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amyjcaz 04-23-2020 01:14 PM

What Fonts do YOU use for Journaling?
 
I would love some suggestions on fonts you use to journal. I am usually good with fonts and use all different types for titles, dates and word strips. But for journaling it has been super hard to branch out! I want it to be easily read and clean, not too cutesy or fancy. I almost always use Century Gothic and I am just so tired of using it all the time! I will also use a typewritter style now and then, but I am looking for some good strong fonts that you ladies use. Thanks in advance for any help!!! :)

Neverland Scraps 04-23-2020 01:46 PM

So one my kids has several learning disorders and we discovered, after printing a couple of albums, that she can't read the journaling. This year, I've decided to ONLY use Traveling Typewriter because it's a font that EVERYONE can read--including aging grandparents

AmieN1 04-23-2020 01:47 PM

I have a custom font of my handwriting that I like to use a lot. If I'm not using that- my other go-to's are Lifesavers & Albertsthal Typewriter

I will add- I'm a total font hoarder & these are just the ones I've been using lately- until a new fave comes along! ;) ;)

ChristineF 04-23-2020 01:48 PM

I had my own handwriting turned into a font for when i want my journaling to look as realistic as possible. I don't much care for my own handwriting though so often I'll use one of DJB's fonts or I'll use Abadi MT (light) for my pocket pages.

jacinda 04-23-2020 02:12 PM

Century Gothic is one of my faves too, but when I want a more handwritten look (but still easy to read) my go to's are:

Ink Free font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...ormal-700b.jpg

KG Miss Kindergarten font (I probably use this one the most):

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...azing-700b.jpg

Coming Soon font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...-700b.jpg?1070

Night in Rome font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...-Home-700b.jpg

Nexa Light font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...aking-700b.jpg

DJB Number 2 Pencil font by Darcy Baldwin:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...Elisa-700b.jpg

nesser1981 04-23-2020 02:21 PM

Great thread!

I personally use my own handwriting font for 99.5% of my journaling, i had it made years ago when Darcy was still here.

I love all those Jacinda shared. I need to download some of those, because I do like to use things like that for titles, and weirdly for layouts I'm doing in my all about me album, I don't always use my handwriting for that. I will use century gothic I'm doing like facts about a place or something.

Leablahblah 04-23-2020 02:22 PM

I love DJB's fonts. I mostly use Journal Your Life Script.

craftytam 04-23-2020 02:46 PM

I love threads about fonts!!
I spend WAY too much time deciding on a font to use for my journaling.

I've considered using the same font all the time, but I love trying to match the font with the LO theme. It would save A LOT of time, though. :D

Jacinda, thank you for sharing these!! I picked up several new ones!

amyjcaz 04-23-2020 02:48 PM

Oh my gosh ladies I am loving all this feedback! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

immaculeah 04-23-2020 04:21 PM

I want to add Architect's Daughter

carrie1977 04-23-2020 06:03 PM

I use a lot of different fonts. Never the same. lol

nun69 04-23-2020 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrie1977 (Post 1063001948)
I use a lot of different fonts. Never the same. lol

me too!!!!! and I'm pretty sure I have every font Darcy ever released LOL!

Naala 04-24-2020 01:39 AM

I mostly use „the Liana“ by Heather Joyce for journaling

biancka 04-24-2020 06:03 AM

I use Special Elite...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/4b...e48d7e8fb0.png

I love typewriter fonts :)

Saar 04-24-2020 06:15 AM

I use KG When Oceans Rise for my travel album

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...16/ErjjGwn.jpg


And I use Josefin Slab Regular for my yearbook

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...16/rIiaBm2.jpg

allyanne 04-24-2020 06:20 AM

I always use the same font, and it makes my life much easier! I will sometimes use other fonts for title work or subtitles/dates. My font is called Typewriter Condensed.

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...Home_01_WM.jpg

jaye 04-24-2020 11:17 AM

My go to: All Things Pink, Alexis Marie, Anjelika Rose, Georgia Belle, Give it Your Heart, Hello Annie, and Isabelle Layne. They are very similar.

I am a font hoarder and tend to go through phases where I will only use print fonts, then it will be script fonts. I do like to mix it up but have my faves.

