What font did you use last time you had to write something for school? Was it Arial? Was it Comic Sans? Was it Chelsea Market? Did the people looking at your work visibly cringe without even reading it? Well, then you might be suffering from bad font taste. But don’t worry! We are here to help.
Bad font taste is curable, though it can be difficult to accept. First, we are going to help you better understand what you are going through. People of all ages can contact bad font taste, and it can strike anywhere at any time. Most of the time, it starts in middle school when the teacher makes a “fun” slideshow. This slideshow will most likely include the “basic white theme” containing two very exciting shades of gray! The font, of course, is Arial. This slideshow is the expectation for your own work. The next time you go to work on an assignment or a project, you’re completely unaware of all the much more elegant, and professional fonts you could be using.
Of course, when you're writing an essay or something important for class, your teacher may want you to use Times New Roman, which is much better than Arial, and is a perfectly good font! But, if you’re typing on a slideshow that you’re using for a project, using a variety of fonts can make the assignment much more appealing, and fun to do! Especially if you tie it in with a colorful theme or a nice background color. It is also important to note that some fonts are more fitting for titles, or captions, rather than your main paragraph. Some title fonts we recommend are Poriet One, Lato Light, and Courier New. Also, titles should be larger than the actual text. Body paragraph fonts we recommend to start, are Spectral Light, Spectral Extra Light, Georgia, and Cambria. The size of this font should be 11 or 12. Use 12 for sure if you are doing something important for class. The best starting place really is just exploring and finding which new fonts you enjoy writing with the most!
In regard to color, you can’t go wrong with solid black for your font. If you're doing a project, other dark colors look nice too, especially dark blues. If you want your project to look really nice, try to stay away from any of the generic red, blue, or green, If you are working on a slideshow try using free slideshow templates from websites like Canva or Slidesgo to create more engaging, eye-pleasing presentations! They’re super easy to use, and can elevate your work immediately! You can change the background of the presentation as well, but if you do, make sure you choose a color or image that doesn’t clash with your more important text.
All in all, changing your font takes almost no time, and can turn your essay or presentation from an eyesore to I love it. Much like putting on nice clothes to go to a restaurant, it takes almost the same amount of time and effort. Would you rather title your slideshow with, Arial, the old sweatshirt your uncle gave you like a year ago? Or Dancing Script, the dazzling dress you picked out from the store last week? Therefore, the use of fonts is not just an artistic choice, it’s a necessary decision that can take your essay to the next level.
Not sure where to start with your fonts? Here are our writers' top picks.
Abril Fatface (for titles)
Arapey
Bubbler one
Cardo
Cambria
Cabin
Cormorant (light)
Cormorant Garamond
Courier new (for titles and subtitles)
Dancing Script (for fancy titles)
EB Garamond
Georgia
Gideon Roman
Gilda Display
Hi Melody (for handwriting)
Italiana
Josefin Slab
Lato Light
Lemon (for titles)
Life Savers
Marcellus
Mountains of Christmas (for titles)
Nahum Myeongjo
Nunito (Light)
Poiret One
Prata
Sorts Mill Goudy
Spectral (Extra light, or light)
Thasadith
Times New Roman (for essays)
Viaoda Libre (Titles, and small amounts of text)
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