Explorations in Typography /
Mastering the Art of Fine Typesetting

Carolina de Bartolo
with Erik Spiekermann

Typeface combinations /

FF Good Black, FF Elementa Regular

FF Meta Normal, FF Meta Serif Bold Italic

ITC Mendoza Roman Book, FF Scala Sans Regular

PMN Caecilia 56 Italic, Jeunesse Sans Regular

ITC Officina Sans, Chaparral Italic

FF QType Condensed Book, Kettler Bold

FF BeoSans Hard R20, FF Tisa Bold, FF Tisa Regular

FF Engine Light Italic, Cholla Unicase

FF Tibere Regular, FF Pullman Inline

FF OCR-F Light, FF Beadmap Inline

Bell Centennial Address, Cooper Black Italic

FF Nuvo Medium, FF Beowolf R20

FF Tronic Regular, FF Folk, News Gothic Bold

FF Cube Light, FF Dot Matrix Two Extended

FF Zwo Semibold, FF Tisa Bold Italic

FF Netto Regular, Cholla Slab Bold, Cholla Slab Regular

Rockwell Light, Avenir Heavy

Base 9 Regular, FF Prater Script

FF Enzo Medium Italic, FF Page Serif Demibold Italic

FF Roice Regular, FF Daxline Bold, FF Daxline Regular

Spartan Classified Book, Suburban Bold

FF Trixie Light, FF Burokrat One

Matrix Script Bold, FF Scala Sans Regular, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Scala Jewel, FF Scala, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Absara Regular, FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular

Cholla Unicase, FF Info Text, Cholla Sans Thin

Sabbath Black Heavy, Adobe Jenson, Dalliance Flourishes, FF Legato Regular

Charlemagne Bold, Joanna Italic, Gill Sans Book

FF Stealth, FF Hydra Text Light, FF Hydra Bold, FF Hydra Medium

Goudy Text Regular, FF Parango Regular, AW Conquerer Light

FF Schulschrift B LinienEins, FF Profile Light, FF Profile Bold

FF Utility Black, FF Utility Light, FF Oxide Stencil Bold

Tarzana Wide Bold Italic, Tarzana Wide Regular, Cholla Slab Oblique

FF Letter Gothic Text Light, Oblong Regular

Fournier Regular, Fournier Italic, FF Nexus Sans Regular

FF Quadraat Bold, FF Quadraat Italic, FF Quadraat Regular, FF Nuvo Regular

Serifa 65 Bold, Serifa 45 Light, Linotype Univers Basic Bold, Linotype Univers Basic Regular

EideticNeo Omni, EideticNeo Regular, FF Fago Extra Bold, FF Fago Medium

FF Eureka Regular (small caps), FF Eureka Regular, FF Eureka Arrows, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular, FF Absara Bold

FF Sanuk Medium, FF Sanuk Light, FF Scala Bold

Filosofia Italic, Filosofia Regular, FF Dingbats 2.0 Arrows, FF Zine Sans Bold, FF Zine Sans Regular

FF Fago Extra Bold, Chaparral Bold, Chaparral Regular

Officina Serif Bold, Officina Serif Bold Italic, Officina Serif Book, Syntax

FF Speak Regular, Democratica Regular, FF Speak Bold

FF Zine Serif Medium, FF Zine Sans Regular, FF Zine Slab Medium Italic

Helvetica Neue Medium, New Clarendon Regular, Helvetica Neue Heavy Condensed

Myriad Regular, FF Atma Serif Book, Matrix Script Bold

FF Alega Normal, FF Alega Serif Normal, Eboy Regular Beta

FF Page Serif Regular, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Archian Night, FF Sub Vario Dry

Bell Gothic Black, Bell Gothic Bold, ITC New Baskerville Bold Small Caps

ITC New Baskerville Roman, FF Dingbats 2.0 Stars and Flowers, Bell Centennial Name & Number

