{"id":36535,"date":"2020-08-18T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=36535"},"modified":"2020-08-18T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T23:58:48","slug":"tutorial-tuesday-fontography-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2020\/08\/tutorial-tuesday-fontography-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial Tuesday (Fontography)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recorded History<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When I woke up this morning I was shocked to realize that it’s Tuesday already! There has been some momentous happenings in our house since I last blogged here. We found out on Thursday that my husband has a half-sister! He was raised as an only – his father left them when he was a toddler. So when this very sweet lady contacted our daughter via 23andMe<\/strong> to find out how they were related, it was the LAST thing that occurred to any of us. He’s very excited, which surprised me a little. We’re still trying to track down confirmation, but the odds are very high that she IS his half-sister. And that’s what has consumed me for the last few days. So today’s tutorial is a bit of a lazy one – I’m going to show you some great (FREE) fonts for heritage layouts, since genealogy is at the forefront of my mind right now. I found all of these at my favourite source for free fonts, dafont.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I looked for title fonts, monogram fonts and journaling fonts. We’ll start with titles, but they’re not really in any kind of order.<\/p>\n

Black Chancery<\/strong> is a Gothic font that is easy to read and not overly fancy.<\/p>\n

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Blacklet<\/strong> is another Gothic font, a bit more like those old stencils we used in school.<\/p>\n

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I like Darks Skyrim Font<\/strong> for its drama! It has a vintage look to it, but also suggests intrigue and strength.<\/p>\n

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Beyond Wonderland<\/strong> has a whimsical but old-tyme-y look.<\/p>\n

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Then there’s Valdemar<\/strong>. This one is a bit Teutonic, so if you have Germanic ancestry it would fit very well.<\/p>\n

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1742 Frenchcivilite<\/strong> makes me think of pirates and swashbuckling. It looks like it was written with a quill pen.<\/p>\n

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Linthicum<\/strong> reminds me of early America. I don’t have any ancestors who arrived in North America before about 1830, but my husband has them dating back to 1608!<\/p>\n

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Hentimps Circlet<\/strong> is another crisp Gothic font with just the right amount of curlicue.<\/p>\n

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Arquitec<\/strong> is another very antique-looking one. I can’t remember if I downloaded it, but I want it in my collection! [There! Fixed it!]<\/p>\n

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Any J. R. R.Tolkien or George R. R. Martin descendants out there? EG Dragon Caps<\/strong> was made for you!<\/p>\n

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I saw Silvus<\/strong> and swooned! The fairytale quality is so attractive! I think it could be great for either titles or monograms and I’m already planning to dissect it so I can turn it into illuminated initials.<\/p>\n

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Christensen Caps<\/strong> is another one that could be amazingly illuminated. It looks like something you’d find on a medieval manuscript.<\/p>\n

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I like American Dreamer<\/strong> for its simplicity.<\/p>\n

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Riesling<\/strong> is one of my favourites. It’s got a real Art-Deco vibe to it and makes me think of the Great Gatsby.<\/p>\n

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I like Royal Queen<\/strong>, a curvy Gothic font. It could be a title font, or used for journaling because it’s readily legible.<\/p>\n

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Royal Initialen<\/strong> is one I’ve had in my collection for years. It’s purely a monogram font and it has so many possibilities for someone who likes to experiment. <raises hand><\/p>\n

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What a great serif style title font! Cash Currency<\/strong> is bold, solid and elegant.<\/p>\n

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When I first saw Victorian Parlor<\/strong>, the first thing that popped into my head was the Addams Family! I like the curly-swirly caps paired with the more simple lower case letters.<\/p>\n

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The Parthenon<\/strong> isn’t just a Greek monument! I feel like this could work for both titles and monograms.<\/p>\n

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Here’s another versatile one, Queensby<\/strong>. I’d probably use it for subtitles and journaling.<\/p>\n

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Journaling fonts should be ones that don’t eat space and are easy to read. I like to use typewriter-style fonts for documenting family history, and the more rustic the font, the better I like it. Old Newspaper Types<\/strong> is one I’ve used a few times, and when I finally get around to scrapping the story of my Luddite ancestor, who I learned about via a newspaper story, this is what I’m going to use.<\/p>\n

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Rough Typewriter<\/strong> is another of my go-to typewritten fonts. It’s just messy enough to look old, but not too messy to read.<\/p>\n

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Lucky Typewriter<\/strong> is just a bit more detailed.<\/p>\n

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CF Remington Typewriter<\/strong> has that antique look to it that I like so much.<\/p>\n

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Tippa<\/strong> reminds me of mimeographed tests I had back in elementary school. It has that distressed look.<\/p>\n

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Kimberly Geswein<\/strong> has a ton of fabulous handwritten fonts that are perfect for journaling and I think KG Makes You Stronger<\/strong> is about perfect.<\/p>\n

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Handwriting CR<\/strong> is clean, clear and great for those back-to-school layouts too.<\/p>\n

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I like Lie to Me<\/strong> a lot. It’s legible but a little more adult than some of the handwritten fonts.<\/p>\n

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If you want a little more oomph in your handwritten font, A Casual Handwritten Pen<\/strong> brings it. It’s a bit bolder, but still clean and clear.<\/p>\n

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And last, Better Together<\/strong> Condensed<\/strong> is a clean, clear and slightly different handwritten font. It’ll allow you to cram a lot of text into a small space.<\/p>\n

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I know that as scrapbookers our main goal is to preserve our stories. Sure, creating a beautiful layout is a wonderful pursuit, but it’s the story behind the creation that really matters. I hope you’ve seen some new fonts that might work for your historical records!<\/p>\n

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Recorded History When I woke up this morning I was shocked to realize that it’s Tuesday already! There has been some momentous happenings in our house since I last blogged here. We found out on Thursday that my husband has a half-sister! He was raised as an only – his father left them when he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[229,102,284,92,285,62],"tags":[373],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 05:50:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36570,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36535\/revisions\/36570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}