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What's your favorite font?

by Katie Bircher
Aug 15, 2012 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
Freight Tran typefacesWe've just posted Leonard S. Marcus's article "Give 'Em Helvetica: Picture Book Type" from the upcoming September/October issue. Since "type is one of the major ingredients in the creation of a visual environment," Marcus explores how different typefaces can enhance — or detract from — our reading experience.

What's your favorite font? (And perhaps an even more interesting question: what's your least favorite font?) Please share in the comments — we'd love to hear from readers and designers alike!

Katie Bircher

Formerly an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications, Katie Bircher is currently associate agent at Sara Crowe Literary. Katie holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons University and has over seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.

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Carl

cooper black, american typewriter, and futura....don't be snobs.

Posted : Mar 12, 2013 11:08

sara

Granjon LT is my favorite type, elegant and legible.

Posted : Sep 03, 2012 06:58

Karen

Favorite: Adobe Garamond Pro or Goudy (another vote for the classics) Least favorite: Brush Script - used to threaten folks with it - "behave or I'll have your body copy set in Brush Script!"

Posted : Aug 16, 2012 06:21

GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido

Goudy Old Style, followed closely by Garamond. I do love them, old-fashioned as they are.

Posted : Aug 15, 2012 11:41

Philip

Least favorite font? Baptismal.

Posted : Aug 15, 2012 08:21

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