ITC, Kristen ITC, Viner Hand ITC, Papyrus, and similar
Ban Comic Sans Movement
23 Really Bad Font Choices
GOOD FONTS
Top 10 Most Popular Fonts Lists for 2026
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Good free fonts for designers
You can easily find more good fonts on the internet
FREE FONTS:
Goggle Fonts
www.fontsquirrel.com
www.1001fonts.com
www.dafont.com
Useful: 10 golden rules you should live by when combining fonts
DO NOT LIST:
- Do not forget about hierarchy of information
- Do not use more than 2 typefaces (exception – 3, but very carefully);
- Do not use 2 decorative typefaces (one can be decorative and the second – traditional)
- Do not use all capitals in cursive fonts and in body text
- Do not distort/stretch font
- Do not use: Comic Sans, Curlz MT, Brash Script, Monotype Corsica, Bradley Hand ITC,
Kristen ITC, Viner Hand ITC, Papyrus and similar 100-years-old typefaces
(Times New Roman and Arial – only for body text) - Do not use little difference in font sizes (use the second one at least 2 times bigger)
- Do not use many colors and especially gradients
- Do not put the text with one color on the background with the complimentary color, or with the same value
- Do not put the text on a busy background (make it readable)
- Do not apply layer styles such as Bevel and Emboss, Glow and unnecessary shadows from layer styles
- Do not put the text of different meaning with equal distance and equal size