Renowned Italian designer Massimo Vignelli, creator of the classic American Airlines logo, once said that designers use far too many typefaces. But with so many great around, it's no surprise that creatives' collections are ever-growing. Vignelli's all-purpose toolkit features household names like Garamond, Bodoni, Helvetica, Univers, Futura, Caslon and Baskerville – between them spanning three centuries of type design history. And few designers would disagree that all of the above are timeless, albeit well-worn classics. But sometimes something a little different is required of a display face, to give it that extra punch. Sometimes the ubiquitous serifs of Times New Roman just don't quite cut it.

Whatever your needs, the following list of top fonts that often get overlooked should really come in handy. We've split our list into display fonts, serif fonts, sans serif fonts and slab serif fonts to help you find the font you need.

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We'll start with display fonts. • Display fonts 01. This Bodoni display version from the 1920s is something extra special Okay, so Vignelli already ticked Bodoni off the list – and a beautifully classy Didone-style serif it is too, thanks to the craft skills of Giambattista Bodoni in the late 18th century. But this display version from the 1920s is something extra special for setting large, high-impact type where the extreme contrast between the stem thickness really comes into its own. A top font that's perfect for setting large, high-impact type where the extreme contrast between the stem thickness really comes into its own. This surreal display font combines simple, ultra-thin lines with bulbous, cloud-like forms Designed by Stefan Kjartansson for YouWorkForThem, this utterly unique, quite surreal display font combines simple, ultra-thin lines with bulbous, cloud-like forms to give Cumulus & Foam its tagline, 'the most beautifully grotesque font of our time.' Although Kjartansson proudly asserts that it doesn't work as a typeface, this top font's 'ugly beauty' and 'disciplined chaos' can certainly add character to a project.

Next page: serif fonts.

The last quarter of the year 2018 is only a few days in but it already got us wondering about what graphic design trends 2019 would be. Observing what is going on out there in the world of graphic design, we can say with confidence that the year 2018 has been a strong year marked with many wonderful graphic, web, print, editorial, package, and other kinds of designs. Wanna check out, as well? The year 2019 is just in and we are absolutely thrilled to find out if we’ll be witnessing a total apocalypse in the world of graphic design or everything will just stay the same old, same old. We are definitely seeing designers taking several directions. We’ve found out that Graphic design trends 2019 are: • Open compositions • 3D: Depth of a new generation • Anti-gravity: Flying & floating elements • Vivid colors & Dreamy color combos • Metallic effect: Golden, silver, iridescent • Fluid & liquid effect • Maxi typography • Outline typography • Text with background • Alternative art • Realism + Flat mix • The color of the year 2019 Keep scrolling to discover more details about graphic design trends 2019. Open compositions: Ditch the frames The first of our graphic design trends 2019 predictions is open compositions. Not so long ago, designers used to put frames on everything to achieve the feeling of a finished design. Lately, there has been a tendency for open, airy designs which seem to show only a part of the whole “picture”. In 2019, we expect from designers to ditch the frames completely and surprise us with open, airy designs.