All in the font family

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Google offer a huge open-source (free!) font library, Google Fonts. But with sooooo many enticing options (over 650 font families), it’s not uncommon to feel overwhelmed with choices, and encounter trouble trying to pair compatible fonts together.

Lobster + Indie Flower = Bad.
Arvo + Lato = Good.
Never fear! Fast Print (a UK Printing company) have put together an infographic (below) listing the 20 most popular google fonts, and their most compatible combinations.
Google also have a tab within their specimen screen which show compatible pairings – check out the example here.
google-font-sugested-pairings

Fast Print Infographic (via)

Font pairing problems solved. Phew!
EP.