TYPOGRAPHY

I had never imagined that I would come to a point in my life where I would be sitting alone in the school library quietly chuckling to myself over an idea map about font choice. Yet, here I am. I had never fully comprehended the rules associated with choosing a font for any project, but this flow chart breaks it down for even the simplest of minds. My personal favorite path to follow on this chart begins as you search for a font for an invitation. If you are a bit fussy as you pick your font, the diagram helps you to narrow it down as it asks simple yes/no questions. If you do not prefer a handwritten invitation and you do not want anything fancy, the author seems to imply that you are crazy and asks the question, “are you alone?” If you answer yes to this, the author takes you on a long path that ultimately leads to the font comic sans. I find this very entertaining because in my mind, I picture the author throwing their hands in the air while yelling, “You juvenile! How could you reject a handwritten AND fancy font for an invitation?” as they throw comic sans in the face of the inquirer as the only font they could possibly be worthy of. Overall, I have found this chart to be very useful and wish that these fonts were available to use on my computer so I could strengthen my personal projects with the proper use of font.