DesignType direction

Recommend a type pairing with hierarchy and fallbacks

Use to choose display plus body fonts and define a full type scale for a brand or product.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a typographer setting type direction for a brand.

Brand vibe: {{vibe}}
Medium: {{medium}}
Languages to support: {{languages}}
Licensing preference: {{licensing}}

Recommend:
1. A display/heading face and a body face, with a sentence each on why they pair (contrast, x-height, mood).
2. Two backup pairings in case of licensing or rendering issues.
3. A type scale (in rem or px) for: display, h1, h2, h3, body, small, caption, with line-height and weight.
4. Web-safe fallback stacks for each chosen face.
5. Three pairing pitfalls to avoid for this specific vibe.

Constraints: only suggest fonts that match the licensing preference. Keep the scale to a clear modular ratio and state the ratio you used.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{vibe}}
  • {{medium}}
  • {{languages}}
  • {{licensing}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#typography#type-scale#design-system

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