Typography and Font Choice

Today I chose my fonts for my portfolio. I uploaded Franklin gothic heavy at first, but then I decided it was too thick. For my content page, I want to use green font so I can stay on theme with my topic of being eco-friendly, I think it is a nice touch. I then switched my content page font to Franklin gothic heavy, to which I then thought was too thin so I looked through my options again. I decided to go with Minion Pro content so I could have it be semi-bolded. All the feature article text for the content and article was made minion so that they can be consistent through the portfolio. I am very happy with these changes as I feel it adds to my visual appeal in both headings, but also in the smaller article text. It is visible enough to read. For my photo captions, I added a small triangle icon that points to the photo I am referencing, and I italicized the caption too. I think this offset my photos and makes it so It is easy to distinguish the subject of each photo, drawing the reader’s attention to it. 








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