Fonts. Theory. What cursive font to use for headings (h1, h2, ...) if the main one is Open Sans?

Question

Design

Greetings!
For a long time I wanted to make myself a kind of font bundle (set), which could be used on web pages of various directions without any hesitation. For example, if this is a personal blog about travel, we make the headings bolder, for example, Roboto Slab Bold , and let the main one be Roboto Condensed Light . And so on, I hope I got the idea across.

In other words, a pair of "title + text", which are visually combined as much as possible (plus they fit the context and theme of the site).

So, the question is: what is the best handwritten font to use for web page headings (h1, h2, ...), if the main one is Open Sans? The theme of the site is a culinary blog. Moreover, not only Cyrillic is of interest, but also Latin (even without the support of Russian). Also, preferably from the Google Font collections.
I will be glad to sensible and constructive comments and answers.

Answer 1

Moreover, not only Cyrillic is of interest, but also Latin (even without the support of Russian). Also, preferably from the Google Font collections.

Then you should start your search from the site fontpair.co , they just collected good combinations of different fonts from the collection from Google.

Answer 2

It is impossible to give a direct answer to the question in the form in which you put it, because what you want cannot be done. This is an elementary rule for using fonts - do not mix too similar different typefaces (otherwise, the eye clings to small differences) and do not use fundamentally different typefaces (otherwise, it turns out to be a "zoo"). Not to mention that there are many different handwriting fonts and they all have their own character which, as others have already said, may or may not be appropriate in some context.
Of course, if you do not know this, or if you are a "rebel", you can do anything, but why do you need the approval of others?

Answer 3

handwritten font to use for headings

The owner is a gentleman, but in many places I met recommendations that using a handwritten font in headings is a terrible bad manners and an indicator of poor design.
The main purpose of the cursive font is graphic elements based on the inscription. For example, you can make a beautiful backdrop with high transparency based on it.
For headings, choose any bold sans serif font if you have body text with them and vice versa if your main font is sans serif. It is better not to use more than two headsets.

Answer 4

Vic Shóstak , now it's clear) Since you are not a designer, I can advise you to continue using the Roboto and Roboto Slab font families. Moreover, they will look good even in combination with each other. Slab - for large contrasting headlines, even bold is better.
These are well-made quality fonts with tons of typefaces . Quality typefaces with tons of fonts. And the graphics of the font are perfect for interfaces. For a universal bundle - what you need.

Answer 5

If you're not offended, quit this job. If necessary, use two ways, alternative, but competent in the result:
Do not engage in typography on your own, even for the sake of self-development, the discipline is very extensive and deeply tied to many related humanitarian disciplines, it requires specialized education, printing experience. And even if all these conditions are met, but without constant practice, the result is zilch.
Well, honestly! )