Type Style Finder

Babies

Of course, because babies don’t read, typographic style in this category

involves communicating to adults about babies, more than to babies

directly. Typefaces that are simple in construction, with optically even

widths among characters and a minimum of detailing, communicate

the simple, pre-educated world of babies. Sans serifs, especially those

with large x-heights, rounded terminals, and slight modulation in their

strokes, allude to a baby’s softness; slightly extended sans serifs with

these qualities effect a slower cadence in reading, creating a calming

sensation. Some serif faces that have smaller, more rounded serifs and

larger x-heights—meaning ...