Æsop’s Fables Rendered with Google Fonts

This single-page project from designer Phoebe E. shows what can be done with Google Fonts—Google’s cache of suspiciously free, largely useless but occasionally worthwhile typefaces for Web usage. It uses hand-picked tales from “Æsop’s Fables” to showcase what can be done with the gems hidden among Google’s catalog—all you need is an above-average ability to make type looks fantastic. The entire page is impressively designed, even without considering the limitations of its source. Here is one excerpt:

Æsop’s Fables Rendered with Google Fonts

For what it’s worth, Subtraction.com uses Libre Baskerville from Google Fonts. See the full project here.

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