Type pairings
Two faces that work as one
Each pairing sets a heading face against a body face. The cards show both live — the heading at its weight and a line of text at regular — with the idea that holds them together.
- Notes from a winter of reading by the windowSome books ask to be read slowly.Bookish serif + plain sansLibre Baskerville 400 · Source Sans 3 400A warm, traditional text serif carries the voice of the headings, and a humanist sans keeps the reading side calm and modern.See the pairing
- Dinner by candlelight, seven courses, one long tableEach autumn we invite twenty guests to share a single table in the orchard.Elegant serif + airy geometricCormorant Garamond 500 · Josefin Sans 400A refined, high-contrast garalde gives headings grace and a light geometric sans with wide letter spacing keeps the page airy and modern.See the pairing
- Rooms that let the light do the workWe start every home with a walk at different hours of the day, noting where the sun lands and where it never reaches.Geometric heads + humanist textJost 500 · Alegreya Sans 400A clean geometric sans gives headings order and poise, and a humanist sans with calligraphic warmth keeps the reading side human.See the pairing
- log: week 14, the parser finally behavesAfter three false starts the parser now handles nested lists, odd whitespace and the empty file.Mono lead + humanist textSpace Mono 400 · Manrope 400A monospaced face leads the page with the honest, typed feel of code and notes, and a warm sans carries the text so it stays comfortable to read.See the pairing
- Three nights of music on the old pierThe lanterns go up at dusk.Poster display + calm serifArchivo Black 400 · Lora 400A heavy, compact display face makes headlines read like posters, while a soft text serif brings the warmth and patience that long reading needs.See the pairing
- Your first garden fits on a windowsillPick three herbs you like to eat, fill a pot with good soil, and water when the top feels dry.Rounded heads + friendly sansBaloo 2 600 · Nunito 400Two rounded sans faces of different weight and width give a soft, approachable voice that still keeps a clear hierarchy.See the pairing
- Good work speaks quietly, then all at onceWe plan every project around a single clear question, test the answer with real people, and ship only what earns its place on the page.Sharp serif + quiet groteskDM Serif Display 400 · Inter 400A high-contrast display serif gives headlines a crisp, confident edge, while a neutral grotesk steps back so long text reads without fuss.See the pairing
- Fix it, patch it, wear it for ten more yearsBring your torn jacket or wobbly chair to the Saturday repair table.Sturdy slab + open sansZilla Slab 600 · Nunito Sans 400A bold slab serif gives headings a solid, workmanlike weight, and a light, open sans balances it so the text never feels heavy.See the pairing
- Ship the small fix today, the big one next weekThe new release cuts build times by a third and makes every error message point at the line that caused it.Tech grotesk + neutral sansSpace Grotesk 500 · Inter 400Two sans serifs with different characters: a quirky, technical grotesk for headings and a neutral workhorse for text, so the page feels engineered but stays easy to read.See the pairing