FF Magda Clean Mono Regular, FF Hydra Medium

FF Super Grotesk, Bauhaus Medium

FF Quadraat Sans Italic, Joanna Semibold Italic

FF Clan Thin, Fluidum Bold

FF Ticket Bold, FF Gothic Min Condensed

OCR-B Medium, Prestige Elite Regular

Frutiger 55 Regular, Frutiger 56 Italic, Meridian Roman

FF Meta Serif Book, FF Meta Serif Bold, FF Meta Black, FF Meta Normal

FF Kievit Bold, FF Kievit Italic, FF Kievit Regular, Maxime Regular

FF Nexus Sans Bold, FF Nexus Mix Regular, FF Nexus Typewriter Regular

FF Strada Regular, Cholla Slab Bold

FF Dax Wide Black, FF Dax Bold, FF Dax Regular, FF Dax Condensed Light, Platelet

Sauna Small Caps, FF Clifford, FF Clifford Italic

FF Typestar Black, FF Typestar Normal, Brothers Regular

FF Seria Sans Bold, FF Seria Regular, Exocet

FF Max Fat Italic, FF Max Extra Light, FF Max Regular, FF Alega Serif Light

FF Cocon Regular, Sassoon Primary Regular

FF Plus Sans Extra Bold, Maxime Regular, FF Plus Sans Extra Bold Italic

FF Chambers Sans Black, FF Chambers Sans, FF Chambers Sans Bold Italic, Folk Art Stitch

TheMix Black, TheSans Plain, TheSans Bold, TheSerif Plain

FF Bau Regular, Orator

Klavika Bold, Klavika Regular, PMN Caecilia 86 Heavy Italic, FF Dingbats 2.0 Numbers, PMN Caecilia 56 Italic

FF Isonorm, Unibody 8 Small Caps

FF Karbid Normal, Base 12 Serif

FF Regular, FF Celeste Bold Italic

Interstate Regular, Calvert Regular

OCR-A, Akkurat

FF Celeste, FF Page Sans Demibold, FF Page Sans Light

FF Avance, FF Kievit Italic

FF Cellini Bold, FF Cellini Regular, FF Cst Berlin West

Adobe Garamond Bold, Adobe Garamond Roman, FF Scala Sans Regular

Univers Bold Condensed, Univers Condensed, Univers Bold, Univers Light, FF Fago Office Serif

FF Milo Bold, FF Milo Text, FF Avance Italic

FF Unit Bold, FF Unit Regular Italic, FF Unit Regular, FF Unit Light, FF Unit Rounded

FF Good Black, FF Elementa Regular

FF Meta Normal, FF Meta Serif Bold Italic

ITC Mendoza Roman Book, FF Scala Sans Regular

PMN Caecilia 56 Italic, Jeunesse Sans Regular

ITC Officina Sans, Chaparral Italic

FF QType Condensed Book, Kettler Bold

FF BeoSans Hard R20, FF Tisa Bold, FF Tisa Regular

FF Engine Light Italic, Cholla Unicase

FF Tibere Regular, FF Pullman Inline

FF OCR-F Light, FF Beadmap Inline

Bell Centennial Address, Cooper Black Italic

FF Nuvo Medium, FF Beowolf R20

FF Tronic Regular, FF Folk, News Gothic Bold

FF Cube Light, FF Dot Matrix Two Extended

FF Zwo Semibold, FF Tisa Bold Italic

FF Netto Regular, Cholla Slab Bold, Cholla Slab Regular

Rockwell Light, Avenir Heavy

Base 9 Regular, FF Prater Script

FF Enzo Medium Italic, FF Page Serif Demibold Italic

FF Roice Regular, FF Daxline Bold, FF Daxline Regular

Spartan Classified Book, Suburban Bold

FF Trixie Light, FF Burokrat One

Matrix Script Bold, FF Scala Sans Regular, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Scala Jewel, FF Scala, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Absara Regular, FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular

Cholla Unicase, FF Info Text, Cholla Sans Thin

Sabbath Black Heavy, Adobe Jenson, Dalliance Flourishes, FF Legato Regular

Charlemagne Bold, Joanna Italic, Gill Sans Book

FF Stealth, FF Hydra Text Light, FF Hydra Bold, FF Hydra Medium

Goudy Text Regular, FF Parango Regular, AW Conquerer Light

FF Schulschrift B LinienEins, FF Profile Light, FF Profile Bold

FF Utility Black, FF Utility Light, FF Oxide Stencil Bold

Tarzana Wide Bold Italic, Tarzana Wide Regular, Cholla Slab Oblique

FF Letter Gothic Text Light, Oblong Regular

Fournier Regular, Fournier Italic, FF Nexus Sans Regular

Avenir 95 Black, Avenir 95 Black Oblique, Avenir 55 Roman, Bodoni Old Face Regular

