The American Association of University Presses (AAUP) holds an annual juried design show cataloging the best designs from across the country. FontFeed tallied the typefaces used from the past three year’s winners, and came up with a Top 10 list of fonts. The only surprise is… that there’s no surprise: classic choices top to bottom. While I wholeheartedly agree that there are lots of other choices out there, the alternatives aren’t typically going to show up in a Top 10 list. The classics are classic for a reason: they’re readable, predictable (in a good way), don’t draw too much attention to themselves, and work well in a variety of design situations. But trends do change, and I’m sure another review in a year or two will yield a couple new names. Meanwhile, you won’t go wrong with any on this year’s list.
