The Text Says It All

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Dash of Inspiration
Post for GCU Community Blog

For years prior to joining GCU, I was selling blank cards, however creating greetings with text was a new experience for me and one that I struggled with for months. Coming up with what to say has never stumped me, it was applying text to my artwork and having it legible, eye-catching and yet subtle enough to not overpower the image that was my challenge.  The first step of tackling text on greeting cards requires experimenting with fonts.  Though there are a tremendous amount of fonts out there that offer free commercial license, just because a font looks cool doesn’t mean it’s a good choice for a greeting card.  Look at best selling card styles and you’ll see that the font styling blends well with the mood of the card.

Read Article and Get Links to Above Styles and 10 Great Script Fonts!

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