
Fonts That Make Me Giddy: Ropa Soft Pro

- It's all about the curves. When you need a bold, yet feminine typeface, look no further than Ropa Soft Pro. No hard edges here, folks.
The terms branding and marketing are sometimes used interchangeably. This is understandable — they…
Just like a person, your company’s brand has a unique personality, and how people…
The terms branding and marketing are sometimes used interchangeably. This is understandable — they…
So, you've got a brand new logo! High five! Now, you start to notice that some other logos have ™ or ®, and you…
On occasion, after designing a logo, I have people ask if they need to trademark it, and if I can do it for them.…
So, you've got a brand new logo! High five! Now, you start to notice that some other logos have ™ or ®, and you…
In 10+ years of developing websites, I’ve come across a lot of assumptions. And you…
These days, it seems everybody “does web design”. How do you know the best option…
These days, it seems everybody “does web design”. How do you know the best option…
Can something as basic as design affect customers’ perception of your product? Yep, it can and it does. How, you ask? Take a peek behind…
Business cards are, without a doubt, the most common marketing piece there is. But that doesn't mean it has to look common! Read on for…
Can something as basic as design affect customers’ perception of your product? Yep, it can and it does. How, you ask? Take a peek behind…
The Ropa Soft Pro type family includes 32 — count ’em, 32 — fonts, ranging from Thin to Small Caps Black Italic. There is no need to look for a complementary typeface when using Ropa Soft Pro, you have plenty of diversity within the type family itself, complete with alternates, ligatures, and arrows. If you do happen to need something a bit sharper, the original Ropa Sans Pro can give you the same thing without the rounded edges. Taken together, they give you a veritable typographic playground. Go crazy!
What drew me to this typeface initially was the Black Italic variant.. This font (actually, all the italics in this family) clearly shows one of the unique characteristic I love, the little slash that cuts in on some of the letters. Look at the lowercase ‘a’… doesn’t it almost look like it’s smiling? How can that not make you happy?
I loooove myself a good Small Caps. They’re much friendlier and less obtrusive than all caps, and a nice alternative when you want something to stand out, but don’t want to use boldface. Ropa Soft Pro gives you a small caps variant in every weight — thin, extra light, light, regular, medium, bold, extra bold, and black. Perfect for any occasion!
There’s really no wrong way to use this type family. As mentioned initially, the heavier weights work well if you need something soft and feminine that isn’t a script. The lighter weights are pretty androgynous though, so use them freely whenever you need an easy-to-read modern sans-serif font. It can be used for body copy as well as headlines. It works well as a web font since it is also optimized for screens. In summary? Ropa Soft Pro is a beautifully designed type family that would be a worthy addition to any design toolbox.
We all know stealing is wrong, right? What’s a little ambiguous for some is what constitutes “stealing”, particularly on the internet. If you’re not familiar with internet copyright law, beware — what you don’t know could cost you.
I remember quite distinctly a time back in 2004, when this thing called ‘digital printing’ was scoffed at by ‘real’ designers. It was cheap and produced inferior results as compared to traditional offset printing. Well now it’s almost 2016 and technology has come a long way. Is offset printing still the best way to print?
Want a surefire way to get graphic designers all riled up? Replace a good typeface with a bad one… all over America.