Nice Web Type

Fonts

Bello and Proxima Nova

Underware’s Bello and Mark Simonson’s Proxima Nova, both available for web embedding via Typekit, make a nice combination. They are different enough, though, to serve as an example of how we might combine typefaces that were not made for one another. More →

Museo and Museo Sans

Both designed by Jos Buivenga in 2008 and issued by Exljbris, Museo and Museo Sans are legible, geometric faces with large counters. Available in five weights each, with some free and licensed for web use, the Museos are versatile enough to use at both display and text sizes. More →

Graublau Sans with Lucida sanserif

Designed by Georg Seifert in 2008 and issued by FDI Fonts.info, Graublau Sans is a condensed humanist sans-serif most suitable for use as a display face. The free, web-licensed version pairs well with sanserifs in the Lucida family when Graublau is used for headings and Lucida for body text. More →

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My choices for web type

You may have noticed, there are lots of typefaces out there to choose among. Here you'll find the ones I prefer, and my reasons.

Robert Bringhurst’s chapter on Prowling the Specimen Books has always helped me to orient myself among the many offerings of foundries and independent vendors.

I hope to provide similar clarity for you as we explore typefaces licensed for web use.

How do I use the fonts?

Once you have acquired and installed a legally usable typeface, there are several ways to use it in your websites. For these examples, I have used CSS @font-face.

Downloadable source files are in the footers of each of these specimens.