Sometimes, likely combinations are found in the most unlikely ways. A close examination of Gill Sans reveals why they work so well: look at the lowercase “a”, “t”, and “r” for some quick visual insight into why Gill Sans works well with an old-style design like Goudy. The generous and complimentary x-heights work well with their old-style roots. Goudy in 1915-not too far apart) they come close. While I can’t say they were made for each other (Gill Sans was designed by Eric Gill in 1926 and Goudy Old Style was designed by Frederick W.
Fonts that work with Gill Sans: Gill Sans & Goudy Old Style Why not start with a limited set of classic typefaces? Based on some research I did, I have my own fairly-representative list of the most popular classic typefaces that I used in the Font Combinations App and The Big Book of Font Combinations. If you are interested in what books we either make or might make for font combinations, the best thing to do is subscribe to the newsletter (either to the right or down below if you are on your mobile device).