Naala 04-24-2020 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacinda (Post 1063001907)
Century Gothic is one of my faves too, but when I want a more handwritten look (but still easy to read) my go to's are:

Ink Free font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...ormal-700b.jpg

KG Miss Kindergarten font (I probably use this one the most):

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...azing-700b.jpg

Coming Soon font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...-700b.jpg?1070

Night in Rome font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...-Home-700b.jpg

Nexa Light font:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...aking-700b.jpg

DJB Number 2 Pencil font by Darcy Baldwin:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...Elisa-700b.jpg

thank you jacinda for those great suggestions. I really like the first two fonts and have already downloaded them.

stephc777 04-24-2020 03:34 PM

I am like Wendy. I've found that my journaling is hard to read in some of my old albums when I chose froufier fonts, so I am choosing fonts that are extremely readable for most stuff now. I like American Typewriter for my serif journaling font and century gothic for my sans serif. Still trying to find a good handwritten font - my handwriting is very messy, so no one will ever think that any handwritten font in my journaling is mine LOL I'm just looking for something very readable. I like Jacinda's suggestions above!

lorigaud 04-24-2020 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biancka (Post 1063001995)
I use Special Elite...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/4b...e48d7e8fb0.png

I love typewriter fonts :)

This is my go-to font! I love typewriter fonts too. :)

eve11ne 04-24-2020 06:59 PM

I love fonts thread! :thumbup:
I also spend a lot of time deciding what fonts to use but I have few favorites :

Pickandroll font :

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...ki-11Apr20.jpg

Funiko font (I found this in one of typography challenge) :

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...gs-21Mar20.jpg

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...eview2-web.jpg

hello ali : (I think someone mentioned this font here)

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...dance-web1.jpg


I just realized they all look similar :D
I also like VeggieBurger font, Just the way you are font and for typewriter fonts I like Tight writer, travelling typewriter and 1942 report

StacyLynn 04-24-2020 08:04 PM

Oh my I LOVE fonts.... I have so many... but I tend to have favorite that I use for a while then move on to new favorite.
Currently Buttercup is my fave for titles. And I LOVE KG fonts and handwritten fonts for my journaling.

icindi 04-24-2020 09:32 PM

Love checking out new fonts! But I tend to use the same one for journaling. I sometimes branch out for titles or a layout. Like Wendy, I have a kiddo with dyslexia and dysgraphia and he can't read script. My go-to is Love You Like a Sister https://www.dafont.com/love-ya-like-a-sister.font

rach3975 04-25-2020 01:36 AM

A few months ago I spent a lot of time scouring font sites for something that was relatively compact and would remain easily readable at a small size. On my Project Life pages I have sooo much text to squeeze in! My favorite ended up being KG Thinking Out Loud. It looks like a chunky, big font, but it can go surprisingly small and still be very easy to read.

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...0_rach3975.jpg

I also use Hollywood Starfire a lot. I think it may have been from an SSD challenge a few years ago. It's easy to read and fits on lots of different page styles, but if I test the same text in this and KG Thinking Out Loud, I can fit in more text legibly with the KG font.

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com...y_rach3975.jpg

I use these fonts for almost all my journaling. I also don't use scripts, except maybe for a word or two in titlework. My kids find all scripts much harder to read than print and at small sizes I think they're usually hard to read.

aussiegirl 04-25-2020 02:15 PM

My favorite is any style of typewriter font. But sometimes I will change the font based on the layout. If it's a girly layout- scripty font. I used a pieces of eight font for my pirates layouts. It really just depends on if I want something more themed. Otherwise, it's typewriter!

carrie1977 04-25-2020 06:01 PM

I've been using this one a lot lately:
https://www.dafont.com/generally-speaking.font (regular).

jaye 04-26-2020 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrie1977 (Post 1063002253)
I've been using this one a lot lately:
https://www.dafont.com/generally-speaking.font (regular).

I love Brittany Murphy fonts.

amyjcaz 05-01-2020 01:29 PM

Once again... thank you all so so much. I do a lot of font searching and collecting but with just this one thread I now have so many instant go-to journaling fonts! It's like Christmas and Birthday all rolled into one!

amy_hart 05-02-2020 09:39 AM

You guys are feeding my font addiction. I'm still using some old Fonts for Peas fonts. But I'm loading up here...

LeeAndra 05-02-2020 09:59 AM

I use TXT Annesia for 90% of my journaling.

Ponytails 05-02-2020 02:22 PM

I love Special Elite for a typewriter font. I use Open Sans Condensed a lot. It's a great font for legible reading, and it's good when you need to squeeze in a lot of info in a small space. I use it in my design work quite often as well for things like wordy strips.

stasianary 05-17-2020 09:23 PM

My favorite journaling font is Minya Nouvelle! I try to pick different ones but always come back to this.

JillW 05-18-2020 10:56 AM

I have way too many fonts (but really, is there SUCH a thing?! LOL!) So I use whatever font I find that strikes my fancy at the moment!!

britaneejean 05-18-2020 11:14 PM

Darcy made my handwriting into a font. There's 2! You can find them on dafont.com now

DJB Brit's Thin Pen
DJB Brit's Thick Pen

biancka 05-19-2020 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amy_hart (Post 1063004046)
You guys are feeding my font addiction. I'm still using some old Fonts for Peas fonts. But I'm loading up here...

Same here !! I love collecting fonts :)


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