A small big update

I designed and built this website in early spring this year (March 2024) and one of the things I wanted from the beginning was a nice, modern font for the body text. At the time, I chose the excellent EB Garamond from Google Fonts because it was free and it is easy to read in longform content. However, it was boring and lacked the modern look that I was going for with this website.

Since then, I have been keeping an eye out for modern, stylish and simple fonts that can replace EB Garamond. Earlier this week, my eye caught something that I really like after someone on Mastodon posted a link to the Atipo foundry. Their fonts seem very practical and reasonably priced.

Safiro replaces EB Garamond

I am still using REM for the headlines, page titles and post titles, but for everything else including this post you are reading, I am now using Safiro. A co-worker made me fall in love with grotesk fonts and this font instantly caught my eye. The feature I like the most is how the curves connect to the stem of the letters. This is apparent in the g, m and k among others. I also love the loop in the italicized z.

Safiro in use: card titles & description, blog text and nav elements

My first time

I have been a UX designer for a long time, but I have never purchased a font and put it to use in a project. So while this may be a small update, it is also a big first time type adventure for me. And as it always goes, type makes or breaks content.

For now, I am very satisfied with the results and until some other font wins me over, Safiro will be here to style this website.