Favorite Fonts - top picks for basic journaling fonts
I’ve been wanting to write about fonts for a long time now because I see so many posts out there recommending hard-to-read fonts. I’ve made thousands of scrapbook pages over the years (both paper and digital), taught scrapbooking classes, written for instructive scrapbooking sites, and been a digital designer. I’ve looked at A LOT of text and fonts over the years and have put a great deal of thought and study into my own font choices. It’s tempting to just download all the amazing fonts out there, especially when they are free. If you love fonts, go ahead and download to your hearts content, but be sure to do some research and figure out which ones look the best. Focus on readability above all else. It will make a huge difference in your projects!
I’ve created some graphics for you to pin or save as desired that will help you in your own font study. I’ve made sure that each font I’ve recommended is free to download and easy to find. All of the fonts in today’s post are actually OK for commercial use as well (always good to read the licenses to be sure). Links are included below.
Here are the links to each of these free fonts:
I’ve typed up samples of each of these fonts for you to pin or save. It is so helpful to actually look at a font in use to see if you like it or not. Look at each letter and notice how the words look all together in a paragraph. You will start to get a good feel for how great fonts make a big difference.
Do you have a favorite? Are there any here that you already use? Any new ones you want to try? I hope you have fun exploring each of these fonts in your own journaling projects. Happy downloading!