FF DIN Black, FF DIN Regular, FF Container

Lo-Res Bold, FF Cartonnage

Perpetua Bold, Perpetua Italic,Perpetua Regular, P22 Victorian Ornaments One, FF Milo Regular Italic

FF Legato Demibold, FF Legato Light, FF Oneleigh Regular, FF Dingbats 2.0 Stars and Flowers

Centaur, Centaur Italic, FF Absara Sans Thin

Photina Ultra Bold, Photina Italic, Photina Regular, Maxime Ornaments, FF Meta Small Caps

Maiola Bold, Maiola Regular, FF Quadraat Sans Italic

FF Quadraat Bold, FF Quadraat Italic, FF Quadraat Regular, FF Nuvo Regular

Serifa 65 Bold, Serifa 45 Light, Linotype Univers Basic Bold, Linotype Univers Basic Regular

EideticNeo Omni, EideticNeo Regular, FF Fago Extra Bold, FF Fago Medium

FF Eureka Regular (small caps), FF Eureka Regular, FF Eureka Arrows, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular, FF Absara Bold

FF Sanuk Medium, FF Sanuk Light, FF Scala Bold

Filosofia Italic, Filosofia Regular, FF Dingbats 2.0 Arrows, FF Zine Sans Bold, FF Zine Sans Regular

FF Fago Extra Bold, Chaparral Bold, Chaparral Regular

Officina Serif Bold, Officina Serif Bold Italic, Officina Serif Book, Syntax

FF Speak Regular, Democratica Regular, FF Speak Bold

FF Zine Serif Medium, FF Zine Sans Regular, FF Zine Slab Medium Italic

Helvetica Neue Medium, New Clarendon Regular, Helvetica Neue Heavy Condensed

Myriad Regular, FF Atma Serif Book, Matrix Script Bold

FF Alega Normal, FF Alega Serif Normal, Eboy Regular Beta

FF Page Serif Regular, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Archian Night, FF Sub Vario Dry

Bell Gothic Black, Bell Gothic Bold, ITC New Baskerville Bold Small Caps

ITC New Baskerville Roman, FF Dingbats 2.0 Stars and Flowers, Bell Centennial Name & Number

FF Magda Clean Mono Regular, FF Hydra Medium

FF Super Grotesk, Bauhaus Medium

FF Quadraat Sans Italic, Joanna Semibold Italic

FF Clan Thin, Fluidum Bold

FF Ticket Bold, FF Gothic Min Condensed

OCR-B Medium, Prestige Elite Regular

Frutiger 55 Regular, Frutiger 56 Italic, Meridian Roman

FF Meta Serif Book, FF Meta Serif Bold, FF Meta Black, FF Meta Normal

FF Kievit Bold, FF Kievit Italic, FF Kievit Regular, Maxime Regular

FF Nexus Sans Bold, FF Nexus Mix Regular, FF Nexus Typewriter Regular

FF Strada Regular, Cholla Slab Bold

FF Dax Wide Black, FF Dax Bold, FF Dax Regular, FF Dax Condensed Light, Platelet

Sauna Small Caps, FF Clifford, FF Clifford Italic

FF Typestar Black, FF Typestar Normal, Brothers Regular

FF Seria Sans Bold, FF Seria Regular, Exocet

FF Max Fat Italic, FF Max Extra Light, FF Max Regular, FF Alega Serif Light

FF Cocon Regular, Sassoon Primary Regular

FF Plus Sans Extra Bold, Maxime Regular, FF Plus Sans Extra Bold Italic

FF Chambers Sans Black, FF Chambers Sans, FF Chambers Sans Bold Italic, Folk Art Stitch

