Trend Tuesday // Top 6 Dingbat Fonts

I am a sucker for a good dingbat.  Dingbat fonts really get to me because I love the idea of having an icon to express my every mood.....I think that's why I love emojis so much.  But there is one question I have....why is there not a taco emoji?  Riddle me that Batman!

Here are my top 6 fonts:

Peax Webdesign Free Icons // Adhesive Number Seven // Bergamot Ornaments

State Face // Cool Stuff // DJ Kitchen

I love dingbat fonts because they are so versatile - create a sticker, create a poster, create a card, the possibilities are endless really.  So. Much. Fun.

xoxo, Moe

Boost Your Blog // 5 Simple Ways to Pair Fonts

In my design career I've made a thousand million poor design choices.  But that's called learning :) I will say that finding that perfect, harmonic design balance is something I still find myself struggling with even as I progress through all I learn.

A big part of this finding balance was discovering harmony with fonts.  Now, Five Sixteenths has featured a whole load of different fonts over the course of it's life time and while I really love blogs that seem to be able to pull off using many assorted fonts, I've finally decided to use just a few here on 516.  Today I want to share with you 5 simple font pairings for your blog, invites, or any other text based project.  These tips sort of go off of the new DIY blog design (check out the old design here) & how fonts create a look for your blog.  

You can learn how to take a complete blog design from start to finish -including what serif & sans serif fonts say about your design- in the Blogging Basic eBook released earlier this September

Paring Fonts:

Pairing two fonts together, let's do this! The bigger font in the examples below is intended for your header or post titles & the smaller font is intended for your post body.

Handwritten + Sans Serif

Dakota & Josefin Sans

Sans Serif + Different Sans Serif:

Bebas Neue & Josefin Sans

 Sans Serif + Serif

Caviar Dreams & Didot

 Strong Serif + Rounded Sans Serif

Josefin Slab & Questrial

Classic Serif Font + Another Classic Serif Font

Didot & Georgia

One more tip: Keep handwritten fonts in the header or post title of your blog.  In these places, the font is big enough to see the words clearly.  Handwritten or cursive fonts in a body of text at a small font size are incredibly hard to read!  

Some of these fonts are built into the Template Designer here in Blogger & others are Google Web Fonts you can use in your template through html.  The great thing about the Template Designer is the ability to play with & pair fonts and instantly see the result in the preview!  Since fonts give a lot to your design, consider how well they pair together & what you want the fonts to bring to the design.

I hope this made a bit of sense to you & helps you see how fonts work together!

What are your favorite fonts?

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