Finding the right fallback fonts
Josh Brewer, writing for Typekit:
While Arial Black doesn’t have some of the personality and uniqueness of Quatro, the overall shape of the letterforms was similar and it reinforced the tone set by Quatro: sturdy, dependable, and hardworking. I felt confident that even if Quatro wasn’t displayed, the fallback font choice would still convey the spirit of the design.
See also, Josh’s ffffallback bookmarklet for testing and analyzing fallback font choices.
Shared by Tim Brown on December 18, 2013. Last updated on April 16, 2014.