| A well designed page contains no more than two different typefaces or four different type variations such as type size and bold or italic style. Mixtures are possible in the following situations: - Within one typeface. i.e. a mixtures of larger and smaller letter, but otherwise the same.
- Within a family of styles: mixtures of roman and variants of the font such as bold and italic.
- Within a historic style: mixtures of :
- Old Style roman and Fraktur
- Old style or Modern with Transitional
- Slab serif or Geometric with Modern
- Slab Serif with Grotesque
- Schwabacher and Textura
- In a combination of condensed sans serifs, Egyptian, or modern styles that are written with a brush, and certain modern roman, sans serif, and neoclassical styles.
It is also possible to create a mixture of contrasts, as in the combination of sans serif and Garamond or English script and sans serif. For decorative capitals consider the style of the font. Ornamental creations that are based on neoclassical form match neoclassical types. The following combinations are to be avoided: - Historical fonts and their modern variations.
- Different types of Fraktur.
- Neoclassical and Renaissance fonts.
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