Designers’ favorite typefaces Written by Margaret Kelsey , Content and Community Manager at InVision App Nothing stirs up a more impassioned debate with designers than asking them to choose their favorite typeface. So this week, we forced a handful of creatives in the InVision community to make that tough decision.
And no lorem ipsum here! They’ve written their favorite word — which, for many, is a breakfast food — using their chosen typeface.
Georgia (Bold Italic) Submitted by Samira Khoshnood , Senior Product Designer at Evernote Colfax Submitted by Billy So , UX Designer at Kit and Ace Sofia pro, black Submitted by Mahédine Yahia , Interaction Designer Nevis Submitted by JD Jones , User Experience Designer at Modus Create Pier Sans Submitted by Mark Edward Demuth , Graphic Designer FF Oxide Solid Pro Submitted by Kristine Le , Evernote Mobile Product Designer, Android Brandon Grotesque Submitted by Julio Montás , Freelance Front-End Developer Brandon Grotesque Submitted by Rachel Mitrano , Interactive Designer at Base “Gotham is strong, bold and powerful. It was used in material created for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, which only adds to its bold character.” Gotham Submitted by Katie Crowell , Manager of Marketing DesignGotham Submitted by Napoleon Martinez , Product Designer Gill Sans Bold Submitted by Ivy Mukherjee , Visual and Interface Designer “TypeTogether typefaces are always a go-to for me.” Bree/Bree Serif Submitted by Dave House , Designer at GumtreeBalto Submitted by Torry Colichio , Founder and Creative Director Frutiger Roman Submitted by Jahed Momand , Product Lead, Mobile at ZOOM+ Museo Sans Rounded Submitted by Andreia Filipa da Silva Cândido , Digital Designer Avenir Submitted by Sammy Schuckert , Communication Designer Gotham Light Submitted by Grayson Hjaltalin , UI/UX Designer at Salesforce Helvetica Neue Thin Submitted by Felipe Ramos , UI Designer “I really love the Roboto family.” Roboto thin Submitted by Roberto Pacheco , UI/UX Designer at Hint“How can one really choose?!” Absara Sans Submitted by Kerry Stephens , UX & Visual DesignMontserrat Submitted by Igor Bogdanovski , Designer at StartApps Montserrat Submitted by Sebastian Petravic , UX/UI Designer and Front-End Developer Futura Submitted by Paul Kubala Futura Submitted by EJ Lanz , Blogger Futura Submitted by Josh Deckman , Director of Design at Speed Digital Din Submitted by Hannah Peckham , Mobile Product Designer at Evernote Canter Submitted by Justin Ewert , UX Designer Bw Stretch Submitted by Nicola ‘Felasquez’ Felaco , Head of Design at Musixmatch Alice (Google Font) Submitted by Samantha Zhang , Designer at Graphiq.com Tiempos Text Submitted by James LaCroix , Product Designer “I’ve been really loving slab fonts lately, and Roboto Slab is nice as it feels more natural than other grotesks.” Roboto Slab Bold Submitted by Josh Dunsterville , Lead Designer at KlientBoostClarendon Submitted by Vince Tardy , Creative Director at Brightfind Clarendon Submitted by Michael Ennis , Sr. UX Designer at RevZilla.com Bodoni Submitted by Denise Villanueva , UX Designer and Letterer “I like British gothic types as they are never dull, stand out from the crowd and easily recognisable, have their own character.” Priori Sans Submitted by Bence Csernak , User Interface and Branding DesignerRaleway Light Submitted by Kate Stahnke , Founder of ITGirl.co Feijoa Submitted by Briony Cran e, Art Director at Hootsuite and Co-Founder of Goodforks Questa Grande Submitted by Maria Nicholas , Executive Director of UX at Kaplan Test Prep Janda Stylish Script Submitted by Catherine Lagman , Visual Designer of Product at Anaplan “Burst My Bubble” Submitted by Alecsandru Grigoriu , Lead UX Designer at Grapefruit Ostrich Sans Bold Submitted by Danica Altin , UI/UX Designer at POF.com Pacifico (modified) Submitted by David Shackelford , Creative Director