Happy Monday fellow scrappers! I have a task for you right now. Head straight on over to The Font Game and take this quick quiz. And then report back to me. Are you back already with a score? If you're a big font geek like me, you probably scored in the 30s and you can easily spot the difference between Times New Roman and Georgia. I admit it, I'm a bit of a font junkie...a total sucker for a beautifully designed typeface that perfectly communicates my message. Even if you're not a total letter-geek like me, you can surely appreciate the simple beauty to be found in typography:
Source: The Haiti Poster Project
Source: Minted
Source: Jeanie & Jewell
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Katie DaisyFonts are one of my favorite ways to get creative in scrapbooking, and I'll be focusing on the many ways you can use them on your pages this week. Is your font library ready for a work out? If not, I've compiled this handy list of some fabulous sites offering free font downloads:
The League of Moveable Type
Dafont
Abstract Fonts
Font River
Web Expedition
Font Stock
Kevin & Amanda
Scrapvillage
Font Shop
Font Diner
Creamundo
Font Head
Smashing Magazine
So go pick out some new fonts to spice up your library, and get ready to create some amazing pages this week! Here's a page I did to kick things off, using the near-and-dear-to-my-heart font, Clarendon:
ETA: For help downloading and installing fonts, try this article for PCs and this article for Macs!