TheMix Black, TheSans Plain, TheSans Bold, TheSerif Plain

FF Bau Regular, Orator

Klavika Bold, Klavika Regular, PMN Caecilia 86 Heavy Italic, FF Dingbats 2.0 Numbers, PMN Caecilia 56 Italic

FF Isonorm, Unibody 8 Small Caps

FF Karbid Normal, Base 12 Serif

FF Regular, FF Celeste Bold Italic

Interstate Regular, Calvert Regular

OCR-A, Akkurat

FF Celeste, FF Page Sans Demibold, FF Page Sans Light

FF Avance, FF Kievit Italic

FF Cellini Bold, FF Cellini Regular, FF Cst Berlin West

Adobe Garamond Bold, Adobe Garamond Roman, FF Scala Sans Regular

Univers Bold Condensed, Univers Condensed, Univers Bold, Univers Light, FF Fago Office Serif

FF Milo Bold, FF Milo Text, FF Avance Italic

FF Unit Bold, FF Unit Regular Italic, FF Unit Regular, FF Unit Light, FF Unit Rounded

FF Good Black, FF Elementa Regular

FF Meta Normal, FF Meta Serif Bold Italic

ITC Mendoza Roman Book, FF Scala Sans Regular

PMN Caecilia 56 Italic, Jeunesse Sans Regular

ITC Officina Sans, Chaparral Italic

FF QType Condensed Book, Kettler Bold

FF BeoSans Hard R20, FF Tisa Bold, FF Tisa Regular

FF Engine Light Italic, Cholla Unicase

FF Tibere Regular, FF Pullman Inline

FF OCR-F Light, FF Beadmap Inline

Bell Centennial Address, Cooper Black Italic

FF Nuvo Medium, FF Beowolf R20

FF Tronic Regular, FF Folk, News Gothic Bold

FF Cube Light, FF Dot Matrix Two Extended

FF Zwo Semibold, FF Tisa Bold Italic

FF Netto Regular, Cholla Slab Bold, Cholla Slab Regular

Rockwell Light, Avenir Heavy

Base 9 Regular, FF Prater Script

FF Enzo Medium Italic, FF Page Serif Demibold Italic

FF Roice Regular, FF Daxline Bold, FF Daxline Regular

Spartan Classified Book, Suburban Bold

FF Trixie Light, FF Burokrat One

Matrix Script Bold, FF Scala Sans Regular, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Scala Jewel, FF Scala, FF Scala Sans Italic

FF Absara Regular, FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular

Cholla Unicase, FF Info Text, Cholla Sans Thin

Sabbath Black Heavy, Adobe Jenson, Dalliance Flourishes, FF Legato Regular

Charlemagne Bold, Joanna Italic, Gill Sans Book

FF Stealth, FF Hydra Text Light, FF Hydra Bold, FF Hydra Medium

Goudy Text Regular, FF Parango Regular, AW Conquerer Light

FF Schulschrift B LinienEins, FF Profile Light, FF Profile Bold

FF Utility Black, FF Utility Light, FF Oxide Stencil Bold

Tarzana Wide Bold Italic, Tarzana Wide Regular, Cholla Slab Oblique

FF Letter Gothic Text Light, Oblong Regular

Fournier Regular, Fournier Italic, FF Nexus Sans Regular

Avenir 95 Black, Avenir 95 Black Oblique, Avenir 55 Roman, Bodoni Old Face Regular

FF DIN Black, FF DIN Regular, FF Container

Lo-Res Bold, FF Cartonnage

Perpetua Bold, Perpetua Italic,Perpetua Regular, P22 Victorian Ornaments One, FF Milo Regular Italic

FF Legato Demibold, FF Legato Light, FF Oneleigh Regular, FF Dingbats 2.0 Stars and Flowers

Centaur, Centaur Italic, FF Absara Sans Thin

Photina Ultra Bold, Photina Italic, Photina Regular, Maxime Ornaments, FF Meta Small Caps

Maiola Bold, Maiola Regular, FF Quadraat Sans Italic

FF Quadraat Bold, FF Quadraat Italic, FF Quadraat Regular, FF Nuvo Regular

Serifa 65 Bold, Serifa 45 Light, Linotype Univers Basic Bold, Linotype Univers Basic Regular

