Two commonly used fonts for the folk genre are:
- Cooper Black Italic (designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper in 1920s). It has been used for the cover artwork for the sound of silence by Simon & Garfunkel.
- Minion Pro. It has been used by the artist Sarah Jarosz for her second album, follow me down. The singer's name is written in Minion Pro regular; the album title written in Minion Pro Italic.
Examples of fonts found on Word:
Elephant Cooper
Black Garamond
premier pro
Goudy Stout Minion Pro Minion
Pro Cond
Examples of fonts online:
This font is called FF Folk
A useful set of examples to use when discussing the fonts.
ReplyDelete- How do you feel about each one? How would your target audience react to them? How are they similar or different to what you wish to use in your own work?