It’s the default font for every standard resume, book report, term paper, and any other official missive you can recall. Sure, it looks stately, but it also looks boring, and implies a lack of ...

But with so many fonts to choose from – even if you only stick to free fonts – it can sometimes feel overwhelming. If so, one good place to start is deciding between serif vs sans-serif fonts.

So, when you need to choose fonts for a print project, it’s smart to have a type specimen book handy that shows exactly how all your fonts look on the page.