Kepler with Proxima Condensed

6 Responses

1. Pro Tim Brown

   Jean François was totally right. This looks better.

   Now that I think about it, I remember hearing this advice before: to pair geometric sans-serifs with high-contrast serifs. I'd love to know more about why this works. Because when I found CamingoDos, it seemed to have structural similarities with Kepler ... and that method of finding pairings often works for me too.

   In this shot, Kepler STD with Proxima Nova Condensed. Large: Kepler Light and Proxima Nova Condensed Bold, each at ~100px. Text: Kepler Regular at 18px.

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   about 1 year ago

2. Pro Trent Walton

   It definitely works & I'm curious to know if there's some sort of specific why as well.

   I'm sold on Kepler— gonna keep that in my back pocket :)

   about 1 year ago

3. Joni Korpi

   Been thinking of using this combo myself. Just feels right somehow.

   about 1 year ago

4. Natan Nikolic

   Works splendedly! I recently came to the same conclusion myself only in my case it was regarding Gotham in combination with Minion Pro. I think it's a matter of contrast. Sans vs serif, classic vs. contemporary, geometry vs. caligraphy ... I would love to hear more elaborated thoughts on why this works though.

   about 1 year ago

5. Stephen Coles

   The caps have related structures here, but what about lowercase?

   about 1 year ago

6. Joni Korpi

   I think this H&FJ post answers why they work so well together: it’s the poise.

   http://www.typography.com/ask/recentTopic.php?rtID=92

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   about 1 year ago