How many fonts are too much on a page?
Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
I think nowadays because a lot of designs are created by people who have had no formal design training, the one big mistake we constantly see is that a layout has a gazillion fonts (give or take).
How much is too much? 2, 3 4, 5, 10?
It’s hard to tell. Everyone interprets design theory differently. The weirdest one I ever saw was when someone asked my opinion on their work. They’d selected a different typeface for each testimonial. Why? Because they’d heard that the font you chose should “speak” the content.
Probably in the last couple of years, the most I’ve ever used is about 5 in one document and it was a newsletter.
How did I break down the fonts?
- Masthead had it’s own “special” font.
- Tagline for the publication had a different typeface.
- Sans serif font for the subheads and captions
- Serif font for the body copy
- Script font to highlight some stuff.
C O N C L U S I O N :
Had I listened to conventional wisdom, they say that you should keep your typeface choices to a maximum of 3-4.
Sometimes, rules are meant to be broken. And if it’s appropriate, why not?
Remember: everything in moderation. Because the script font was used sparingly to highlight certain stuff, it stuck out.
Besides, should the masthead and tagline typefaces count as part of the font number in the document?
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