Font pairs that cook

Magnolia

Set the headline in Instrument Serif, a serif by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad, and the text under it in Bricolage Grotesque, a sans serif by Mathieu Triay.

A serif over a sans serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

Parallax

Set the headline in Clash Display, a sans-serif, and the text under it in Sentient, a serif by Noopur Choksi, Barbara Bigosinska.

A sans-serif over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

Almanac

Set the headline in Zodiak, a slab serif by Jeremie Hornus, Gaetan Baehr, Jean-Baptiste Morizot, Alisa Nowak, Theo Guillard, and the text under it in Switzer, a sans-serif by Jeremie Hornus.

A slab serif over a sans-serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

Gravel

Set the headline in Cabinet Grotesk, a sans-serif by Shiva Nallaperumal, and the text under it in Erode, a serif by Nikhil Ranganathan & ITF.

A sans-serif over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

Solstice

Set the headline in Gambetta, a serif by Paul Troppmair, and the text under it in Satoshi, a sans-serif by Deni Anggara.

A serif over a sans-serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

Tropico

Set the headline in Telma, a script by Jitka Janečková, and the text under it in General Sans, a sans-serif by Frode Helland.

A script over a sans-serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

The licences

• Instrument Serif is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Bricolage Grotesque is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Clash Display is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Sentient is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Zodiak is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Switzer is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Cabinet Grotesk is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Erode is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Gambetta is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Satoshi is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Telma is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• General Sans is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.