Font Trial

Font Trial

January 21st, 2010 @ 4:50 pm by Mrs. Sewing
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Well, Mr. Sewing and I spent a whole evening wasted on this amazingly addictive site! I’d recommend every couple make at least one date night for exploring fonts, it’s quite fun. Just try not to start any wars over the pros and cons of serifs. It’s not pretty.

Anyway, our task was to come up with two things -

A “theme” Bible verse, or at least something to put on our favor bags.
A font to go with it.

For challenge one, there are many options - 1 Corinthians, Ecclesiastes, etc. We chose 1 John 4:9-12. Not only is it an awesome and to the point, but it also happens to be the subject of our latest Church Bible Study, which focuses on the book of 1 John. Here it is (NIV version):

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

The outside of the bag will simply have the mon on it, in either red or white ink.

The inside edge will have the text. For challenge two, here are some font samples we came up with:

(In order from top to bottom, the fancy fonts are JBFil_std, Kawoszeh, Romance Fatal Serif, and Times Old Attic. The plain font is Century Gothic.)

Personally I’m leaning towards #3 with the Rebel Alliance sign in the middle. Pucca and Garu I think are just too small.

What’s your favorite font? Are you using the same one for all written things, or are you mixing it up with several of your favorites?

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23 Responses to “Font Trial”

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Mrs. Lamb (message) 970 posts, Busy bee

Great verse for a wedding! So true!

1/21/10 @ 5:07 pm (reply)

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chicagowife (message) 844 posts, Busy bee

What a beautiful verse — so nice to see your plans take shape centered around your Christian faith.

1/21/10 @ 5:09 pm (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

i spent way too much time looking for fonts. #3 is my pick!

1/21/10 @ 5:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Pretzel (message) 1,893 posts, Buzzing bee

lol star wars awesome! Mr Pretzel and I love Cast Iron (we used it on our Save the Dates) and yes he and I can debate serif vs san serif for hours!

1/21/10 @ 5:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Haha, serif fonts FTW! No for real, I read somewhere that serif fonts are easier for people to read. I’m always changing the default font on my work email and in Word to Times New Roman from a sans-serif font.

1/21/10 @ 5:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Dazzlin Damask (message) 9 posts, Newbee

Love that you are incorporating a Bible verse. We are very strong in our faith and it almost makes me ashamed that I did not even think of that throughout the wedding process.

1/21/10 @ 5:41 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

i like 2 or 3.

1/21/10 @ 5:59 pm (reply)

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CorgiTales (message) 9,861 posts, Bee Keeper

haha I’m early enough in wedding planning that I can’t possibly imagine why anyone would care about what font something is in.

Of course 6 months ago i couldn’t imagine why anyone would care about what chairs looked like at a venue and now i weep for chivari (and my lack of ability to buy them)… heh. I think this post is a sign of things to come for me.

1/21/10 @ 6:08 pm (reply)

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Riesling (message) 38 posts, Newbee

Mmm, definitely go number 3!!! I just downloaded it after seeing this page, and I think I might use it in my invites…

1/21/10 @ 6:30 pm (reply)

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jaybird12 (message) 315 posts, Helper bee

The first font is wicked cool, but I like the third for this situation. (Although the first one is so much fun.)

1/21/10 @ 7:34 pm (reply)

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lolo7835 (message) 558 posts, Busy bee

I like #3

1/21/10 @ 9:16 pm (reply)

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mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

I love #3 and I think you could totally use Pucca and Garu, they’re freaking adorable!

1/21/10 @ 9:19 pm (reply)

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

I like the third one, too! So pretty!

1/21/10 @ 9:28 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Please don’t tell Mr. KM about that site. I’ll never see him again and that would make me sad. Seriously, he’s laid claim to approving any and all fonts related to our wedding. Seriously.

1/21/10 @ 11:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Argyle (message) 2,516 posts, Sugar bee

I am OBSESSED with downloading fonts - it’s insane.

1/22/10 @ 12:30 am (reply)

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lauralou852 (message) 516 posts, Busy bee

Great verse, and I love #3!
PS - Slightly unrelated, but did you realize Forever 21 has John 3:16 on the bottom of their bags?

1/22/10 @ 1:09 am (reply)

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Miss OBeeHave (message) 29 posts, Newbee

I LOVE fonts!!! I have a font sent to me daily. I really like #3. The verse you have chosen is so ideal, stay blessed.

1/22/10 @ 1:37 am (reply)

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Miss Sewing (message) 2,701 posts, Sugar bee

@Mrs. Mouse: Really? That’s pretty awesome. I’m the serif fan in the house, but Mr. Sew is the minimalist!
@CorgiTales: The font-bug will get you! It’s just a matter of time!
@Riesling: Yay! It’s so much fun!
@jaybird12: I know! I really liked the stringy-ness of the first one.
@mimi06d: Aren’t they? Sooo cute!
@KMSull: haha! Good luck keeping him out of the sea of internet fonts!
@lauralou852: whoa, I had no idea! That’s pretty awesome! I’ll have to check next time

1/22/10 @ 3:16 pm (reply)

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Iamalighthouse (message) 60 posts, Worker bee

yes #3 is my favorite! And i LOVE that verse. Way to shine at your ceremony Miss Sewing! We’re trying to do that too!!

1/22/10 @ 6:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

I definitely like the third one the best, simple but elegant. It took me so long to figure out what fonts to use, I had a list that I was making as I found ones I liked. Who knew fonts would be such a pain in the booty!

1/22/10 @ 9:04 pm (reply)

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