EideticNeo Omni, EideticNeo Regular, FF Fago Extra Bold, FF Fago Medium

FF Eureka Regular (small caps), FF Eureka Regular, FF Eureka Arrows, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Absara Sans Bold, FF Absara Sans Regular, FF Absara Bold

FF Sanuk Medium, FF Sanuk Light, FF Scala Bold

Filosofia Italic, Filosofia Regular, FF Dingbats 2.0 Arrows, FF Zine Sans Bold, FF Zine Sans Regular

FF Fago Extra Bold, Chaparral Bold, Chaparral Regular

Officina Serif Bold, Officina Serif Bold Italic, Officina Serif Book, Syntax

FF Speak Regular, Democratica Regular, FF Speak Bold

FF Zine Serif Medium, FF Zine Sans Regular, FF Zine Slab Medium Italic

Helvetica Neue Medium, New Clarendon Regular, Helvetica Neue Heavy Condensed

Myriad Regular, FF Atma Serif Book, Matrix Script Bold

FF Alega Normal, FF Alega Serif Normal, Eboy Regular Beta

FF Page Serif Regular, FF Eureka Sans Regular

FF Archian Night, FF Sub Vario Dry

Bell Gothic Black, Bell Gothic Bold, ITC New Baskerville Bold Small Caps

ITC New Baskerville Roman, FF Dingbats 2.0 Stars and Flowers, Bell Centennial Name & Number

FF Magda Clean Mono Regular, FF Hydra Medium

FF Super Grotesk, Bauhaus Medium

FF Quadraat Sans Italic, Joanna Semibold Italic

FF Clan Thin, Fluidum Bold

FF Ticket Bold, FF Gothic Min Condensed

OCR-B Medium, Prestige Elite Regular

Frutiger 55 Regular, Frutiger 56 Italic, Meridian Roman

FF Meta Serif Book, FF Meta Serif Bold, FF Meta Black, FF Meta Normal

FF Kievit Bold, FF Kievit Italic, FF Kievit Regular, Maxime Regular

FF Nexus Sans Bold, FF Nexus Mix Regular, FF Nexus Typewriter Regular

FF Strada Regular, Cholla Slab Bold

FF Dax Wide Black, FF Dax Bold, FF Dax Regular, FF Dax Condensed Light, Platelet

Sauna Small Caps, FF Clifford, FF Clifford Italic

FF Typestar Black, FF Typestar Normal, Brothers Regular

FF Seria Sans Bold, FF Seria Regular, Exocet

FF Max Fat Italic, FF Max Extra Light, FF Max Regular, FF Alega Serif Light

FF Cocon Regular, Sassoon Primary Regular

FF Plus Sans Extra Bold, Maxime Regular, FF Plus Sans Extra Bold Italic

FF Chambers Sans Black, FF Chambers Sans, FF Chambers Sans Bold Italic, Folk Art Stitch

TheMix Black, TheSans Plain, TheSans Bold, TheSerif Plain

FF Bau Regular, Orator

Klavika Bold, Klavika Regular, PMN Caecilia 86 Heavy Italic, FF Dingbats 2.0 Numbers, PMN Caecilia 56 Italic

FF Isonorm, Unibody 8 Small Caps

FF Karbid Normal, Base 12 Serif

FF Regular, FF Celeste Bold Italic

Interstate Regular, Calvert Regular

OCR-A, Akkurat

FF Celeste, FF Page Sans Demibold, FF Page Sans Light

FF Avance, FF Kievit Italic

FF Cellini Bold, FF Cellini Regular, FF Cst Berlin West

Designing with more than one typeface on the page is truly an art.

While theoretically, any two typefaces can be used together, it only depends on exactly how and why they are used; realistically, some faces just don’t look very good together.

These are all the faces used together on each page of the book. Some of these are tried-and-true combinations, others are ones that were discovered in the process of designing each page.

The possibilities for combining two typefaces are endless, however, a basic guideline to start with is to select 1) a serif and a sans that 2) have similar shapes. To find typefaces with similar shapes, look for ones designed by the same designer or created during the same era.