The Bullet List {Melissa Esplin}

I had a chance to meet today’s author at a conference recently and knew immediately I wanted to have her on The Bullet List.  She had a great presence, a killer outfit, and was so easy to carry on a conversation with.  All things that add up to a great list!  Lucky for me she said yes and is here with us today, and has brought an awesome list with her.

One of my favorite things to do when preparing to write an intro is go through the authors archives.  I sit with a cup of  coffee, get comfy, and dig in.  After perusing through Melissa’s blog IS.LY, I am left asking how so much talent could be wrapped up into one little person.  The girl has skills.  I really don’t even know where to begin.  You could start with her artwork, then hop on over to her tutorials.  When your finished there your next stop should be her freebies page, they’re awesome.  Then there is her graphic design work, seriously I could go on for days.  Just visit her right sidebar and you will leave with your head spinning.

Aside from all of this she is so nice, has an amazing sense of her own style, and is a beautiful mother.  What more is there to say?  Well….a lot really but I will leave the rest to her!

Melissa Esplin

Melissa Esplin’s Top Ten Fonts

Here’s my list of worthwhile fonts. Some of these fonts can really add up, but there are a lot of great free alternatives out there. I definitely play favorites with my fonts, and these are the fonts in my library that get the most play:

~ Paid Fonts ~

• Feel Script $99 – I like the vintage feel this script has. It’s loaded with sweet glyphs to make any typophile swoon.
• Gotham HTF $169 – Most things san-serif speak right to my soul. I’m mostly in love with the narrow light version.
• Nelly Script $40 – I love this script. The organic lines and hand-drawn look have loads of appeal.
• Glypha Thin $30 - Glypha is a rad slab serif font. I’m seeing this font cropping up all over the place.
• Adios Script Pro $99 – Again, I’m all about the flourishes on this font. I’m pretty sure I have something for ornate script fonts.

~ Free Fonts ~

• Old Script – I’ve used this on wedding invitations and anything else where I need some good old-fashioned class.
• Bodoni FLF – I used this font a lot while working for DownEast. I’m not usually a serif gal, but I like how clean and pretty the proportions are.
• Alexandria – I’m loving slab serifs so much right now! This is a great font if you don’t want to pony up the cash for Glypha.
• Quicksand - Am I the only one that’s growing a little tired of Century Gothic? While I like Century Gothic, there’s just something about it that’s getting old. I like the clean, and open design of this font.
• Learning Curve Pro – Sometimes a girl needs a good, casual script! While it’s a script, I like how readable it is.

If you’re looking for more free fonts, fontsquirrel.com is the best resource for high-quality, free for comercial-use fonts. Myfonts.com is a great source for fonts you can purchase. The site is very user friendly, and if you’re not sure what you’re looking for, head over to their what the font section to figure out what on earth that one font is!

Do you have a favorite font?